1. Does your NHS Trust provide its employees (doctors, nurses, other clinical staff) with Occupational Health (OH) Services? YES
2. If yes, what has been your annual spend on Occupational Health (OH) services for your employees over the last 3 years (FY 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24)?
The Trust is unable to provide the information requested as this information is commercial in confidence. This information is exempt under section 43 (commercial interests) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as the information would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of those involved.
Section 43 (2) is a qualified exemption which means the Trust must undertake a public interest test. The Trust has considered the public interest in disclosing this information and while it is in the public interest to disclose information that informs the public of how we spend our money, especially where this relates to the provision of public services, we have determined that the prejudice arising from disclosure outweighs the benefit to the public in this instance.
3. Please split the annual spending between physical occupational health services and mental occupational health services for the last 3 years (FY 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24).
The Trust is unable to provide the information requested as this information is commercial in confidence. This information is exempt under section 43 (commercial interests) of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), as the information would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of those involved.
Section 43 (2) is a qualified exemption which means the Trust must undertake a public interest test. The Trust has considered the public interest in disclosing this information and while it is in the public interest to disclose information that informs the public of how we spend our money, especially where this relates to the provision of public services, we have determined that the prejudice arising from disclosure outweighs the benefit to the public in this instance.
4. Does the trust provide these services in-house, or does it outsource it through a contract?
a. Please provide the split of the percentage of in-house vs outsourced services based on the values provided in Question 2 (i.e., how much is spent on OH services in-house vs contracting to outsourced providers) for the last 3 years (FY 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24)?
Blended approach of inhouse and contracted.
90% inhouse
10% contracted
