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Freedom of Information request 338-2022

Response published: 12 July 2023

FOI Request

1.a. Who is the head of procurement at this trust and who is responsible for approving Nursing agency usage? b. Secondly, who is the temporary / flexible staffing lead responsible for the management of this service? 2. Please can you provide the contact number and email address in relation to both question 1 a. and b. 3. Have you used Off-framework nursing agency staff in the last 3 months at this trust? 4. How much was your Off-Framework agency spend for each of the following staff groups between August 2022 – October 2022 a. RGN’s b. Registered Midwives c. RMN d. Specialist RN ITU. e. Specialist RN A&E. 5. Following the same breakdown of staff groups in Question 3, how many Off-framework shifts have been unfilled between August 2022 – October 2022?

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 330-2022
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1.a. Who is the head of procurement at this trust and who is responsible for approving Nursing agency usage? Information can not be provided.
b. Secondly, who is the temporary / flexible staffing lead responsible for the management of this service?
Information can not be provided.
2. Please can you provide the contact number and email address in relation to both question 1 a. and b.
Information can not be provided.
3. Have you used Off-framework nursing agency staff in the last 3 months at this trust?
Yes
4. How much was your Off-Framework agency spend for each of the following staff groups between August 2022 – October 2022 a. RGN’s b. Registered Midwives c. RMN d. Specialist RN ITU. e. Specialist RN A&E. We can not distinguish the different staff groups but our Registered Nursing spend was £1,069,765 including accruals
Aug-22 Sep-22 Oct-22
400,542 380,214 289,009
5. Following the same breakdown of staff groups in Question 3, how many Off-framework shifts have been unfilled between August 2022 – October 2022?
971