Locum Dr Spend, temps and bank: Feb-Apr 2024

Reference: 24-25078

Date response sent: 11/06/2024

Details of enquiry

1. In the period 1st February 2024 to 30th April 2024 please provide a breakdown of:

a. Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum doctors

2. Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:

a. Spend per grade

b. Spend per specialty

c. Spend per agency name

3. In the period of 1st February 2024 to 30th April 2024 please provide a breakdown of:

a. Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locums doctors

4. Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:

a. Spend per grade

b. Spend per specialty

c. Spend per agency name

5. In the period of 1st February 2024 to 30th April 2024 please provide a breakdown of:

a. Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum doctors

6. Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:

a. Spend per grade

b. Spend per specialty

c. Spend per internal or associated external provider

7. Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum doctors for the period 1st February 2024 to 30th April 2024.

Response sent

1. In the period 1st February 2024 to 30th April 2024 please provide a breakdown of:

a. Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum doctors

Total locum doctors agency expenditure for the period 01/02/24 to 30/04/24: £12,699

2. Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:

a. Spend per grade

b. Spend per specialty

c. Spend per agency name

All our spend on Agency locum doctors is with Pulse.

3. In the period of 1st February 2024 to 30th April 2024 please provide a breakdown of:

a. Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locums doctors

Nil

4. Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:

a. Spend per grade

b. Spend per specialty

c. Spend per agency name

Not applicable, see response to Q3

5. In the period of 1st February 2024 to 30th April 2024 please provide a breakdown of:

a. Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum doctors

£102,637

6. Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:

a. Spend per grade

not applicable.

b. Spend per specialty

c. Spend per internal or associated external provider

Pulse Agency £102,637

7. Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum doctors for the period 1st February 2024 to 30th April 2024.

Not applicable.  This is because we are are providing our trainee doctors for on-call shifts at local acute hospitals, where any temp costs for locum doctor incurred are totally reimbursed.