Saturday 21 December 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8272
Date Request Received: 11/11/2024 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 06/12/2024 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Temporary Nursing
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Please confirm the number of shifts sent to agencies for fulfilment per month for Band 5 and Band 6 Nurses, broken down by specialty (e.g., A&E, ITU) from June 2024 to October 2024. | |
| Answer To Question 1: General – 717 shifts ED – 352 shifts ICU – 201 shifts Paediatric –287 shifts Theatres - 760 shifts RMN shifts – 689 | |
| Question Number 2: Please confirm the number of shifts that were filled by agencies each month from June 2024 to October 2024. | |
| Answer To Question 2: 2427 shifts filled by agency | |
| Question Number 3: Please confirm any specific days, weeks, or months during which agency usage is consistently highest. | |
| Answer To Question 3: On average seems consistent Monday – Friday, drops at weekend and generally nights. | |
| Question Number 4: Please provide the agency spend per month by nursing band (e.g., Band 5, Band 6) for agency nurses, from June 2024 to October 2024. | |
| Answer To Question 4: This information is available on the FOI section of the Salisbury Hospital website. https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/about-us/ Under Freedom of Information - Temporary Staffing | |
| Question Number 5: Please provide a breakdown of the filled Nursing shifts by agency on a monthly basis over the period from June 2024 to October 2024. | |
| Answer To Question 5: Please see attached To accompany this answer to question 5 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI 8272 Q5.xlsx | |
| Question Number 6: Please confirm the number of Nursing hours filled by off-framework agencies, broken down by month, between June 2024 and October 2024. | |
| Answer To Question 6: June 34.5 Hrs July 9.75 Hrs | |
| Question Number 7: Please provide details of the Trust’s spend per month for each nursing agency supplier during the period of June 2024 to October 2024 | |
| Answer To Question 7: The Trust do not keep this information. | |
| Question Number 8: Please confirm if a Preferred Supplier List (PSL) or tiered system is in place for Nursing agency engagement. | |
| Answer To Question 8: The Trust has a Preferred Supplier List (PSL) in place. | |
| Question Number 9: How many different agencies does the Trust engage with monthly to fill nursing shifts, and is there a limit on the number of agencies used? | |
| Answer To Question 9: We have 14 agencies on our PSL. | |
| Question Number 10: Does the Trust have a projected agency usage plan for the coming year, and are there specific goals for reducing agency dependency? | |
| Answer To Question 10: Yes | |
| Question Number 11: If you answered yes to the above question, what are they? | |
| Answer To Question 11: All agencies are now on cap as of 1st October Management of demand either through daily or weekly planned meetings | |
| Question Number 12: Is there a long-term strategy in place to reduce agency nursing costs or transition to alternative staffing models? | |
| Answer To Question 12: Yes | |
| Question Number 13: If you answered yes to the above question, what are they? | |
| Answer To Question 13: All agencies are now on cap as of 1st October The plan will be to reduce agency nursing costs to the minimum by reviewing demand, managing vacancy gaps, improving retention and maintaining NHS Price cap. | |
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