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Dear NHS Business Services Authority,

Which agencies have you used within the last 12 months and how many staff have you recruited via agencies in the past 12 months.

Yours faithfully,

Karen Fairbanks

FOIREQUESTS, Nhsbsa (NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY),

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Dear Karen Fairbanks

Thank you for your request for information.

 

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Chris Dunn

Information Governance Specialist

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FOIREQUESTS, Nhsbsa (NHS BUSINESS SERVICES AUTHORITY),

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Dear Ms Fairbanks

 

Thank you for your request for information about the following:

 

‘Which agencies have you used within the last 12 months and how many staff
have you recruited via agencies in the past 12 months.’

 

Your request was received on 19 February 2020 and I am dealing with it
under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

 

Response

 

The NHSBSA currently has a Contingent Labor Contract in place known as PSR
framework and is used to resource non-permanent staff i.e. Contractors,
Consultants, Agency staff.

Since 1 February 2019 to 1 February 2020 the NHSBSA had 79 non-permanent
staff.

Agencies used:

·         Acuity Business Solutions Ltd

·         Alexander Mann Solutions

·         Brookstreet

·         Nigel Wright Employment Services

·         Northern Recruitment Group Ltd

·         Opencast Software Europe Limited 

·         Fylde Office Service Bureau Ltd

·         Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd

·         Michelle Simpson HR Recruitment Ltd

·         Sellick Partnership Ltd

·         Reed In Partnership

·         Michael Page International Recruitment Ltd

 

Please note that this response will be published on our Freedom of
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Your personal details will be removed from the published response.

 

The information supplied to you continues to be protected by the
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 and is subject to NHSBSA
copyright. This information is licenced under the terms of the Open
Government Licence detailed at:

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Should you wish to re-use the information you must include the following
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to be protected by the copyright of the person, or organisation, from
which the information originated.  Please obtain their permission before
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please write within 40 working days of the date of this response to:

 

Chris Gooday

Information Governance Manager

NHS Business Services Authority

Stella House

Goldcrest Way

Newburn Riverside Business Park

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 8NY

 

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Regards

 

Chris Dunn

Information Governance Specialist

Security and Information Governance
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