Bank Workforce & VMS Arrangements

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Dear Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

In relation to your Healthcare Agency supply of Temporary Workers could you please provide the answers to the following questions in the below table:
1. Do you have a Master Vendor or Neutral Vendor arrangement in place?
2. If yes, who is your current Master Vendor or Neutral Vendor Provider and which disciplines do they supply?
3. What fill rates are achieved with your Master Vendor or Neutral Vendor Provider in the various disciplines?
4. Are you charged a fee for the service and if so, what is the cost?
5. What is the expiry date for your current contract/contracts?

Staffing Provision MV or NV Provider Fill Rates % Service Fee Contract Expiry Date
General Nursing
Theatres (Nursing)
Healthcare Assistants
RMN’s (Where applicable)
Doctors (All specialisms)
Non-Medical, Non-Clinical
ENP/ANP

In relation to your Bank workforce expenditure please could you provide answers to the following questions:
1. Do you use any external/3rd parties to manage your bank workforce?
2. If so, please provide the name of the provider and contract start and end dates.
3. Which bank software do you use and how long are you in contract with them?
Please can you ensure that responses are replied to in line with the governance of freedom of information requests.

Thank you very much for your time and effort.

Yours faithfully,

Rhiannon Andrews

PUBLICATIONSCHEMEOFFICER (BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Our ref: FOI/03987
 
Dear Ms Andrews
 
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Mark Robbins
Information Rights Assistant
Information Governance Department
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
 
 
 
 
 

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PUBLICATIONSCHEMEOFFICER (BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Ms Andrews.
 
Please accept My apologies if there has been any delay in our replying
under this very difficult time and find attached our response to your
recent FOI request.
 
Kind regards
Mark Robbins
 
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Whinney Heys Road | Blackpool | Lancashire | FY3 8NR
 
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