FOI 1730 – Locum GPs
FOI Reference Number:
1730
Request
1. Please release the figures that show how many locum GPs worked in your integrated care area from 1st July to 31st December 2022. Please break down the figures into the number of individual locum GPs, the total number of hours worked by these locum GPs and the total cost of these hours.
2. What was the highest amount paid to a locum GP for one shift in this period and how many hours did that shift last?
3. How many vacancies are there for full time GPs in your integrated care area?
4. Please release the average annual wage figure for a salaried GP in your integrated care area.
Response
Date: 6 January 2023
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – DECISION NOTICE
Dear Sir / Madam,
FOI Reference Number: 1730
1. Please release the figures that show how many locum GPs worked in your integrated care area from 1st July to 31st December 2022. Please break down the figures into the number of individual locum GPs, the total number of hours worked by these locum GPs and the total cost of these hours.
2. What was the highest amount paid to a locum GP for one shift in this period and how many hours did that shift last?
3. How many vacancies are there for full time GPs in your integrated care area?
4. Please release the average annual wage figure for a salaried GP in your integrated care area.
Our response:
I can confirm that General Practice workforce figures for England are published on a monthly basis on the NHS Digital website here:
The raw dataset (Practice Level CSV) includes locums by Whole Time Equivalent (WTE) by practice.
I can confirm that the ICB do not hold any data relating to cost, payments to locums, shift lengths or vacancies. This information would be held by individual GP practices.
I hope that this answers your queries with the information we currently hold, but if I can be of any further assistance please do not hesitate to contact me.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:
NHS Derby and Derbyshire ICB
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Or:
If you are not content with the outcome of our review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Derby and Derbyshire Integrated Care Board (ICB).
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Yours faithfully,
Kathryn Jacklin
FOI Officer
Derby and Derbyshire ICB
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