Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 130-2122
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. What contractual relationships are in place for supplying agency Nursing and who is responsible for managing them? We have one actual contract in place. All others are Ad Hoc shifts. This is looked after by the Bank Office and Procurement.
2. Who is your primary point of contact for decision making regarding supply chain for Agency Nursing? Bank Office Manager under guidance from NHS Improvement Rules and our Finance Team.
3. How many agencies are used to supply agency doctors? 53 agencies that are on our framework.
4. Of these agencies, how many are off framework – please list them? Zero. 5. Over the past 6 months, how many shifts have been filled via an off framework agency? 1735
6. Who is your highest paid agency nurse, what is their speciality and their hourly charge? Highest Paid agency RN would – in a high intensity secure unit would be £90.45 nights hourly rate.
7. Please outline your spend per agency, broken down by grade and speciality of nurse over the past 6 months? 8. Do you have a Master Vendor for Agency Nurses In place? No
9. If you have a Master Vendor in place, how many hours of work for Nursing have been booked outside of your Master Vendor arrangement in the past 6 months?
10. If you have a Master Vendor in place, What % of bookings by your Master Vendor Provider are at the NHSI capped rates in the past 6 months? All under the agency contract are in capped rates.
11. What is your total £. off framework agency spend for Agency Nursing?
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