Monday 01 December 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8813
Date Request Received: 01/08/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 18/08/2025 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Temporary staffing within the trust
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I would like to request the following information relating to temporary staffing within the trust, covering the following staff groups: Community Psychiatric Nurses (CPNs) Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMNs) Registered General Nurses (RGNs) Occupational Therapists (OTs) Pharmacists Agency Spend Please provide the total agency spend for the last full financial year (or the most recent available 12-month period) for each of the above staff groups. | |
| Answer To Question 1: This information is available on the Trust website. https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/about-us/ Under Freedom of Information . | |
| Question Number 2: Agency Hourly Charge Rates Community Psychiatric Nurses (CPNs) Registered Mental Health Nurses (RMNs) Registered General Nurses (RGNs) Occupational Therapists (OTs) Pharmacists For each staff group, please provide the following: The average hourly charge rate paid to agencies The highest hourly charge rate paid The lowest hourly charge rate paid | |
| Answer To Question 2: Question 2. Registered nurse and Registered Mental Health Nurse Day Rate Saturday/ Night Sun/BH £24.06 £31.29 £38.51 Pharmacist Lowest rate - £41.01 Highest rate - £49.96 Average rate – £43.70 OT Lowest rate - £30.08 Highest rate - £45.45 Average rate – £36.95 CPNS – N/A | |
| Question Number 3: – Agency Supply and PSL Structure a. Please list the recruitment agencies currently supplying the Trust for these staff groups. b. Please confirm which agencies are on your Preferred Supplier List (PSL). c. Please outline how your PSL operates, including: Whether it is tiered Which agencies are on which tiers | |
| Answer To Question 3: A. Care Managers National Locums DayWebster Onecall Evergood Profad Care HG Health Total Assist ID Medical Vivid Healthcare Locum Vision Yourworld Medecho Nutrix Medlocums Thornbury Medsol B. Care Managers National Locums DayWebster Onecall Evergood Profad Care HG Health Total Assist ID Medical Vivid Healthcare Locum Vision Yourworld Medecho Medlocums Medsol C. PSL are all at cap rates (Not tiered) | |
| Question Number 4: Breakdown of Agency Spend and Hours Worked For each recruitment agency supplying staff, please provide: The total spend with that agency in the last full financial year (or most recent 12-month period) The total number of hours worked by agency staff from that supplier during the same period | |
| Answer To Question 4: We do not report on spend by individual agencies. Total agency hours worked Care Managers 5.5 Hrs DayWebster 1405 hrs Evergood 8405.5 hrs HG Health 772.5 hrs ID Medical 6359 hrs Locum Vision 304.5 hrs Medecho 7372 hrs Medlocums 2362.5 hrs Medsol 660 hrs National Locums 5970.5 hrs Onecall 11498 hrs Total Assist 1366 hrs Vivid Healthcare 536 hrs Yourworld 8407 hrs Nutrix 234 hrs Thornbury 300 hrs | |
| Question Number 5: Bank Staffing a. Please provide the total spend on internal bank staff for the last full financial year, broken down by the above staff groups. b. Please provide the average hourly rate paid to bank workers in each group. | |
| Answer To Question 5: a) This information is available on the Trust website. https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/about-us/ Under Freedom of Information . b) Due to expenditure accruals at start and end of the financial year we are unable to calculate the average hourly rate paid to employees. However, bank staff are paid on the Agenda for Change payscale and details of pay points for different bands are publicly available. | |
| Question Number 6: Internal Temporary Staffing Team Please confirm the annual cost of running the internal temporary staffing/recruitment team, including salaries, overheads, and any relevant platform/technology costs. | |
| Answer To Question 6: In 24-25 the cost of temporary staffing services admin, including a 30% allowance for overheads was £208k. It is not possible to disaggregate technology costs, which are recorded elsewhere in the Trust. | |
| Question Number 7: NHSP Spend Please confirm the total spend with NHS Professionals (NHSP) for the last full financial year (or most recent 12 months). | |
| Answer To Question 7: N/A | |
| Question Number 8: Staff Bank Contact Details Please confirm the email address and name of the individual responsible for onboarding framework agencies providing cost saving solutions. | |
| Answer To Question 8: Procurement are responsible for onboarding agencies (we are not currently onboarding) sft.temporarystaffing@nhs.net | |
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