Staffing and Frameworks - FOI Response Register

1. Who is the head of temporary staffing responsible for approving on-framework agency usage for Allied Health Professionals?

There is no head of temporary staffing in the organisation. Agency usage is approved by the Executive Management Team.

2. Please provide the contact number and email address for the head of temporary staffing responsible for approving on-framework agency usage for AHPs

 Not applicable

3. Who are the departmental managers responsible for on-framework agency usage for the following departments at the hospitals associated with the Trust?

The managers of these services are not responsible for the on-framework agency usage.  Please note there are no NHS Trusts in Scotland, only Health Boards. 

A: Physiotherapy

B: Occupational Therapy

C: Pharmacy

D: Radiography

E: Pathology (Biomedical Science)

4. Please provide the contact number and email address for the department managers at the hospitals associated with the Trust.

A: Physiotherapy Gillian Ironside gillian.ironside@nhs.scot

B: Occupational Therapy Lorna Willis Lorna.Willis@shetland.gov.uk  01595 745780

C: Pharmacy Anthony.McDavitt@nhs.scot 07584 618080

D: Radiography

E: Pathology (Biomedical Science)

5. What was the Trust's on-framework agency spend for the following staffing groups between Jan 2024 - present:

In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

See published Information on NHS Shetland’s website - NHS Shetland: Procurement Information (scot.nhs.uk)

A: Physiotherapy

B: Occupational Therapy

C: Pharmacy

D: Radiography

E: Pathology (Biomedical Science)

6. Based on % fill ratio, please provide a list of your top 5 on-framework agencies supplying agency staff in the following staffing groups:

In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

See published Information on NHS Shetland’s website - NHS Shetland: Procurement Information (scot.nhs.uk)

A: Physiotherapy

B: Occupational Therapy

C: Pharmacy

D: Radiography

E: Pathology (Biomedical Science)