Arrangements for Trust Bank and Agency Locums

Response to this request is long overdue. By law, under all circumstances, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust should have responded by now (details). You can complain by requesting an internal review.

Dear London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust,

Do you have an agency service level agreement in place for Medical locums?

Which framework do you currently source staff under?

Which of the below arrangements do you currently have in place?
• Master Vendor
• Preferred supplier list
• No arrangement

What was your spend on medical locums for the last 3 financial years?

Do you have a bank for medical locums?

What value goes through your internal bank currently ?

Do you manage this on a system? If yes how much do you pay for this per annum or if per transaction please confirm?

Do you have any company that runs this for you? If yes how much do you pay for this per annum or if per transaction please confirm?

Yours faithfully,

Sarah James

FOI (LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST), London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Dear Ms James,

 

Thank you for your recent email to London North West University Healthcare
NHS Trust, which I can confirm is being treated as a FOI (Freedom of
Information) request.

 

Please note that our reference number for this request is 2029-19 (*please
quote this on all correspondence)

 

Should you have any further queries or information related to this
request, please do not hesitate in replying to this email.

 

Kind regards

 

FOI Team

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

[1][email address]

 

 

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FOI (LONDON NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST), London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

Dear Ms James,

 

FOI Ref: 2029-19 (*Please quote this reference number on all
correspondence)

 

Please find below the response to your Freedom of Information request to
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust.

 

I would like to take this opportunity to offer my apologies for the
unacceptable delay in this matter being formally responded to. 
Unfortunately, this delay appears to be owing to an administrative error,
and recent change in staffing, which has caused unnecessary delays in this
matter being formally responded to.  Please be assured that staff have
been reminded that such errors are unacceptable, and highlighted the
importance in ensuring that such issues do not reoccur.

 

You may re-use this information (except for logos) under the terms of the
Open Government Licence^1.  If you would prefer to receive the information
in an alternative electronic format, please let us know.

 

Please let us know if you require more details or further clarification. 
You can find out more about the Trust and our publication scheme at our
website^2.

 

I am now in a position to respond to your noted questions/query as
follows;

 

Do you have an agency service level agreement in place for Medical locums?

 

                Yes

 

Which framework do you currently source staff under?

 

CPP/LPP

 

Which of the below arrangements do you currently have in place?

 

Master Vendor

 

What was your spend on medical locums for the last 3 financial years?

 

£21,553 (Total)

 

Do you have a bank for medical locums?

 

Yes

 

What value goes through your internal bank currently ?

 

£17,842

 

Do you manage this on a system? If yes how much do you pay for this per
annum or if per transaction please confirm?

 

£10 per transaction

 

Do you have any company that runs this for you? If yes how much do you pay
for this per annum or if per transaction please confirm?

 

No

 

I hope this information helps, however, should you be dissatisfied with
our response, please use our FOI review process by contacting
[1][email address] or writing to:

 

Information Governance Manager (FOI Review)

Information Governance

Northwick Park Hospital

P Block

Watford Road

Harrow

HA1 3UJ

 

Please be aware that reviews will not be conducted via public forum, and
we will require your name and contact address in order to respond.

 

If you remain dissatisfied after a review, you have the right under s50 of
the Act to apply to the Information Commissioner’s Office for a decision.

 

Further details about this and the Act can be found on their website^3.

 

^1 Either version 3 or, at your discretion, any later version –
[2]http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/o...

^2 [3]https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk/about-us/freedom...

^3 [4]http://www.ico.org.uk

 

FOI Team

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

[5][email address]

 

 

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