Internal Reference Number: FOI_9333
Date Request Received: 07/04/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 01/05/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Dermatology Waiting List Management
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I am writing under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request information from your NHS trust regarding expenditure relating to dermatology services, including where dermatology is recorded either as a standalone specialty or as part of a broader aggregated category. Total Spending Please provide the Trust鈥檚 annual expenditure for each of the financial years from April 2024 (FY 2024/25) to the most recent financial year available for the following categories, where the expenditure relates in full or in part to dermatology services: A. Total spend (拢) on Waiting List Initiatives (WLIs) B. Total spend (拢) on insourcing C. Total spend (拢) on outsourcing Where dermatology expenditure is not held separately, please provide figures for any broader specialty, service line, cost centre, programme, or contract that includes dermatology activity (for example, but not limited to, medical specialties, elective recovery programmes, clinical outsourcing, or independent sector provision), and indicate how dermatology is included within that category. For the avoidance of doubt, this request includes expenditure on dermatology services delivered by independent sector, private, third-party, or digital providers, whether delivered in person or remotely regardless of how such expenditure is categorised internally. Definitions 鈥� Waiting List Initiatives (WLIs): sessional or additional payments made for extra work undertaken by Trust-employed staff to address capacity pressures or reduce waiting lists. | |
| Answer To Question 1: a, WLI: 24-25 拢0; 25-26 拢1,500. b) & c) see below. | |
| Question Number 2: Contract information As of 7th April 2026, please confirm: a. Whether the Trust has any active (live) insourcing contracts in place relating to dermatology services. If yes, for each contract please specify: o Name of the insourcing supplier o Contract end date o Total spend on supplier for financial year 2025/26 o Total spend on supplier for financial year 2024/25 b. Whether the Trust has any active (live) outsourcing contracts in place relating to dermatology services. If yes, for each contract please specify: o Name of the outsourcing supplier o Contract end date o Total spend on supplier for financial year 2025/26 o Total spend on supplier for financial year 2024/25 c. Whether the Trust has any active (live) contracts for teledermatology services in place (including advice and guidance or digital dermatology services). If yes, please provide: o Name of the provider o Contract end date o Total spend on supplier for financial year 2025/26 o Total spend on supplier for financial year 2024/25 Where contracts for dermatology are not held separately, please provide details for any broader specialty, service line, cost centre, programme, or contract that includes dermatology activity (for example, but not limited to, medical specialties, elective recovery programmes, clinical outsourcing, or independent sector provision), and indicate how dermatology is included within that category. For the avoidance of doubt, this request includes contracts for dermatology services delivered by independent sector, private, third-party, or digital providers, whether delivered in person or remotely regardless of how such expenditure is categorised internally. Definitions 鈥� Insourcing: external providers delivering clinical services within the Trust鈥檚 facilities or infrastructure. 鈥� Outsourcing: commissioning external providers to deliver services using non-Trust facilities. 鈥� Teledermatology: the provision of dermatology services delivered remotely using digital or telecommunications technologies | |
| Answer To Question 2: a. Whether the Trust has any active (live) insourcing contracts in place relating to dermatology services. - Yes o Name of the insourcing supplier - Healthcare Business Solutions (UK) Limited o Contract end date - 31/07/2026 o Total spend on supplier for financial year 2025/26 - 拢1,031,021 o Total spend on supplier for financial year 2024/25 - 拢220,115 b. Whether the Trust has any active (live) outsourcing contracts in place relating to dermatology services. - No c. Whether the Trust has any active (live) contracts for teledermatology services in place (including advice and guidance or digital dermatology services). - No | |
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