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1. Between January 2020 – December 2024 has your trust contracted with any of the following organisations:
Litmus UK
Medacs Healthcare
Global Medics
2. If yes, for each organisation:
a) What was the total spend per year?
b) What were the pay rates for staff provided by these agencies per year (please provide a range)?
c)How many individual shifts have been filled by doctors from those agencies
In the period 1st October 2024 to 31st December 2024 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
In the period 1st October 2024 to 31st December 2024 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
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 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 October 2024 to 31st December 2024
1. Please can you confirm how many shifts have been released/allocated to ON framework agencies within the last 30 days?
2. In the last 30 days which wards, or departments were these ON framework requests for?
3. Please can you confirm how many shifts have been filled by ON framework agencies within the last 30 days?
4. Which on framework agencies are the trust currently utilizing for nursing vacancies and what is the current spend on these agencies year to date?
5. Please can you confirm how many shifts have been released to OFF Framework agencies within the last 30 days?
6. What is the average charge for registered nurses, RMNs from ON framework agencies?
7. Who at temporary staffing is responsible for onboarding ON framework agencies and could you provide me with their name and contact details such as their email?
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)