Friday 02 May 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8608
Date Request Received: 23/04/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 28/04/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Direct Engagement Model and Technology Platform
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000: What technology platform does the Trust currently use to support its Direct Engagement (DE) model for the medical locum workforce? | |
| Answer To Question 1: ID Medical platform (Clarity). | |
| Question Number 2: What is the name of the platform provider? | |
| Answer To Question 2: ID Medical | |
| Question Number 3: What is the cost of the platform expressed as a percentage fee or pence per hour? | |
| Answer To Question 3: As the Direct Engagement model operates as a managed service, the fee we pay is an all-inclusive charge that covers all aspects of the provision. This includes not only the core delivery but also the supporting infrastructure, technology, compliance, and service management. As a result, it is not possible to isolate and express the specific cost of the platform separately, either as a percentage fee or as a pence-per-hour figure. | |
| Question Number 4: What staffing groups does the Trust include in its Direct Engagement (DE) model (e.g., medical, AHPs, clinical, non-clinical)? | |
| Answer To Question 4: All of the above groups. | |
| Question Number 5: What is the current uptake of the DE model within the Trust, specifically as a percentage or proportion of the total locum workforce? If any of this information is already available publicly, I would appreciate it if you could direct me to the appropriate webpage or document. | |
| Answer To Question 5: 80.38% | |
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