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Re: Request under the FIO Act & NHS bonus payments.  Please could you let me have the following information:

NHS Bonuses - East Midland Strategic Health Authority and the 9 PCT areas it covers, namely:

1.       Bassetlaw

2.       Derby City

3.       Derbyshire County

4.       Nottingham City

5.       Nottingham County

6.       NHS Lincolnshire

7.       Leicester County and Rutland

8.       Leicester City

9.       Northamptonshire

10.   East Midlands Strategic Health Authority

When were bonuses first paid to health service managers in the each of the above organisations?

Please give an annual total in respect of bonuses paid in each of the above organisations.

Please give a detailed breakdown of the amounts paid in bonuses to each and every officer of the above organisations in each financial year.

If you are unable to provide this information in respect of the above authorities, I should be glad if you could forward this request to each of the above organisations for a reply under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

If there have been any changes/and or additions to the Strategic Health Authority/Trusts/PCTs that make up the East Midlands Strategic Health Authority for the period that bonuses have been paid, then please let me have a detailed breakdown of such bonuses paid to officers.

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Our response

I refer to your email requesting information in respect of NHS bonus payments. 

I can confirm in accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 that we do hold some of the information that you have requested. 

Attached for your information is a link to the disclosure log section of our website.  The link will direct you to a previous FOI request containing information regarding bonus payments made to NHS East Midlands Executive Team for the periods that we have available.

http://www.eastmidlands.nhs.uk/about-us/access-to-information/freedom-of-information/foi-disclosure-log/may-2009/executive-team-bonus-and-allowances

The Department of Health Pay Framework for Very Senior Managers in Strategic and Special Health Authorities, Primary Care Trusts and Ambulance Trusts was applied with a staged effect from 1 July 2006. Bonus payments would have been payable for that year at the end of that financial year as the first year of operation of the new pay framework.  You can view or download this document by clicking the following link:-

http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications/PublicationsPolicyAndGuidance/DH_097599

We are unable to provide you with the bonus information for the other organisations mentioned as we do not hold this information in the format you require.  However, the following link to our website will enable you to contact the relevant organisations for that information.  As per your request I have copied this response to the Primary Care Trust leads in the East Midlands patch.  However, you might want to contact them separately regarding your requirements to ensure that this information is available in the format that you require.    

http://www.eastmidlands.nhs.uk/the-local-nhs/nhs-organisations

I do hope that this information is of use to you.  However, please note that if you are dissatisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your request you can complain in writing to:-

Mr Kevin Orford

Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Finance

NHS East Midlands

Octavia House

Interchange Business Park

Bostock's Lane

Sandiacre

Nottingham

NG10 5QG

If at the conclusion of any review you remain dissatisfied you may complain to the Information Commissioner who can be contacted at:-

The Office of the Information Commissioner

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF