FOI_6490

Internal Reference Number: FOI_6490

Date Request Received: 24/02/2022 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 24/03/2022 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Pathology/Laboratory

Request Category: Companies


Question Number 1: Who is the head of procurement responsible for approving Biomedical Science/Pathology agency usage at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust?

Answer To Question 1: The Trust use Plus Us and any request is approved by the Directorate Management Committee

Question Number 2: Who are the managers responsible for agency approval for Pathology/Laboratory agency usage (on and off framework) for the following departments at all hospitals associated with the Trust: - Blood Sciences (Haematology, Biochemistry, and Blood Transfusion): - Infectious Sciences (Microbiology, Virology, Molecular, Serology, COVID): - Cellular Pathology

Answer To Question 2: Blood Sciences – Sarah Scadden, Infection Sciences – Jo Harris, Cell Path – Jenny Baillie Sarah.scadden@nhs.net, joanne.harris7@nhs.net, jenny.baillie@nhs.net

Question Number 3: Please provide the contact numbers and email addresses in relation to question 1 and 2.

Answer To Question 3: See answer for Q2

Question Number 4: Have you used off-framework agency staff for Biomedical Science/Pathology between January 2021 and January 2022?

Answer To Question 4: No off-framework agency was used in this period

Question Number 5: How much was your off-framework agency spend for each of the following departments between January 2021 and January 2022: (a) Blood Sciences (Haematology, Biochemistry and Blood Transfusion): (b) Infectious Sciences (Microbiology, Virology, Molecular, Serology, COVID): (c) Cellular Pathology

Answer To Question 5: No off-framework agency spend was incurred in this period in any of these departments.

Question Number 6: How many roles were filled by off-framework agency workers between January 2021 and January 2022 for each of the departments outlined in question 5?

Answer To Question 6: N/A

Question Number 7: How many unfilled roles did you have between January 2021 and January 2022 for each of the departments outlined in question 5?

Answer To Question 7: Blood Sciences 4 Infectious Sciences 2 Cellular Pathology 1

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