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Freedom of Information request 265-2023

Response published: 7 November 2023

FOI Request

Please could you answer the below questions in relation to Nursing on framework supply; 1. Please can you confirm how many shifts have been released/allocated to ON framework agencies within the last 60 days? 2. In the last 60 days which wards, or departments were these ON framework requests for? 3. Please can you confirm how many nursing shifts have been filled by ON framework agencies within the last 60 days? 4. How many long term lines of work or block bookings are currently being supplied by ON framework agencies? 5. Which ON framework agencies is the trust currently utilising for Nursing vacancies and what is the spend on these agencies year to date? 6. What is the average charge for both RMN’s and RGN’s from ON framework agencies? 7. Who at temporary staffing is responsible for onboarding new agencies and could you provide me with their contact details?

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 265-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Please can you confirm how many shifts have been released/allocated to ON framework agencies
within the last 60 days?
2359
2. In the last 60 days which wards, or departments were these ON framework requests for?
Abbey View Ward – Tewks Hosp
Abbey Ward – Wotton Lawn Hospital
Bed Management & Inpatient SC
Cashes Green – Stroud Hospital
Cheltenham Community Nursing
Chestnut Ward – Charlton Lane
Hospital
Coln Ward – Cirencester Hospital
Cotswold View Ward – North Cots
Hospital
Cotswolds Community – Nursing
Cotswolds Community –
Physiotherapy
Dean Ward – Wotton Lawn Hospital
Dental Specialist Service
ECT – Wotton Lawn Hospital
Forest Community – Physiotherapy
Forest Ward – Dilke Hospital
Greyfriars PICU – Wotton Lawn
Hospital
Jubilee Ward – Stroud Hospital
Kingsholm Ward – Wotton Lawn
Hospital
LD Berkeley House
Lydney Ward – Lydney Hospital
Medacs Agency – Wotton Lawn
MIiU – Cirencester Hospital
MIiU – North Cots Hospital
MIiU – Stroud Hospital
MIIU – Telephone Triage
MIiU – Tewkesbury Hospital
MIiU – Vale
Montpellier Ward – Wotton Lawn
Hospital
Mulberry Ward – Charlton Lane
Hospital
Peak View Ward – Vale Hospital
Priory Ward – Wotton Lawn Hospital
Recovery – Forest – Non-Rostered
Recovery – Gloucester – NonRostered
Recovery Tewkesbury – NonRostered
Rehab Inpatients – Honeybourne
Rehab Inpatients – Laurel House
Surgical – Stroud Hospital
Theatre – Tewkesbury
Therapies – North Cotswolds Hospital
Willow Ward – Charlton Lane Hospital
Windrush Ward – Cirencester
Hospital
3. Please can you confirm how many nursing shifts have been filled by ON framework agencies within
the last 60 days?
2185
4. How many long-term lines of work or block bookings are currently being supplied by ON framework
agencies?
Currently there are 11 long-terms of work/block bookings being supplied to this Trust.
5. Which ON framework agencies is the trust currently utilising for Nursing vacancies and what is the
spend on these agencies’ year to date?
ID Medical, MEDACS, £2,738,696 up to 10 Oct 23
6. What is the average charge for both RMN’s and RGN’s from ON framework agencies?
The average agreed rate across all phases is £43.43 per hour.
7. Who at temporary staffing is responsible for onboarding new agencies and could you provide me
with their contact details?
Under section 40 personal information exemption., there is no obligation to disclose staff personal
details.