Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 415-2024
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
Section A: Total Agency Spend Per Job Category – Last 6 Months
1. In the period between 1st August 2023 and 31st January 2024, how much did the Trust spend on Agency Medical Locums including all locum grades, including locum pay, agency fees, on costs etc. – excluding only VAT. Please exclude the cost of any MSP fee managed service provider fee. where such arrangements mean that this is distinguishable from the agency fee.
2. In the period between 1st August 2023 and 31st January 2024, how much did the Trust spend on Agency Nurses including nurse pay, agency fees, on costs etc. – excluding only VAT. Please exclude the cost of any MSP fee managed service provider fee. where such arrangements mean that this is distinguishable from the agency fee. Please include all nursing bands, including band 2 HCAs. If possible, please break down the spend by banding.
3. In the period between 1st August 2023 and 31st January 2024, how much did the Trust spend on Agency AHP/HSS workers including all AHP.HSS job roles, including pay, agency fees, on costs etc. – excluding only VAT. Please exclude the cost of any MSP fee managed service provider fee. where such arrangements mean that this is distinguishable from the agency fee.
4. In the period between 1st August 2023 and 31st January 2024, how much did the Trust spend on Non-Medical / Non-Clinical NMNC. agency workers including all NMNC job roles, including pay, agency fees, on costs etc. – excluding only VAT. Please exclude the cost of any MSP fee managed service provider fee. where such arrangements mean that this is distinguishable from the agency fee.
Aug 2023 to Jan 2024 inclusive
Medical Agency 952,113
Nursing & HCA Agency 2,333,552
AHP/HSS workers 208,644
Other 0
3,494,309
Section B: Supporting Services Managed Services / Master Vendors / Neutral Vendors / Vendor Management Technology etc..
1.0. For each of the agency staffing categories mentioned above Medical Locums, Agency Nurses, AHP/HSS and NMNC., does the Trust utilise either a technology provision and/or the services of any type of managed service provider MSP., be it Master Vendor, Neutral Vendor, Managed Service or otherwise, in the course of managing the supply of Medical Locums? If yes to Section B – 1.0, please also answer 1.1 and 1.2: Yes 1.1: For each staff Category, please describe the solution in place – including a. the type of solution i.e. tech or managed services etc.., b. the company providing the service e.g. Medacs, Retinue, NHSP etc.., c. the cost charged for the solution e.g. 4% of agency spend, or [X] per timesheet hour], and d. the procurement Framework under which the solution is contracted e.g. CCS RM6161 or HTE TWS11 Lot 2b etc… MSP ID Medical – Workforce Alliance Framework RM6161 – MSP fee of 1% of all throughput – NonDirect Engagement – Direct Engagement fees at 3.5% of worker hourly pay throughput
1.2: For each of the solutions you’ve listed above, please state the contract expiry date. 5/9/2026
Section C: Procurement Activity and Associated Persons
1. Please advise whether the Trust is likely to undertake procurement activity in relation to any of the solution either that are already in place, or in order to put such a solution in place, in the next 12 months. No
2. Please provide the name, email address and telephone number, for the persons. involved in ‘buying’ such solutions. In case of the existing contracts mentioned above, please provide the details of the person who would take overall ownership of evaluating the contract renewal moving forward. Under section 40 personal information exemption. there is no obligation to disclose staff personal details.
FOI Request
Please disclose the following information pertaining to the Trust's use of agency workers nurses and medical locums etc.. within the 20 working days permitted under the Freedom of Information Act.
Section A: Total Agency Spend Per Job Category - Last 6 Months
1. In the period between 1st August 2023 and 31st January 2024, how much did the Trust spend on Agency Medical Locums including all locum grades, including locum pay, agency fees, on costs etc. - excluding only VAT. Please exclude the cost of any MSP fee managed service provider fee. where such arrangements mean that this is distinguishable from the agency fee.
2. In the period between 1st August 2023 and 31st January 2024, how much did the Trust spend on Agency Nurses including nurse pay, agency fees, on costs etc. - excluding only VAT. Please exclude the cost of any MSP fee managed service provider fee. where such arrangements mean that this is distinguishable from the agency fee. Please include all nursing bands, including band 2 HCAs. If possible, please break down the spend by banding.
3. In the period between 1st August 2023 and 31st January 2024, how much did the Trust spend on Agency AHP/HSS workers including all AHP.HSS job roles, including pay, agency fees, on costs etc. - excluding only VAT. Please exclude the cost of any MSP fee managed service provider fee. where such arrangements mean that this is distinguishable from the agency fee.
4. In the period between 1st August 2023 and 31st January 2024, how much did the Trust spend on Non-Medical / Non-Clinical NMNC. agency workers including all NMNC job roles, including pay, agency fees, on costs etc. - excluding only VAT. Please exclude the cost of any MSP fee managed service provider fee. where such arrangements mean that this is distinguishable from the agency fee.
Section B: Supporting Services Managed Services / Master Vendors / Neutral Vendors / Vendor Management Technology etc..
1.0. For each of the agency staffing categories mentioned above Medical Locums, Agency Nurses, AHP/HSS and NMNC., does the Trust utilise either a technology provision and/or the services of any type of managed service provider MSP., be it Master Vendor, Neutral Vendor, Managed Service or otherwise, in the course of managing the supply of Medical Locums?
If yes to Section B - 1.0, please also answer 1.1 and 1.2:
1.1: For each staff Category, please describe the solution in place - including a. the type of solution i.e. tech or managed services etc.., b. the company providing the service e.g. Medacs, Retinue, NHSP etc.., c. the cost charged for the solution e.g. 4% of agency spend, or [X] per timesheet hour], and d. the procurement Framework under which the solution is contracted e.g. CCS RM6161 or HTE TWS11 Lot 2b etc...
1.2: For each of the solutions you've listed above, please state the contract expiry date.
Section C: Procurement Activity and Associated Persons
1. Please advise whether the Trust is likely to undertake procurement activity in relation to any of the solution either that are already in place, or in order to put such a solution in place, in the next 12 months.
2. Please provide the name, email address and telephone number, for the persons. involved in 'buying' such solutions. In case of the existing contracts mentioned above, please provide the details of the person who would take overall ownership of evaluating the contract renewal moving forward.