Freedom of Information Request – Ref: 340-2025
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.
You asked:
1. Does your organisation engage a Neutral Vend or Master Vend agency supplier for:
a) Medical
Name of the NV or MV agency supplier
Expiry date of contract with the NV or MV agency supplier?
Our response:
ID Medical
05/09/26
You asked:
Does your organisation engage a Neutral Vend or Master Vend agency supplier for:
b. Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)
Name of the NV or MV agency supplier –
Expiry date of contract with the NV or MV agency supplier
Our response:
ID Medical
05/09/26
You asked:
Does your organisation engage a Neutral Vend or Master Vend agency supplier for:
c. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical (NMNC)
Name of the NV or MV agency supplier
Expiry date of contract with the NV or MV agency supplier
Our response:
ID Medical
05/09/26
You asked:
Does your organisation engage a Neutral Vend or Master Vend agency supplier for:
d. Nursing
Name of the NV or MV agency supplier
Expiry date of contract with the NV or MV agency supplier
Our response:
ID Medical
05/09/26
You asked:
2. Does your organisation utilise a Direct Engagement (DE) supplier for:
a. Medical
Name of the DE provider
Expiry date of contract with the DE provider
% of DE currently achieved
Our response:
The Trust does not utilise a Direct Engagement (DE) supplier for medical
You asked:
Does your organisation utilise a Direct Engagement (DE) supplier for:
b. Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)
Name of the DE provider
Expiry date of contract with the DE provider
% of DE currently achieved
Our response:
The Trust does not utilise a Direct Engagement (DE) supplier for AHPs
You asked:
Does your organisation utilise a Direct Engagement (DE) supplier for:
c. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical (NMNC)
Name of the DE provider
Expiry date of contract with the DE provider
% of DE currently achieved
Our response:
The Trust does not utilise a Direct Engagement (DE) supplier for NMNC
You asked:
3. For the most recent Financial Year you have available please can you supply the spend figures on temporary agency staffing (worker pay & agency commission only) for:
a. Medical
b. Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)
c. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical (NMNC)
d. Nursing
Our response:
| Question 3 | Total Spend 23/24 | |
| a | Medical | 1,844,514 |
| b | Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) | 185,923 |
| c | Non-Medical, Non-Clinical (NMNC) | 17,198 |
| d | Nursing | 3,494,679 |
You asked:
4. For the most recent financial year you have available please can you supply the number of hours worked by temporary agency workers for:
a. Medical
Our response:
2661
b. Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)
Our response:
4053
c. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical (NMNC)
Our response:
0
d. Nursing
Our response:
34,918
You asked:
5. Where a contract is in place for the provision of a Neutral Vend, Master Vend and/or a Direct Engagement supplier, please can you advise who the lead contact or responsible officer within the organisation is for this contract?
Our response:
Job title: Head of Managed Services
Name and email: Having carried out a public interest test, we apply the exemption, S(2) 36 – prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs.
You asked:
6. Alternatively please can you advise who is responsible for temporary agency staffing at the organisation across the following departments:
Our response:
Workforce Lead:
Name: Andrew Collins-Mills
Job Title: Associate Director Workforce Systems, Planning & Temporary Staffing
Procurement Lead:
Name: Andrew Collins-Mills
Job Title: Associate Director Workforce Systems, Planning & Temporary Staffing
Finance Lead:
Name: Having carried out a public interest test, we apply the exemption, S(2) 36 – prejudice to effective conduct of public affairs.
Job Title: Management Accountant
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.