Wembley Community Hospital
Community Services - Ealing
1 Armstrong Way
Southall
Middlesex
Tel. 020 313 9303
Neelam Bhangu
Communications Assistant
Corporate Communications
EalingHospital NHS Trust
Uxbridge Road
Southall
UB1 3HW
26thOctober 2011
Dear Neelam
Subject:Freedom of Information request (Ref: FOI/11/138)
Request 1- Community Service Directors
Request 2 - Community Service Directors
Request 3 - Community Service Directors
Request 4 - Community Service Directors
Request 5 - Community Service Directors
Request 6- Community Service Directors
Request 7 - Community Service Directors
Request 8 - Community Service Directors
Request 9- Community Service Directors
Request 1: All agencies currently supplying Physiotherapists (Band 5);
Physiotherapist Specialists (Band 6); and Advanced Physiotherapists
(Band 7) (referred to from now as "Physiotherapy professionals") to
Ealing Hospital NHS Trust
RESPONSE:
The agencies currently supplying locum physiotherapists to Ealing Community Services are:
PSL Recruitment Services Ltd
RIG Medical Recruitment Ltd
The Placement Group (UK) Ltd
Request 2: The total number of Physiotherapy professionals currentlyworking on an agency basis with Ealing Hospital NHS Trust
RESPONSE:
The total number of locum physiotherapists currently working for Ealing Community Services including EalingHospital and a contract for MSK Physiotherapy with NHS Hammersmith and Fulham is 20
Request 3:The number and grade of Physiotherapy professionals currentlyworking on an agency basis with Ealing Hospital NHS Trust bysupplier
RESPONSE:
10 of the locums are band 6 and 10 and band 7
Request 4:The number and grade of Physiotherapy professionals currentlyworking on an agency basis with Ealing Hospital NHS Trust bydepartment
RESPONSE:
Ealing Day Treatment Centre = 3 (2 band 7, 1 band 6)
Hammersmith and Fulham MSK Service = 4 (4 band 7)
Clayponds Rehabiltation Hosptial = 3 (2 band 6, 1 band 7)
Children’s Physiotherapy = 1 (1 band 6)
EalingHospital = 3 (2 band 6, 1 band 7)
Intermediate Care = 6 (4 band 6, 2 band 7)
Request 5:The pay and agency charge rate of each Physiotherapy professional currently working on an agency basis with EalingHospital NHS Trust bydepartment
RESPONSE:
The charge rates vary from between 1,500 to 2,000 pounds per week depending on grade. I do not have this by department
Request 6:The total fiscal spend for Physiotherapy professional
recruitment through agencies for 2010-2011
RESPONSE:
Unfortunately this information is not available as the we became a new organisation in April. Last year’s information would be available from NHS Ealing
Request 7: the fiscal budget for Physiotherapy professional recruitmentthrough agencies for 2011-2012
RESPONSE:
There is no budget allocation for locum agency staff. Post are funded through permanent staff vacancies
Request 8:the total fiscal spend on agency Physiotherapy professionals bydepartment for the last 12 months
RESPONSE:
The first 6 months of this financial year is available within the new organisation and totals 376,675 pounds (see spreadsheet for breakdown by department). The previous 6 months is not available as we are a new organisation
Request 9:The total fiscal spend on agency Physiotherapy professionals by agency for the last 12 months
RESPONSE:
As above
Yours sincerely
Angela
Angela Brooke
Assistant Director - Rehabilitation Services
Community Services - Ealing