FOI_7934

Internal Reference Number: FOI_7934

Date Request Received: 14/05/2024 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 24/05/2024 00:00:00

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Request Summary: International Recruitment 2023/2024

Request Category: Private Individuals


Question Number 1: Over the last financial year, how many Nurses, Drs and AHPs have been recruited internationally?

Answer To Question 1: AHPs 9 Nurses 279 Doctors 71

Question Number 2: Over the last financial year, how many international nurses, Drs and AHPs were recruited via an agency?

Answer To Question 2: 2 doctors were recruited through an agency 147 nurses were recruited through an agency 2 midwives were recruited through an agency

Question Number 3: Which agencies were used over the last financial year for international recruitment, and were any of them on an exclusive basis?

Answer To Question 3: Medacs - Non exclusive Medacs & Devon Alliance were used for nurses, Walsons was used for midwives ID Medical was used for Doctors.

Question Number 4: What is the budget for international recruitment over and above any grant funding for the financial year 2024/25?

Answer To Question 4: Total budget for the year for pay and non-pay is £1,463k

Question Number 5: What is the name and the job title of the person within your Trust is responsible for International recruitment?

Answer To Question 5: Sharon Holt, Head of Resourcing

Question Number 6: How did the trust engage with these agencies (direct award, Call off agreement, tender, mini-competition)?

Answer To Question 6: Mini Competition

Question Number 7: How many vacancies for nurses, Doctors and AHP does your Trust have currently?

Answer To Question 7: Registered Nursing - zero Medical - 13.2 AHP - 30

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