Internal Reference Number: FOI_8726
Date Request Received: 26/06/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 18/07/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: insourcing
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: Do you use insourcing providers? What is insourcing? [NHS England SBS definition] Insourcing is defined as the employment of a third-party organisation to perform medical services/procedures on trust premises. It differs to locum and agency staffing supply with the full end to end service being provided, not just staff. The supplier uses the NHS organisation鈥檚 premises and equipment to deliver these services. Insourcing is largely focused on secondary care and the services are generally used out of hours when the premises/equipment is not being used by the NHS, thus making efficient use of the services. Insourcing is designed to be results driven by utilising additional capacity provided by a supplier. This could be, for example, but not limited to, reducing patient waiting lists by a certain number over a given period or to triage a certain number of patients within a given period. Virtual patient appointments may also be undertaken by the insourced provider. | |
| Answer To Question 1: Yes | |
| Question Number 2: Please see attached | |
| Answer To Question 2: See attached. To accompany this answer to question 2 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI 8726 - Q2.pdf | |
| Question Number 3: Please see attached | |
| Answer To Question 3: See attached To accompany this answer to question 3 please also see the documents listed below: FOI 8726 - Q3.pdf | |
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