I wish to request information under the Freedom of Information Act, regarding payment of FY1 and SHO level doctors for covering vacant shifts on the medical rota (general medicine/acute medicine).
Specifically, I am asking the following questions:
I should specify also, this is for Maidstone hospital only
1. Is there a policy or standard operating procedure in place for medicine rota coordinators to follow to determine the rates offered to junior doctors to cover vacant shifts/rota gaps?
2. If there is a policy or standard operating procedure as described above, how often has it been breached in the last 6 months?
3. Please could you provide a breakdown of all the pay per hour paid to FY1s and SHOs working extra/locum shifts to cover medical rota gaps over the last 6 months? I wish to be able to see how much was paid per hour for each individual shift, and whether the doctor was working at FY1 level or SHO level.

Payment of FY1 and SHO level doctors for covering vacant shifts on the medical rota.031122.docx