Freedom of Information Request: 0255 2019/20

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1^st April 2018.  Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the former Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust this response has been provided by hospital site.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

1. Whether or not the Trust has been providing SELR (Structured English Language Reference) to Doctors with job offers for the Doctors to obtain GMC registration so that they can work in the Trust. Yes
2. If Yes to Question 1, please provide a breakdown by the number of Doctors per month given a SELR by the Trust for the past 36 months across every grade (Consultant, Middle Grade, and Junior) and specialty (e.g. Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics, Radiology, etc.). 13 – JSD Standard

   2 – JSD Higher

3. Whether or not the Trust has been employing Doctors via MTI (Medical Training Initiative) Yes
4. If Yes to Question 3, please provide a breakdown by the number of Doctors per month employed on MTI for the past 10 years across every grade (Consultant, Middle Grade, and Junior) and specialty (e.g. Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics, Radiology, etc.)4 JSD Higher – General Medicine

   2 JSD Higher – ENT

   1 JSD Higher – Ophthalmology

   1 JSD Higher – T&O

   1 JSD Higher – Gastroenterology

   9 Total JSD Highers (6 in 2018, 3 in 2017)

Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull

1. Whether or not the Trust has been providing SELR (Structured English Language Reference) to Doctors with job offers for the Doctors to obtain GMC registration so that they can work in the Trust No
2. If Yes to Question 1, please provide a breakdown by the number of Doctors per month given a SELR by the Trust for the past 36 months across every grade (Consultant, Middle Grade, and Junior) and specialty (eg Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics, Radiology, etc.) Not Applicable
3. Whether or not the Trust has been employing Doctors via MTI (Medical Training Initiative) Yes
4. If Yes to Question 3, please provide a breakdown by the number of Doctors per month employed on MTI for the past 10 years across every grade (Consultant, Middle Grade, and Junior) and specialty (eg Emergency Medicine, Paediatrics, Radiology, etc) 25 in the past 10 years and 5 being processed.