Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 284-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
Section 1: Agency Nurse Expenditure
– Between 1st April 2023 and 31st October 2023, what did the Trust spend on Agency Nurses?
Clarification: Include all charges pay, agency fees, managed service fees, etc.. excluding VAT.
For Registered Nurses for 1st April 2023 and 31st October 2023 the Trust’s expenditure is £2,420,342.
This includes accruals and VAT were it is non-reclaimable
– What proportion of this was attributed to the services of a Managed Service Provider MSP. /
Neutral Vendor / Master Vendor and/or Technology Provider?
90%
Section 2: MSP & Tech
– Does the Trust have a Managed Service / MSP either Neutral Vendor, Master Vendor, or
otherwise. and/or technology for managing the supply of agency nurses?
Yes
– Please answer the following questions:
– Which company provides this solution?
ID Medical
Clarification: If there is more than one company involved, for example, if the tech/software is separate
from the service provision, please list all contracts that are in place. Other than where an agency is
providing managed services or tech, there is no need to list all of the nurse agencies involved in the
supply chain.
– Which Framework was this contract / were these contracts procured under?
Workforce Alliance
Please disclose the expiry dates. of the contracts.
5/9/26
– Please disclose the fee structure and cost of the above-mentioned provisions.
1% of all throughput
Clarification: Excluding all elements of nurse pay / the cost of agency nurses excluding the agency
commission charges, and excluding VAT.
– What was the average total cost paid by the Trust for a “Day Rate” Band 5 Agency Nurse
between 1st August – 31st October 2022?
£179.66
Clarification: Including pay and PAYE tax, NI, etc.., and agency fees. Exclude MSP / Tech fees and
VAT.
– What was the average total cost paid by the Trust for a “Day Rate” Band 5 Agency Nurse
between 1st August – 31st October 2023?
£193.85
Clarification: Including pay and PAYE tax, NI, etc.., and agency fees. Exclude MSP / Tech fees and
VAT.
– What was the maximum charge rate paid for a Band 5 Agency Nurse between 1st August 2023
and 31st October 2023?
£45.00
Clarification: Including pay and PAYE tax, NI, etc.., and agency fees. Exclude MSP / Tech fees and
VAT
Section 3: Accountable People
– Please provide the name, email address, telephone number, work mobile if applicable, and job
title of the person responsible on behalf of the Trust, for the management of the above-mentioned
contracts..
Under section 40 personal information exemption. there is no obligation to disclose staff personal
details.
– If different, please also provide the same details of the person or persons accountable for
delivering the Trust’s strategic objectives in relation to agency nurses.
Same as above