Freedom of Information request International Healthcare Recruitment

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 319-2024

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

1. Could you please provide the contact details for the procurement officer responsible for international recruitment within the trust? For Doctors, Nurses and AHP

Our response:

0300 421 8100

Having carried out a public interest test, we apply the exemption, S(2) 36 – prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs

You asked:

2. Outside of Procurement who is the Senior Officer Responsible for International Recruitment For Nurse, Doctors, AHP? and their contact details?

Our response:

Gabrielle Robinson, Recruitment Business Partner (Head of Service), 0300 421 8100

Having carried out a public interest test, we apply the exemption, S(2) 36 – prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs

You asked:

3. Additionally, what is the budget allocated for international recruitment for the financial year 2025/26 for Nurse, Doctors, AHP? Who is the responsible officer to allocate this budget?

Our response:

There is no budget currently allocated for international recruitment

You asked:

4. Current Vacancies at the trust per Specialty: General Nurse/ Mental Health Nurses/ AHP/ Doctors

Our response:

You asked:

5. During the financial year 2023/24, which international recruitment partners did the trust use, if any? Who are they planning to use for 2025/26? Who is the responsible officer who decides this?

Our response:

The Trust used ID Medical, Sanctuary and Charkos as international recruitment partners during the financial year 2023/24.

For 2025/2026 the Trust is not planning any international recruitment.

The responsibility of the decision is a combination between GHC Trust’s Procurement Manager and Recruitment Business Partner (Head of Service), however the Trust is required to use agencies that are registered via the NHS Employers agency framework.

You asked:

6. How many international Doctors/Nurse/AHP did the trust receive in the financial year 2023/24?

Our response:

9 nurses, 1 doctor

You asked:

7. What was the international recruitment spend Bifurgted by Doctors/Nurses/AHP by the trust for the financial year 23/24?

Our response:

The total spend in the financial year 23/24 was £225,053. The Trust does not record or report on information in a way that would enable us to provide a response to specific split details, but the majority is nurses, followed by doctors and then AHPs.

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.