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Agency Doctors

Please can I request the below information:
In the period 1st February 2025 to 30th April 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum doctors
Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
 
In the period 1st February 2025 to 30th April 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locums doctors
Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name
 
In the period 1st February 2025 to 30th April 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum doctors
Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per internal or associated external provider

Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum doctors for the period 1st February 2025 to 30th April 2025
Please confirm the name of the framework used for the supply of locum doctors in your trust.

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Managed Bank Service

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding your organisation’s Managed Bank service.

Please could you provide the following details:

1. Does your organisation currently use a Managed Bank service or system?
2. If yes, what is the name of the provider?
3. What is the end date of the current contract with this provider?
4. What are the current fees or costs associated with the service?

If possible, please also include any relevant documentation or links that provide further detail.

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Management of Temporary Staffing

I am writing to formally request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 regarding the management of temporary staffing at your Trust. Specifically, I would like to request the following:

1. Fulfilment: Are bank workers directly engaged with the Trust or provided by 3rd parties (such as NHS Professionals)
2. Arrangement: Are bank workers legally ‘workers’ or ’employees’ within your organisation?
3. Temporary Staffing Policy: Please provide a copy of the current policy or guidelines in place for managing bank workers within the Trust.
4. Management of Conduct and Performance Bank Workers: Is there a clear process for managing complaints in relation to conduct / performance? Is this part of policy and procedure also used for permanent employees? Please supply documentation / SOPs where applicable.
5. Appraisal Arrangements / Supervision: Is an appraisal, PDR or supervision offered to bank workers? If so, at what interval and is this a mandatory requirement?

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Agency AHP/HSS staffing

Under the FOI Act please can I request:

From 1st January 2025 to 31st March please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.

Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name

From 1st January 2025 to 31st March please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locum AHP/HSS staffing.

Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name

From 1st January 2025 to 31st March please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum AHP/HSS staffing

Please provide a further breakdown for locum AHP/HSS staffing by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per internal or associated external provider

Please confirm your allocated budget for agency locum AHP/HSS staffing for the period 1st January 2025 to 31st March

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Agency Nursing

Please can you provide the below information:

In the period 1st January 2025 to 31st March 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
Spend per band
Spend per specialty
Spend per agency name

In the period 1st January 2025 to 31st March 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
Total trust spend with off framework agencies for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
Spend per band
Spend per specialty
Spend per agency name

In the period 1st January 2025 to 31st March 2025 please provide a breakdown of:
Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
Spend per band
Spend per specialty
Spend per agency name

Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked during this period for all agency nursing only, no bank staff nursing to be included (1st January 2025 to 31st March 2025)

Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked above NHSE capped rates during this period for all agency nursing only, no bank staff nursing to be included (1st January 2025 to 31st March 2025)

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322-2024

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For the 3-month period ending 24th January 2025, can you please provide:
– Total Off Framework Agency Spend for Nursing and Midwifery staff
– Total hours filled by Off Framework agencies
– A list of all Off Framework agencies utilised by the Trust for nursing and midwifery and a breakdown of each ward or department and total number of shifts for each non framework agency
– A list of Agency suppliers with a day charge rate of over £40 across any nursing/midwifery speciality
– A list of Agency suppliers with a night charge rate of over £45 across any nursing/midwifery speciality
– A list of any Off Framework suppliers that have ongoing block booking arrangements for nursing and Midwifery staff with your Trust within the identified time frame (24.10.2025 – 24.01.2025)

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Nursing agency spend

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In the period 1st October 2024 to 31st December 2024 please provide a breakdown of:
Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
Spend per band
Spend per specialty
Spend per agency name

In the period 1st October 2024 to 31st December 2024 please provide a breakdown of:
Total trust spend with off framework agencies for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
Spend per band
Spend per specialty
Spend per agency name

In the period 1st October 2024 to 31st December 2024 please provide a breakdown of:
Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
Spend per band
Spend per specialty
Spend per agency name

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281-2024

1) What is the total Framework Agency spend solely for Nurses from 1st June 2024 to 1st Jan 2025? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty, per banding (upto Band 7).
2) What is the total Off-Framework Agency spend solely for Nurses from 1st June 2024 to 1st Jan 2025? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty, per banding (upto Band 7).
3) What is the total amount of framework agencies currently suppling at NHSI capped rates? Please specify these agencies.
4) What is the total amount of framework agencies currently suppling above NHSI Capped rates (Escalted on framework)? Please specify these agencies.
5) In relation to question 4 please specify the speciality of nurse that is being charged above the capped rates including hourly charge rate and agency providing the nurse.

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270-2024

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1. Please list the different categories of mental health staff at the Trust (e.g. nurses, psychiatrists etc) –
2. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each category if there were zero vacancies)
3. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each category, in FTE terms)
4. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each category, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
5. Please state the FTE number of staff in each category (as listed in response to question 1) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each category, in FTE terms)
6. Please list the different subcategories of mental health nursing staff at the Trust (e.g. CAMHS nurse, community mental health nurse)
7. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
8. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
9. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
10. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 6) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
11. Please list the different subcategories of psychiatrists at the Trust (e.g. general psychiatrist, old age psychiatrist, intellectual disability psychiatrist)
12. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
13. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
14. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
15. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 11) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
16. Please list the different subcategories of psychologists and psychotherapists at the Trust (e.g. counselling psychologist, child and adolescent psychotherapist, health psychologist)
17. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
18. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
19. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
20. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 16) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
21. Please list the different subcategories of therapists at the Trust whose roles relate to mental health and/or learning disabilities (e.g. speech and language therapist, occupational therapist, music therapist), excluding those therapists already covered in questions 16-20
22. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) as per the Trust’s full staff establishment (i.e. the total FTE number of positions in each subcategory if there were zero vacancies)
23. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) that are currently working for the Trust on any basis (i.e. including all forms of direct and indirect arrangement in each subcategory, in FTE terms)
24. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) that are currently directly employed by the Trust (i.e. how many of the Trust’s own staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms, therefore excluding agency, bank and locum staff)
25. Please state the FTE number of staff in each subcategory (as listed in response to question 21) that are currently working for the Trust under arrangements other than direct employment by the Trust (i.e. how many agency, bank, locum etc staff are currently employed in each subcategory, in FTE terms)

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217-2024

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Please disclose how much (total £) the trust has spent on on-framework agency, off-framework agency, and bank staff in the past four full financial years (2020/21; 2021/22; 2022/23; and 2023/24).
In this instance, “on-framework” refers to organisations on NHS England’s list of approved staffing providers. “Off-framework” refers to those who are not on this list but still provide services to trusts.
The figures should pertain to totals in each financial year and overall since 1 April 2020 (i.e., the start of the 2020/21 financial year). If possible, please also disclose:
1. A breakdown by total for all three (i.e., £2m on “on-framework”, £800k for “off-framework”, £1.2m for bank) in each of the four financial years; and
2. If available, the top three specialties by spend in each of the four financial years (e.g., gynaecology, dermatology, cardiology).

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235-2024

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In the period 1st August 2024 to 31st October 2024 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum doctors
Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name

 
In the period 1st August 2024 to 31st October 2024 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with off-framework agencies for locums doctors
Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per agency name

 
In the period 1st August 2024 to 31st October 2024 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum doctors
Please provide a further breakdown for locum doctors by:
• Spend per grade
• Spend per specialty
• Spend per internal or associated external provider

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224-2024

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• Contact names in Medical Staffing who are responsible for booking locum psychiatrists via an agency
• Which framework you utilise for the supply of locum psychiatrists via an agency
• Does the trust utilise a 3rd party for a master vendor, neutral vendor, or direct engagement agreements
o If so, please confirm the name of the 3rd party company used

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176-2024

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In the period 1st July 2024 to 30th September 2024 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with framework agencies for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per agency name

In the period 1st July 2024 to 30th September 2024 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with off framework agencies for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per agency name

In the period 1st July 2024 to 30th September 2024 please provide a breakdown of:
• Total trust spend with the internal trust bank or associated external provider for locum nurses
Please provide a further breakdown for locum nurses by:
• Spend per band
• Spend per agency name

Please confirm the total number of nursing shifts booked during this period (1st July 2024 to 30th September 2024)

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208-2024

– Please provide the names of framework agencies you have used to fill your permanent roles between April 2024 and October 2024.

– Please provide the names of NON framework agencies you have you used to fill roles between April 2024 and October 2024.

– For each agency, can you specify the types of roles (e.g., nursing, doctors, AHP positions) they were contracted to recruit?
– Please provide a breakdown of the number of positions filled through each agency by job role and department.

– What is the expenditure on international agency recruitment projects for permanent positions between April 2024 and October 2024 for Doctors?
– What is the expenditure on international agency recruitment projects for permanent positions between April 2024 and October 2024 for Nurses?
– What is the expenditure on NON-International agency recruitment projects for permanent positions between April 2024 and October 2024 for Doctors?
– What is the expenditure on NON-International agency recruitment projects for permanent positions between April 2024 and October 2024 for Nurses?
– What criteria does the Trust use to decide to engage an external agency for permanent recruitment?

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175-2024

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Under the FOI Act please can you provide me with the answers to the below:

In the period 1st October 2023 to 30th September 2024, please confirm which framework was used for the recruitment of agency staff within the following categories:
• Facilities
• Estates
• Administrative / Clerical
• Ambulance / Patient Transport

In the period 1st October 2023 to 30th September 2024, please provide a breakdown month by month of total trust spend for framework agency staff within the following categories:
• Facilities
• Estates
• Administrative / Clerical
• Ambulance / Patient Transport

In the period 1st October 2023 to 30th September 2024, please provide a breakdown month by month of total trust spend for off-framework agency staff within the following categories:
• Facilities
• Estates
• Administrative / Clerical
• Ambulance / Patient Transport

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186-2024

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1. Please confirm the name and email address of the relevant contact within the trust who is responsible for agency hires for the following categories:
Facilities
Estates
Administrative / Clerical
Ambulance / Patient Transport

2. Please confirm whether the trust utilises a 3rd party vendor or tech system for the hiring of the following agency staff categories. If so, please confirm the name of the vendor / tech provider:
Facilities
Estates
Administrative / Clerical
Ambulance / Patient Transport

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203-2024

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For the 6-month period ending 31st October 2024, can you please provide:

– Total Framework Agency Spend for Dental Nursing
– Total Off Framework Agency Spend for Dental Nursing
– Total dental nursing hours filled by Framework Agencies
– Total dental nursing hours filled by Off Framework agencies
– A list of all Framework agencies utilised by the Trust for dental nursing and total number of shifts for each framework agency
– A list of all Off Framework agencies utilised by the Trust for dental nursing and total number of shifts for each non framework agency
– A list of Agency suppliers with a day charge rate of over £30 for dental nursing
– A list of Agency suppliers with a night charge rate of over £35 for dental nursing
– A list of any Off Framework suppliers that have ongoing block booking arrangements for dental nurses with your Trust within the identified time frame (30.4.2024 – 31.10.2024)

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160-2024

Since the beginning of April 2024 how many nurses have left your trust?

From the date of receipt of this request until March 31st 2025, how many nurses are expected to leave your trust?

What are your current total vacancies for nurses on the date of receiving this request?

Does your trusts have any plans to recruit internationally in the next financial year, April 2025 – April 2026?

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158-2024

1. How many registered [normally band 4] nursing associates does your trust employ?
2. In the last 12 months (September 2023-24), how many registered [normally band 4] nursing associates at your trust is your nursing lead (ie: chief nurse or nurse director or most senior nurse) aware of that have applied to do a ‘Registered nursing top up’ course?
3. In the last 12 months (September 2023-24), how many registered [normally band 4] nursing associates at your trust have completed a ‘Registered nursing top up’ course? 
a) Of those who have completed the course, how many now work as registered nurses at the trust?
4. How many ‘Registered nursing top up’ training places did your trust fund in the last 12 months, (September 2023-24) using the apprenticeship levy? 
5. What criteria must a registered [normally band 4] nursing associates meet to qualify for funding for a ‘Registered nursing top up’ training place from your trust? 

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