FOI Request – 367
1) What contractual relationships are in place for supplying agency nurses and who is responsible for
managing them?
Contractual arrangements for the supply of agency nurses are under the national agency
supply frameworks. These arrangements are managed through NHS Hertfordshire
Procurement and managed as operated as preferred supplier lists at the Luton and
Bedford sites.
2) How many agencies are used to supply agency nurses?
26 (Bedford Hospital Site)
35 (L&D Site)
3) Of these agencies, how many are off framework – please list them?
None
4) Over the past 6-months, how many shifts have been filled via an off framework agency?
None
5) Who is your highest paid agency nurse, what is their speciality and their hourly charge?
Oncology - £40.55 per hour (Bedford Hospital Site)
RMN - £22.55 per hour (L&D Site)
6) Please outline your spend per agency, broken down by grade and speciality of nurse over the past 6-
months’?
All figures provided for the total Agency spend; the Trust is unable to break this down further by
band/speciality as the information is not held.
Agency
Band 6
Agency
Band 6
SWIIS UK LTD
£843,061
MedicsPro Ltd
£19,175
DRC Locums Ltd
£460,821
Greys Specialist Recruitment
£17,689
Limited
YWN Ltd Your World Nursing
£312,729
Total Assist Nursing Ltd
£16,930
Cromwell Medical Staffing
£284,800
MSI Recruitment
£12,893
Day Webster Ltd
£195,361
Pertemps Network Medical Ltd
£9,443
ID Group Ltd Medical
£133,581
Enferm Medical Ltd
£6,736
Globe Locums Limited
£122,385
National Locums Limited
£3,339
Pulse
£58,597
Just Recruit Group
£2,700
Total Assist Recruitment Ltd
£47,731
Your World Nursing Ltd
£2,262
Hays Healthcare Ltd
£32,372
Interact Nursing
£1,297
Locum Placement Group
£20,060
Vanguard Healthcare Solutions
£81
Mylocum Ltd
£19,693
TOTAL
£2,623,735
** General Nursing/Midwifery – April Cap rate so charge rates are set the same for all 26 agencies.