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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