Thursday 25 April 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_6590
Date Request Received: 18/05/2022 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 15/06/2022 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: Temporary Workforce Services in the Trust
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Do the NHS Organisation have a Master Vend or Neutral Vend arrangement in place for sourcing agency staff? This question is broken down into staff groups below. Please provide the suppliers name as well as the contract expiry (Month/Year). i. Medical / Dental ii. Allied Health Professionals / Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical iii. Nursing and Midwifery iv. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical | |
| Answer To Question 1: i. and ii. Neutral Vend via Plus Us, due to expire 31 May 2023 iii and iv - Non | |
| Question Number 2: Does the NHS Organisation have a staff Bank provider? If so, please name the provider and staff groups covered. Please note, where the Bank service is being provided in-house, but utilising 3rd party technology platform, please list the provider’s name. | |
| Answer To Question 2: In-house Allocate is the platform - the Trust use Healthroster and Bank staff in the Temporary Staffing Department | |
| Question Number 3: Do the NHS Organisation have a Direct Engagement provider in place? i. If so, what is the name of the Direct Engagement provider? ii. If a Direct Engagement provider is currently in place, when does this contract end? iii. When this contract ends, are the NHS Organisation looking to undertake a procurement exercise and go to market, as opposed to an automatic extension? (Yes / No) iv. If a Direct Engagement provider is currently in place, please provide a ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ by the below staff groups if they are currently captured under the model: Medical & Dental Allied Health Professionals / Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Non-Medical, Non-Clinical | |
| Answer To Question 3: i. Yes - Plus-US ii. 31 May 2023 iii. Yes iv. Medical and Dental - Yes, Allied Health Professional/Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical - Yes, Non-Medical, Non Clinical - No | |
| Question Number 4: Please provide 21/22 Full Financial Year agency spend figures across each of the below staff groups: Doctors Nurses & HCA’s AHP/HSS Non-Medical, Non-Clinical | |
| Answer To Question 4: See attached spreadsheet - FOI 6590 To accompany this answer to question 4 please also see the documents listed below:  FOI 6590.xlsx | |
| Question Number 5: Please provide 21/22 Full Financial Year bank spend figures across each of the below staff groups: Doctors Nurses & HCA’s AHP/HSS Non-Medical, Non-Clinical | |
| Answer To Question 5: See attached spreadsheet FOI 6590 re Q4 above | |
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