FOI/25/019

Request

I am emailing under the Freedom of Information Act to request information regarding Obstetrics staffing in your Trust for the financial years 2015/16, until FY 2022/23.

The financial year is the period between April 1^st to March 31^st of the following year (e.g., 01/04/2022 to 31/03/2023).

(This is laid out in the attached Excel).

Please answer the following questions regarding your obstetricians in each financial year, split by grade (as per NHS staffing listed grades) when needed.

Ideally, please provide the answers regarding the staffing you had each October, but it can be another month of the year if October is not available.

See attached.

FY 2022/23

1. How many full-time equivalent (FTE) obstetricians did you have in October?

a. Consultant

b. Associate Specialist

c. Specialty Doctor

d. Specialty Registrar

e. Core Training

f. Foundation Doctor Year 2

g. Foundation Doctor Year 1

h. Staff Grade

i. Other and Local HCHS Doctor Grades

j. Hospital Practitioner / Clinical Assistant

2. Did you have a 24/7 consultant obstetrician on call?

3. Was the consultant obstetrician on-call on-site, or were they off-site (e.g., at home)?

4. How many full-time equivalent (FTE) vacancies did you have for consultant obstetricians?

5. What was the expenditure on agency/locum for consultant obstetricians?

As mentioned before, please provide the same answers for the previous financial years (from FY 2015/16 until FY 2022/23)

Response

We currently do not employ any obstetricians