Salisbury Foundation Trust

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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