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Tuesday 22 October 2024
Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_7591

Internal Reference Number: FOI_7591

Date Request Received: 04/12/2023 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 11/12/2023 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Physio & OT

Request Category: Companies

 
Question Number 1:
Who is the head of procurement responsible for approving agency usage for Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy locums?
 
Answer To Question 1:
Procurement are not responsible for approving agency use
 
Question Number 2:
Who are the managers responsible for agency usage (on and off framework) for the following departments at all hospitals associated with the Trust:

(a) Physiotherapy

(b) Occupational Therapy
 
Answer To Question 2:
Sharon Holt Head of Resourcing
 
Question Number 3:
Please can you provide the contact number and email addresses for the managers listed in relation to question 1 and 2.
 
Answer To Question 3:
sharon.holt5@nhs.net, 01722 336262
 
Question Number 4:
How much was your Framework agency spend for each of the following staff groups since January 2023 – present?

(a) Physiotherapy

(b) Occupational Therapy
 
Answer To Question 4:
a) £105,130
b) £103,866
 
Question Number 5:
Please provide the names of the agencies currently used by the Trust to supply Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists – please include the % of shifts filled by each agency since January 2023.
 
Answer To Question 5:
All agency shifts were filled by PlusUs.
 
Question Number 6:
Do you use a direct engagement model to facilitate locum placements for Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, if so, which one?
 
Answer To Question 6:
Yes.
PlusUs.
 
Question Number 7:
What is the highest rate paid for Band 6 Physiotherapists and Band 6 Occupational Therapists since January 2023?
 
Answer To Question 7:
Band 6 Physiotherapists: £50
Band 6 Occupational Therapists: £45.29
 
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