Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 263-2024
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. From September to November 2024 please confirm how many Nursing shifts were sent out to agencies to fill (per month), for Band 2, Band 3, Band 5 and Band 6 by discipline ( e.g. General, Critical, RMN, CPN etc)
Our response:
| September | October | November |
| Band 2 – 21 shifts | Band 2 – 4 shifts | Band 2 – 6 shifts |
| Band 3 – 348 shifts | Band 3 – 279 shifts | Band 3 – 329 shifts |
| Band 5 RN – 136 shifts | Band 5 RN – 111 shifts | Band 5 RN – 87 shifts |
| Band 5 RMN – 117 shifts | Band 5 RMN – 107 shifts | Band 5 RMN – 146 shifts |
| Band 5 para – 8 shifts | Band 5 para – 3 shifts | Band 6 physio – 20 shifts |
| Band 5 RNLD – 6 shifts | Band 5 RNLD – 4 shifts | Band 6 RMN – 57 shifts |
| Band 5 RSW – 21 shifts | Band 5 RSW | Band 6 RN – 44 shifts |
| Band 5 theatre tech – 1 shifts | Band 6 CMHN – 23 shifts | Band 6 RSW – 16 shifts |
| Band 6 CMHN – 41 shifts | Band 6 OT – 17 shifts | |
| Band 6 OT – 12 shifts | Band 6 para – 1 shifts | |
| Band 6 RMN – 35 shifts | Band 6 RMN – 50 shifts | |
| Band 6 RN – 61 shifts | Band 6 RN – 98 shifts | |
| Band 6 RSW – 14 shifts |
You asked:
2. Please confirm how many of these Nursing shifts (above) were filled by agencies per month (broken down per agency).
Our response:
| September | October | November |
| ID Medical – 729 shifts | ID Medical – 693 shifts | ID Medical – 720 shifts |
| Thornbury – 73 shifts | Thornbury – 66 shifts | Thornbury – 68 shifts |
You asked:
3. Please confirm how many of these Nursing shifts went unfilled (per month), for Band 2, Band 3, Band 5 and Band 6 by discipline
Our response:
| September | October | November |
| Band 2 – 1 shift | Band 2 – 2 shifts | Band 2 – 4 shifts |
| Band 3 – 92 shifts | Band 3 – 56 shifts | Band 3 – 83 shifts |
| Band 5 – 31 shifts | Band 5 – 35 shifts | Band 5 – 45 shifts |
| Band 6 – 20 shifts | Band 6 – 16 shifts | Band 6 – 8 shifts |
You asked:
4. Please confirm how many shifts from September to November 2024 were filled by non-framework agencies by all disciplines and month.
Our response:
| September | October | November |
| Band 2 – 1 shift | Band 2 – 1 shift | Band 2 – 0 shifts |
| Band 3 – 55 shifts | Band 3 – 38 shifts | Band 3 – 39 shifts |
| Band 5 – 17 shifts | Band 5 – 23 shifts | Band 5 – 29 shifts |
| Band 6 – 0 shifts | Band 6 – 2 shifts | Band 6 – 0 shifts |
You asked:
5. Please confirm the charge rates agreed for any non-framework spend from September to November 2024
Our response:
| TNS | Monday to Friday 8am – 2pm | Monday to Thursday 2pm – 8am | Monday to Thursday 2pm – 8am |
| HCA | 37.4 | 51.64 | 55.33 |
| HCA specialist | 46.45 | 58.45 | 64.45 |
| RN gen | 64.3 | 80.65 | 84.87 |
| RN specialist | 77.49 | 96.48 | 103.86 |
| In charge | 86.45 | 104.95 | 111.95 |
| Day Monday – Friday 8am – 8pm | Night Monday – Thursday 8pm – 8am | Weekend Friday 8pm – Monday 8am | |
| ANP/ENP | 114.95 | 128.45 | 134.45 |
You asked:
6. Please confirm if you have a PSL for the supply of Nursing staff?
Our response:
ID Medical
You asked:
7. Please confirm the number of AHP/HSS vacancies sent out to agency from September to November 2024 (split by discipline)
Our response:
Zero
You asked:
8. Please confirm if you have a PSL for the supply of AHP/HSS staff?
Our response:
Not applicable
You asked:
9. Please provide the central phone number and generic email address for your temporary staffing office (s) for Nursing and AHP/HSS?
Our response:
0300 421 8444 / tempstaff@ghc.nhs.uk
Next steps:
Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:
Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk
If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.