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FOI Request

Disclosure ID
FOI/00988
Request Date
May 24, 2016
Subject
Doctors' strike impact on services
Description

Junior doctors in England took industrial action on eight days between January and April 2016. In this Freedom of Information request we are seeking information on the impact the action had on the trusts.

 

  1. In total how many a)      operations and procedures b)      outpatient appointments

did the Trust postpone as a result of the action?

 

  1. How many of the a) operations and procedures b) outpatient appointments

                did the Trust rearrange and carry out within one month of the postponement?

 

  1. How much did your Trust spend on extra agency/locum staff to cover absent junior doctors a) On the eight strike days

b)At a later date to run ‘catch-up’ clinics related to the strike?

(NB: this is about strike cover, so please don’t include agency/locum staff filling long-term vacancies)

 

  1. How much did your Trust spend on overtime payments to nursing or medical staff to cover absent junior doctors a)      On the eight strike days b)      At a later date to run ‘catch-up’ clinics related to the strike?

(NB: this is about strike cover, so please don’t include agency/locum staff filling long-term vacancies)

 

  1. How many ‘days of in lieu’ were accrued by staff working extra shifts a)      On the eight strike days b)      At a later date to run ‘catch-up’ clinics related to the strike?

 

  1. What was the total of other costs (e.g. admin relating to the strike) not included in 3. and 4. above?

 

Response
  1. a) 233
  1. b) 497

 

  1. a) As the Trust had advanced warnings of the strike action, we lost “slots” rather than patients as we left the slots vacant. b) All re-arranged appointments were negotiated with individual patients

3. The Trust did not bring in any agency/locum staff to cover striking doctors.

4. This information is not recorded. It is not possible to differentiate between the overtime paid staff to cover the strike versus normal establishment vacancies.

5. This information is not recorded. It is not possible to differentiate between the extra shifts worked by staff to cover the strike versus normal establishment vacancies.

6. There were no additional costs incurred during the strike days

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