Request for information
Dear Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust,
1) In the last 60 days how many times have your Trust utilised Thornbury Nursing Services for agency nurses?
2) Which wards or departments were these TNS requests for?
3) How many long term lines of work or block bookings are currently being supplied by off framework suppliers?
4) Which wards and departments are utilising off contract agencies on lines of work or block bookings?
5) Which off Framework suppliers are currently supplying your Trust with agency nurses?
Yours faithfully,
Daniel Robinson
Dear Mr Robinson
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST Ref: 6579
Thank you for your request for information as detailed below (if I have
misunderstood any part of your request, please let me know as soon as
possible, otherwise I shall continue to retrieve the information as
outlined):
1) In the last 60 days how many times have your Trust utilised
Thornbury Nursing Services for agency nurses?
2) Which wards or departments were these TNS requests for?
3) How many long term lines of work or block bookings are currently
being supplied by off framework suppliers?
4) Which wards and departments are utilising off contract agencies on
lines of work or block bookings?
5) Which off Framework suppliers are currently supplying your Trust
with agency nurses?
Your request was received on 29^th May 2019 and I am dealing with it under
the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case I will
let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before I will proceed to deal with your request.
You will receive the information requested within 20 working days unless
the Royal Cornwall Hospital does not hold the information or there is a
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Yours sincerely
Jemma Dunstan
Information Governance Team
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Dear Mr Robinson
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST Ref: 6579
Your request for information has now been considered and the response is
attached.
If you have any queries or concerns then please do not hesitate to contact
me (please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications).
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of our decision,
you should write to the Information Governance Manager, 2nd Floor
Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3LJ or
e-mail [2][Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust request email]
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint or review, you
may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision.
Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the
complaints procedure provided by the Royal Cornwall Hospital.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113 or 01625 54 57 45
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Yours sincerely
Jemma Dunstan
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