FOI 25-027 Locum Staff
Freedom of Information Request
- Reference
- FOI 25-027 Locum Staff
- Request Date
- 15 Jan 2025
- Response Date
- 04 Feb 2025
- Information Requested
I am submitting this request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and would appreciate your assistance in clarifying the following queries related to the use of locum staff across all healthcare departments:
1. Has the Health Board utilised locum staff from April 2024 to the present?
2. What was the total locum spend by the Health Board during this period?
3. Which healthcare departments have utilised locum staff during this time?
4. Which locum agencies are currently or were previously engaged by the Health Board during this period?
5. Outside of the procurement team, who is the senior officer responsible for overseeing locum staff arrangements?
For clarity, by "locum," I am referring to the temporary engagement of healthcare professionals to provide services for staffing shortfalls or specific roles.
- Response
1. Has the Health Board utilised locum staff from April 2024 to the present?
The Scottish Ambulance Service has not utilised locum staff during this period
- What was the total locum spend by the Health Board during this period?
There has been no expenditure on locum staff during this period
- Which healthcare departments have utilised locum staff during this time?
No departments within the Scottish Ambulance Service have utilised locum staff during this period.
4.Which locum agencies are currently or were previously engaged by the Health Board during this period?
No locum agencies are currently or were previously engaged by the Scottish Ambulance Service during this period.
- Outside of the procurement team, who is the senior officer responsible for overseeing locum staff arrangements?
As the Scottish Ambulance Service does not utilise locum staff, there is no senior officer responsible for overseeing locum staff arrangements.
