Agency spend
Dear University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust,
1. Can you confirm names of all off framework agencies supplying into the trust directly for nursing staff , specifically theatre staff.
a. With the above information, can this be broken down by
• Volume of supply (per month for the last 6 months)
• Total trust spend per agency (per month for the last 6 months)
2. Please can you confirm how many nursing and theatre shifts have been released/allocated to off framework agencies within the last 6 months
3. Please can you confirm how many nursing and theatre shifts have been filled by off framework agencies within the last 6 months
4. For a 6 month period, can you confirm the average charge rate per hour for Band 5 Nursing agency staff across:
5. can you confirm the highest agency nurse hourly charge rate, and their speciality?
6. For a 6 month period, can you confirm the average charge rate per hour Theatres Staff agency staff across:
Week Days:
Night Shift/Saturday shifts:
Sunday shift/Bank Holiday:
broken down into, Scrub Nurse, ODP, Theatre nurse
Yours faithfully,
George Martin
University Hospital
Clifford Bridge Road
Walsgrave
Coventry
CV2 2DX
Direct Line: 024 76968771
www.uhcw.nhs.uk
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Date: 28th November 2022
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Dear Requester
We write further to your request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act received 6th September 2022. We have set out your
request, together with our response below.
1. Can you confirm names of all off framework agencies supplying into the
trust directly for nursing staff , specifically theatre staff.
Nutrix, MedGen & Thornbury
a. With the above information, can this be broken down by
• Volume of supply (per month for the last 6 months)
• Total trust spend per agency (per month for the last 6 months)
Please see attachment
2. A) Please Table 1 – Requested Shift for Band 5Nurse
Count of Request Grade Month
Agency Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Grand Total
MedGen 17 0 0 0 0 0 17
Nutrix Personnel 21 0 0 1 0 0 22
Grand Total 38 0 0 1 0 0 39
B) Table 2 – Booked Shift for Band 5 Nurse
Count of Booked Grade Month
Agency Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Grand Total
MedGen 13 0 0 0 0 0 13
Nutrix Personnel 15 0 0 0 1 0 16
Grand Total 28 0 0 0 1 0 29
• Total trust spend per agency (per month for the last 6 months)
2. Please can you confirm how many nursing and theatre shifts have been
released/allocated to off framework agencies within the last 6 months
Please see table 1
3. Please can you confirm how many nursing and theatre shifts have been
filled by off framework agencies within the last 6 months
Please see table 2
4. For a 6 month period, can you confirm the average charge rate per hour
for Band 5 Nursing agency staff across:
RN Band 5 Rate Day Rate Night / Saturday Sunday / Bank Holiday
Rate £31.58 £36.72 £45.21
5. can you confirm the highest agency nurse hourly charge rate, and their
speciality?
Hourly Rates Days Nights Saturdays Sundays
Rate £65.81 £70.88 £81.00 £81.00
6. For a 6 month period, can you confirm the average charge rate per hour
Theatres Staff agency staff across:
Week Days:
Night Shift/Saturday shifts:
Sunday shift/Bank Holiday:
broken down into, Scrub Nurse, ODP, Theatre nurse
Theatre staff Day Rate Night / Saturday Sunday / Bank Holiday
Rate £31.58 £36.72 £45.21
ODP Day Rate Night / Saturday Sunday / Bank Holiday
Rate 35.44 40.5 45.56
As we have provided the information that we do hold your request is now
closed. We trust that this is satisfactory but if you are dissatisfied
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should be addressed to: David Walsh, Director of Corporate Affairs,
University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Clifford Bridge
Road, Coventry CV2 2DX.
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Yours sincerely
Andrea Phillips
FOI & Access to Health Records Manager
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