Friday 25 September 2026
Internal Reference Number: FOI_9446
Date Request Received: 09/06/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 30/06/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: On Call Harmonisation
Request Category: Media
| Question Number 1: Please supply information regarding On call systems (out of hours) within your trust including Does your organisation pay on call staff travelling time to and from work and at what maximum time i.e 15 mins or 30 mins etc | |
| Answer To Question 1: Yes. The rota will stipulate the maximum travel time acceptable to the rota. | |
| Question Number 2: Do you pay staff mileage? what is the minimum and maximum | |
| Answer To Question 2: Not detailed in the Policy. | |
| Question Number 3: What is the minimum hours paid for each on call out? | |
| Answer To Question 3: 30 minutes | |
| Question Number 4: Are all on call systems across your organisation paid equally on hourly rates3 | |
| Answer To Question 4: No | |
| Question Number 5: What do you class in hours one on call session | |
| Answer To Question 5: Policy does not detail on call in this way, minimum on call of 30 minutes | |
| Question Number 6: What payment if any do you pay your staff as a standby rate | |
| Answer To Question 6: Please see attached To accompany this answer to question 6 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI 9446.pdf | |
| Question Number 7: Under the working time directive do you give on call staff paid rest time | |
| Answer To Question 7: Yes | |
| Question Number 8: Do you pay for telephone advice when on call and how is this managed i.e more than 1 call paid and at what rate per call | |
| Answer To Question 8: Yes, not stipulated in AFC policy. Different Arrangements in place for Medical On -call as per specific contracts | |
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