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Freedom of Information request 127-2023

Response published: 9 February 2025

FOI Request

1. In the last 60 days how many hours has your trust utilised Thornbury Nursing Services for agency nurses? 2. In the last 60 days which wards, departments were these TNS requests for? 3. Please can you confirm how many nursing shifts have been filled by Thornbury Nursing Services? 4. In the last 60 days has your Trust utilised any other off framework provider for agency nurses? If yes, please name these providers. 5. Please can you confirm how many shifts have been released/allocated to off framework agencies within the last 60 days? 6. In the last 60 days which wards, or departments were these off framework requests for? 7. Please can you confirm how many nursing shifts have been filled by off framework agencies within the last 60 days? 8. How many long-term lines of work or block bookings are currently being supplied by off framework agencies? 9. Which off framework agencies is the trust currently utilising for Nursing vacancies and what is the spend on these agencies year to date? 10. What is the average charge for both RMN’s and RGN’s from off framework agencies? 11. Who at director level is responsible for patient safety and staffing levels? 12. Who at temporary staffing is responsible for onboarding new agencies and could you provide me with their contact details? 13. Can you confirm if your Off-Framework agency suppliers list PSL. is always looking to onboard new agencies. If not, what dates does the Trust review this list and look to bring new agencies onto It?

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 127-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. In the last 60 days how many hours has your trust utilised Thornbury Nursing Services for agency nurses? 1,784 hours 2. In the last 60 days which wards, departments were these TNS requests for?
– Surgical – Stroud Hospital
– Mulberry Ward – Charlton Lane Hospital
– MIiU – Tewkesbury Hospital
– ECT – Wotton Lawn Hospital
– Windrush Ward – Cirencester Hospital
– Willow Ward – Charlton Lane Hospital
– MIiU – North Cots Hospital
– Cotswold View Ward – North Cots Hospital
– Greyfriars PICU – Wotton Lawn Hospital
– Priory Ward – Wotton Lawn Hospital
– Coln Ward – Cirencester Hospital
– Cashes Green – Stroud Hospital
– Dean Ward – Wotton Lawn Hospital
– Abbey Ward – Wotton Lawn Hospital
– Montpellier Ward – Wotton Lawn Hospital
– Crisis – West Glos – Forest Ward – Dilke Hospital
– Lydney Ward – Lydney Hospital
– Kingsholm Ward – Wotton Lawn Hospital
– Peak View Ward – Vale Hospital
– Abbey View Ward – Tewks Hosp
– Theatre – Tewkesbury
– Jubilee Ward – Stroud Hospital – Chestnut Ward – Charlton Lane Hospital
– MIiU – Vale
– MIiU – Cirencester Hospital
– Rehab Inpatients – Laurel House
– MIiU – Stroud Hospital
– Rehab Inpatients – Honeybourne
3. Please can you confirm how many nursing shifts have been filled by Thornbury Nursing Services? 226
4. In the last 60 days has your Trust utilised any other off framework provider for agency nurses? If yes, please name these providers. Medgen
5. Please can you confirm how many shifts have been released/allocated to off framework agencies within the last 60 days? 318
6. In the last 60 days which wards, or departments were these off framework requests for? As above in question 2 7. Please can you confirm how many nursing shifts have been filled by off framework agencies within the last 60 days? 289
8. How many long-term lines of work or block bookings are currently being supplied by off framework agencies? X
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9. Which off framework agencies is the trust currently utilising for Nursing vacancies and what is the spend on these agencies year to date?
10. What is the average charge for both RMN’s and RGN’s from off framework agencies? £53.22 for both RMNs and RGNs
11. Who at director level is responsible for patient safety and staffing levels?
Under section 2, exception 40 personal information. and section 36 conduct of public affairs. there is no obligation to disclose staff personal details
12. Who at temporary staffing is responsible for onboarding new agencies and could you provide me with their contact details?
Under section 2, exception 40 personal information. and section 36 conduct of public affairs. there is no obligation to disclose staff personal details
13. Can you confirm if your Off-Framework agency suppliers list PSL. is always looking to onboard new agencies. If not, what dates does the Trust review this list and look to bring new agencies onto It? Any new off-framework agency suppliers are onboarded by the Trust’s Managed Agency Supplier – ID Medical