
Internal Reference Number: FOI_9031
Date Request Received: 12/11/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 08/12/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Insourcing Spend
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Under the FOI act, please can you confirm the below: • Spend on Insourcing from August 2025-end of October 2025, broken down by each specialty and subspecialty, and the insourcing company that was used, e.g. cardiology £1000- echo cardiogram £1000- company x £1000 | |
| Answer To Question 1: The Trust report expenditure under the heading of " Purchase of Healthcare" to NHSE and this covers both insourcing and outsourcing spend. Unfortunately we do not split this out between the two types, and are therefore unable to isolate actual spend for insourcing by specialty. | |
| Question Number 2: • The budget for each specialty for insourcing | |
| Answer To Question 2: The Trust report expenditure under the heading of " Purchase of Healthcare" to NHSE and this covers both insourcing and outsourcing spend. Unfortunately we do not split this out between the two types, and are therefore unable to identify budgets for insourcing. | |
| Question Number 3: • Confirm the contract start and end date for each specialty | |
| Answer To Question 3: Dermatology - 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2026 Orthopaedics - 01/07/2025 - 31/03/2026 Ultrasound - 01/09/2025 - 31/03/2026 Gastroenterology - 01/07/2025 - 31/03/2026 | |
| Question Number 4: • What frameworks were used for each specialty and was there direct awards and if so, who was they awarded to and what specialty | |
| Answer To Question 4: Dermatology - NHS SBS - Insourcing of Clinical Services - Direct Award - HBSUK Ultrasound - NHS SBS - Insourcing of Clinical Services - Direct Award - Medicare Gastroenterology - NHS SBS - Insourcing of Clinical Services - Direct Award - ID Medical Orthopaedics - Crown Commercial Services (CCS) (RM6276) Insourced Services under the Provision of Healthcare Services - Direct Award - HBSUK | |
| Question Number 5: • What was the service, e.g. theatres, outpatient, or diagnostic | |
| Answer To Question 5: Gastroenterology - outpatient and diagnostic. Dermatology - Waiting lists Orthopaedics - Waiting lists Ultrasound - 0 commitment contract in place but do not expect to need it - used for clearing waiting lists. | |
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