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Freedom of Information request 048-2023

Response published: 6 January 2023

FOI Request

Freedom of Information Request Section -1 1. Has the trust conducted any overseas healthcare recruitment in the previous financial year of 2022-2023? 2. If yes, can you please advise which all professionals were recruited from overseas Eg. Nurses, doctors, radiographers, ODP’s 3. Can you please list out which all recruitment agencies were used for each professions respectively for year 2022-2023 4. Please list out the contact details of the recruitment agencies used 5. Please can you describe how were these agencies selected? Section – 2 6. Is the trust planning to conduct overseas healthcare recruitment in the present financial year of 2023-2024? 7. If yes, can you please advise which all professionals were recruited from overseas Eg. Nurses, doctors, radiographers 8. Can you please list out which all recruitment agencies are being used for each professions respectively for year 2023-2024 9. Please can you describe how were these agencies selected? Section 3 10. What is the process to get onto your framework of suppliers. 11. Would the trust be open to using a non-framework agency who could deliver a better service in a cost-effective way? if So who is the best person to contact? 12. Kindly specify when is the next lot of tenders invited for such a requirement? 13. Kindly specify where would such a tenders would be published for interested bidders to bid? 14. Are you looking for new suppliers who would be able to help you fulfil the roles?

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 048-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below:
Section -1
1. Has the trust conducted any overseas healthcare recruitment in the previous financial year of 2022-2023?
A. Yes we have for 2022-2023
2. If yes, can you please advise which all professionals were recruited from overseas Eg. Nurses, doctors, radiographers, ODP’s
A. Nurses, Physiotherapists and Doctors.
3. Can you please list out which all recruitment agencies were used for each professions respectively for year 2022-2023
A. ID Medical and Sanctuary.
4. Please list out the contact details of the recruitment agencies used
A. ID Medical – Tom Woolhouse, Tom.Woolhouse@id-medical.com
Sanctuary – Keith Pilkington, K.Pilkington@sanctuaryhealth.com 5. Please can you describe how were these agencies selected?
A. In review of the NHS Employers agency list and consideration of costs – Ethical Recruiters List | NHS Employers. Section – 2
6. Is the trust planning to conduct overseas healthcare recruitment in the present financial year of 2023-2024?
A. Yes.
7. If yes, can you please advise which all professionals were recruited from overseas Eg. Nurses, doctors, radiographers
A. Nurses, Occupational Therapists, Doctors.
8. Can you please list out which all recruitment agencies are being used for each professions respectively for year 2023-2024
A. ID Medical and Sanctuary.
9. Please can you describe how were these agencies selected?
A. In review of the NHS Employers agency list and consideration of costs – Ethical Recruiters List | NHS Employers. Section 3
10. What is the process to get onto your framework of suppliers.
A. Application process to NHS England to become an approved supplier.
11. Would the trust be open to using a non-framework agency who could deliver a better service in a cost-effective way? if So who is the best person to contact?
A. We are unable to work with those off framework or not as recommended on the ethical recruiters list.
12. Kindly specify when is the next lot of tenders invited for such a requirement?
A. .
13. Kindly specify where would such a tenders would be published for interested bidders to bid?
A. .
14. Are you looking for new suppliers who would be able to help you fulfil the roles?
A. We are not looking for new suppliers at this time.