FOI_7386

Internal Reference Number: FOI_7386

Date Request Received: 18/08/2023 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 12/09/2023 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Nursing agency usage

Request Category: Companies


Question Number 1: .(a) Who is the head of procurement responsible for approving Nursing agency usage? (b) Secondly, who is the temporary / flexible staffing lead responsible for the management of this service?

Answer To Question 1: Procurement are not responsible for approving Nursing Agency Usage Sharon Holt

Question Number 2: Please can you provide the contact number and email address in relation to both question 1 (a) and (b)

Answer To Question 2: a) Not applicable b) Sharon.holt5@nhs.net 01722 336 262

Question Number 3: Have you used Off-framework nursing agency staff in the last 3 months?

Answer To Question 3: Yes

Question Number 4: How much was your Off-Framework agency spend for each of the following staff groups between 31st January 2023 – 31st July 2023 (a) RGN’s (b) Registered Midwives (c) RMN’s (d) ITU Nurses (e) A&E Nurses (f) Community psychiatric nurses

Answer To Question 4: a) RGN’s - £83,118 b) RM’s - £6,910 c) RMN’s - £51,140 d) ITU - £11,718 (this is also included in the total for RGN’s as we do not separate RN’s for ITU and other areas) e) A&E – total is £32,858, however this is made up of £19,792 (RMN) and £13,066 (RN), again included in numbers for point C and A. Total cost for off-framework in below period was £244,482.

Question Number 5: Following the same breakdown of staff groups in Question 3, how many Off-framework shifts have been unfilled between 31st January 2023 – 31st July 2023

Answer To Question 5: The answer is no/zero, as we don’t book off framework agencies, these are very last minute requests. So there would be no unfilled.

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