University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018. UHB includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic.
For the purposes of this request we have answered on behalf of the whole Trust.
I write under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information.
1.1. On how many occasions was a locum employed to ensure medical rotas were filled to ensure nursing rotas were filled for children’s services during each calendar year from 2010 to 2018 (Year to Date) inclusive?
2013: 105
2014: 409
2015: 374
2016: 481
2017: 478
2018 (YTD): 331
1.2. On how many occasions was bank staff employed to ensure nursing rotas were filled for children’s services during each calendar year from 2010 to 2018 (Year to Date) inclusive?
2013: 1,550
2014: 1,885
2015: 3,198
2016: 3,057
2017: 2,883
2018 (YTD): 1,859
2. On how many occasions has your paediatric inpatient unit (if you have one) temporarily suspended new admissions during each calendar year from 2010 to 2018 (Year to Date). Please detail the reasons why the unit temporarily did not accept new admissions, for example because staffing shortages.
We have not suspended acceptance of new admissions during the period of 2010 to 201
3. If your Trust allows parents/guardians to sleep next to their child, if their child is receiving treatment, do you charge the parent/guardian for a bed in these situations? If so what is the charge per night?
Parents are welcome to stay with their child overnight and the Trust does not charge for this.
4. Does your Trust hire a Full Time Equivalent (FTE) play specialist and does it run a play specialist service?
The Trust employes Play Specialists and we also have a play service.
5.1. What is your Trust’s budget for a Full Time Equivalent (FTE) play specialist?
£27,115
5.2. What is your Trust’s budget for play specialist services? Please outline the budget for each financial year from 2010/11 through to 2017/18.
2010/11: £0
2011/12: £0
2012/13: £24,000
2013/14: £24,000
2014/15: £74,000
2015/16: £74,000
2016/17: £92,000
2017/18: £201,000
