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Locum Dr spend

Case reference FOI2026/01537

Received 5 May 2026

Published 8 May 2026

Request

Good Morning, Please can I request the below information: 1. In the period 1st February 2026 to 30th April 2026 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 1st February 2026 to 30th April 2026 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 1st February 2026 to 30th April 2026 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 2026 to 30th April 2026 8. Please confirm the name of the framework used for the supply of locum doctors in your trust.

Response

Please can I request the below information:

1. In the period 1st February 2026 to 30th April 2026 please provide a breakdown of:

a. Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum doctors
£128,690

2. Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:
a Spend per grade
ST3+ £86,650; Consultant £42,040
b Spend per specialty
Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery £86,650; Oncology £42,040
c Spend per agency name
ID Medical £86,650; Medsol Healthcare £42,040

3. In the period 1st February 2026 to 30th April 2026 please provide a breakdown of:
a. Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locums doctors
£0 – no spend

4. Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:
N/a no spend
a Spend per grade
b Spend per specialty
c Spend per agency name

5. In the period 1st February 2026 to 30th April 2026 please provide a breakdown of:
a Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum doctors
£2,220,130

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

Consultant £645,730

Associate Specialist £2,666

Specialist Trainee (ST3+) £1,093,892

Core Trainee (CT1+/ST1+) £240,491

Specialty (SAS) £24,817

Foundation £212,534

b Spend per specialty

Acute Medicine & Rehabilitation            £11,083

Acute Medicine and Rehabilitation        £534,609

Cardiology Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery          £87,358

Chief Medical Officer    £954

Chief People Officer      £13,092

Childrens           £204,451

Critical Care Anaesthetics Pre Operative Assessment Pain Resuscitation and Outpatients       £97,881

Gastroenterology Endoscopy and Theatres      £10,837

Gynaecology    £67,063

Maternity            £45,972

Neurosciences               £47,765

Oncology           £128,634

Ophthalmology               £17,065

Pathology and Laboratories      £33,733

Pharmacy          £11,440

Radiology Imaging         £14,573

Renal Transplant and Urology  £67,009

Specialist Medicine       £101,018

Specialist Surgery          £128,686

Surgery £264,184

Trauma and Orthopaedics         £332,724

c Spend per internal or associated external provider Internal bank - £2,220,130

7. Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum doctors for the period 1st February 2026 to 30th April 2026
There is no budget for temporary staffing expenditure

8. Please confirm the name of the framework used for the supply of locum doctors in your trust.
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