Locum Doctor Spend - FOI Response Register

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: NHS Shetland Annual Accounts – NHS Shetland

1. For the first 6 months of 2024/25, please provide the total spend on locum doctors of all grades by your health board.
2. Please supply the names of the organisations which have supplied locum doctors of all grades to your health board in the first 6 months of 2024/25.
3. For each organisation, please state if those arrangements were through the National Procurement Framework or if the arrangement was off-framework, and state for each organisation the mechanism for payment, i.e. are they paid per hour or per shift, and then:
4. Again for the first 6 months of 2024/25, please provide the spending on locum doctors incurred with each of the organisations supplying them, listed by provider and by year for each provider.