Sunday 28 April 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_7147
Date Request Received: 26/04/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 24/05/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Cost of strike cover
Request Category: Media
| Question Number 1: Please could you tell me how much money your trust spent on bank and/or agency and/or locum staff – and/or non-contractual rates to consultants or other medical staff employed by the trust – to cover junior doctors’ shifts during industrial action by the British Medical Association on: A) March 13-15 2023 and B) April 11-15 2023 Please provide as much detail as possible on the staff category (i.e. agency or bank), department of the hospital and the day(s) of employment. | |
| Answer To Question 1: A) £89,472 B) £88,286 Most of the cost was incurred on redeploying consultants rather than agency. Any further breakdown would exceed the time threshold allotted for each FOI. | |
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