- FoI Number
- 2024-485
- Subject
- Doctor Recruitment
- Date Received
- 08/11/2024
- Request and Response
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- Please confirm how many Temporary Doctors jobs were filled by agencies and provide a breakdown of the specialty and grade between June 2024 and October 2024.
Temp Doctors
Speciality
Grade
off framework
Jun-24
Jul-24
1
Psychiatrist
Consultant
NO
Sep-24
Oct-24
1
Psychiatrist
Consultant
NO
- Please confirm your agency spend for Temporary Doctors between June 2024 and October 2024. Can this please be broken down by grade and specialty?
https://www.nhsshetland.scot/us/procurement-information
- Please confirm how many agency Temporary Doctor jobs were filled by off-framework agencies, and the spend attached to this.
N/A – See table above
- Please can you confirm if a DE platform / PSL or tiered system is in place if so, please confirm the structure?
Tempre System
- What is the DE to non-DE spend from June 2024 to October 2024?
Non DE spend https://www.nhsshetland.scot/us/procurement-information
- Does the Health Board have a projected agency usage plan for the coming year, and are there specific goals for reducing agency dependency?
Ideally to reduce overall usage of all agencies where possible
- Long-Term Cost-Reduction Strategy: Is there a long-term strategy in place to reduce agency nursing costs or transition to alternative staffing models?
Ideally substantive recruitment and no agency usage
