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Freedom of Information request 450-2023

Response published: 2 March 2025

FOI Request

I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, details in respect to the information below: 1. Do you currently receive a neutral vendor managed service, or master vendor managed service, for the supply of temporary agency staff? Please provide the following information for each staffing group. If there is no service provider, please state this. i. Medical / Dental - Name of the managed service provider? - Are they a neutral vendor or master vendor? - Expiry date of contract with the managed service provider? ii. Allied Health Professionals AHPs. / Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical - Name of the managed service provider? - Are they a neutral vendor or master vendor? - Expiry date of contract with the managed service provider? iii. Nursing and Midwifery / Healthcare Assistants HCAs. - Name of the managed service provider? - Are they a neutral vendor or master vendor? - Expiry date of contract with the managed service provider? iv. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical NMNC. - Name of the managed service provider? - Are they a neutral vendor or master vendor? - Expiry date of contract with the managed service provider? 2. Do you currently have a direct engagement DE. provider in place, for VAT reclaim on agency spend? Please provide the following information for each staffing group. If there is no service provider, please state this. i. Medical / Dental - Name of the DE provider? - Expiry date of contract with the managed service provider? ii. Allied Health Professionals AHPs. / Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical - Name of the DE provider? - Expiry date of contract with the managed service provider? iii. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical NMNC. - Name of the DE provider? - Expiry date of contract with the managed service provider? 3. Please can you provide 2022 full calendar year 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022. spend figures on temporary agency staff agency throughput.? If this is unavailable, please provide figures for FY 21/22. Please provide the following information for each staffing group. If there is no agency spend, please state this. i. Medical / Dental - 2022 spend on temporary agency staff excluding VAT.? ii. Allied Health Professionals AHPs. / Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical - 2022 spend on temporary agency staff excluding VAT.? iii. Nursing and Midwifery / Healthcare Assistants HCAs. - 2022 spend on temporary agency staff excluding VAT.? iv. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical NMNC. - 2022 spend on temporary agency staff excluding VAT.? 4. Please can you provide the name of the person who looks after temporary agency staffing at the Trust? Please provide the following information for each staffing group. If multiple people lead this from different departments, please give the details of each person. i. Medical / Dental - Name - Job Title - Department ii. Allied Health Professionals AHPs. / Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical - Name - Job Title - Department iii. Nursing and Midwifery / Healthcare Assistants HCAs. - Name - Job Title - Department iv. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical NMNC. - Name - Job Title - Department 5. Please can you provide the name of the person who leads temporary agency staffing at ICS level? Please provide the following information for each staffing group. If multiple people lead this from different departments at ICS level, please give the details of each person. i. Medical / Dental - Name - Job Title - Department ii. Allied Health Professionals AHPs. / Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical - Name - Job Title - Department iii. Nursing and Midwifery / Healthcare Assistants HCAs. - Name - Job Title - Department iv. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical NMNC. - Name - Job Title - Department

FOI Response

Dear Thomas, Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 450-2023
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
1. Do you currently receive a neutral vendor managed service, or master vendor managed service, for the supply of temporary agency staff?
Please provide the following information for each staffing group. If there is no service provider, please state this.
ID Medical provide a managed agency service for the whole of the Trust, it is a rolling contract.
2. Do you currently have a direct engagement DE. provider in place, for VAT reclaim on agency spend?
Please provide the following information for each staffing group. If there is no service provider, please state this.
No
3. Please can you provide 2022 full calendar year 01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022. spend figures on temporary agency staff agency throughput.? If this is unavailable, please provide figures for FY 21/22.
Please provide the following information for each staffing group. If there is no agency spend, please state this.
01/01/2022 – 31/12/2022 – currently not available
01/01/2021 – 31/12/2021 – unable to give exact figures as the Trust changed to one rostering system during 2021 and not all data is available.
4. Please can you provide the name of the person who looks after temporary agency staffing at the Trust?
Information cannot be provided.
5. Please can you provide the name of the person who leads temporary agency staffing at ICS level?
Information cannot be provided.