Cost of Bank staff

Summary

A request was made for hourly rates and total costs of bank staff and managers at the Department of Health and Social Care for the 2016/17 financial year. The authority provided hourly rates in an appendix and an estimated total cost for bank staff, but withheld exact totals for bank staff and manager costs citing excessive compilation effort and reasonable accessibility.

Key Facts

• The request covered the financial year 2016/17.
• Hourly rates for bank medics were provided in Appendix 01.
• Bank staff costs were estimated at approximately £7,545,000.
• Bank staff comprised four employee groups: Doctors, Nurses, Porters, and Housekeepers.
• Information on manager numbers and costs was deemed reasonably accessible via the Tynwald website.

Data Disclosed

• 2016/17
• £7,545,000
• 4
• 13 October 2017
• 16 December 2017

Exemptions Cited

• Substantial compilation or collation of information
• Information already reasonably accessible (Section 20)

Original Request

What is the houry rate fo all the different medics retained from the bank? How much was paid for the last year for all medics retained from the bank? How many different medics did the above apply to? What was the hourly rate and the total paid for consultants, doctors and junior doctors not employed by the Dept. How many managers are employed and what was the total cost of managers for the last year?

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Health and Social Care

Rheynn Slaynt as Kiarail y Theay

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Chief Executive: Malcolm Couch By email:

Freedom of Information Team Department of Health & Social Care Chief Executive’s Office Crookall House Demesne Road Douglas Isle of Man, IM1 3QA Tel: Email: Website: Date: FOI Reference: (01624) 642621 foi.dhsc@gov.im www.gov.im/dhsc 16 December 2017 IM106-681i

Dear REQUEST UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2015 (“the Act”) Thank you for your request to the Department of Health and Social Care, dated 13 October 2017

Your request You asked for: Question 01: “What is the hourly rate of all the different medics retained from the bank? Question 02: “How much was paid for the last year for all medics retained from the bank?”
Following a request from the Department you were able to confirm that this was to refer to “the financial year 2016/17” Question 03: “How many different medics did the above apply to?”

Following a request from the Department you were able to confirm that this referred to “the number of employee groups” Question 04: “What was the hourly rate and the total paid for consultants, doctors and junior doctors not employed by the Dept?”

This question was subsequently withdrawn by the requester Question 05: “How many managers are employed and what was the total cost of managers for the last year?”

Page 2 of 6 FOIA/DHSC/rvsd/01 Response to your request We are pleased to be able to provide a response to your request with answers to some of your questions; while our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance we are unable to provide some of the information you have requested; the reasons are shown as part of the corresponding answers below.
Question 01: What is the hourly rate of all the different medics retained from the bank? In response to Question 01, please see

Page 3 of 6 FOIA/DHSC/rvsd/01 Appendix 01. Question 02: How much was paid for the last year for all medics retained from the bank? In response to Question 02, while our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance, complying with your request for information would require the Department of Health and Social Care to undertake substantial compilation or collation of information that it holds which the Department of Health and Social Care is not required to do under the Act. However, we do hold an estimated figure of approximately £7,545,000, which you may find useful. Question 03: How many different employee groups did the above apply to? In response to Question 03, the above refers to four employee groups: Doctors, Nurses, Porters, and Housekeepers. Question 05: How many managers are employed and what was the total cost of managers for the last year?” In response to Question 05, while our aim is to provide information whenever possible, under section 20 of the Act, we are not required to provide information in response to a request if it is already reasonably accessible to you, whether free of charge or on payment of a fee. All of the information that you have requested is available from the Tynwald website: http://www.tynwald.org.im/business/hansard/20002020/t170815.pdf; and http://www.tynwald.org.im/business/hansard/20002020/2017-NN-0092.pdf.

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Page 4 of 6 FOIA/DHSC/rvsd/01 Further information about Freedom of Information requests can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at: www.inforights.im/information-centre/freedom-of-information. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact us. Yours Sincerely

Freedom of Information Team Department of Health and Social Care

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