Agency
Dear Grampian Health Board,
1. What is the total Framework Agency spend solely for Nurses from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty, per banding.
2. What is the total Off-Framework Agency spend solely for Nurses from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty, per banding.
3. How many Framework Agencies have supplied solely for Nurses to the Trust from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide a full breakdown per specialty and by each recruitment agency by company name.
4. How many Off-Framework Agencies have supplied solely for Nurses to the Trust from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide a full breakdown per specialty and by each recruitment agency by company name.
5. How many requirements came out for the following specialties from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please break this down per month:
- Mental Health
6. In relation to question 5, please provide what the fill rate for those requirements was with Framework Agency workers against Trust Bank workers.
7. What contractual relationships are in place for supplying agency nurses, and who is responsible for managing them?
8. In relation to question 7, please can you provide me with the name, contact number, and email address of the person responsible for agreeing temporary nursing agency contracts for your Trust?
9. What are the average charge rates per banding for Framework Agency nurses from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide a breakdown by specialty.
10. What are the average charge rates per banding for Off-Framework Agency nurses from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide a breakdown by specialty.
11. What is the highest charge rate recorded for both Framework and Off-Framework Agency nurses from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide details on the specialty, banding, and any factors that contributed to this rate.
Yours faithfully,
Grant Scott
Dear Mr Scott
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
Thank you for your email dated 22 October 2024, requesting information
relating to agency spend on and off framework. We have recorded this
request and are currently processing it in accordance with the Freedom of
Information (Scotland) Act 2002.
A response to your request for information is due by 20 November 2024.
Please allow for delivery time.
We will contact you again in due course.
Best wishes,
Susie
Susie Nattrass
Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
NHS Grampian
Rosehill House
Cornhill Road
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZG
Phone: 01224 554983
[1][NHS Grampian request email]
My working hours are
Monday and Tuesday – 8am – 6pm
Wednesday and Thursday – 8am – 5pm
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Dear GRAM Foi,
I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to follow up on my Freedom of Information request, submitted on 23rd October.
As per the Freedom of Information Act 2000, a response is required within 20 working days from the date of receipt of the request. However, I have not yet received a response or any update regarding the progress of my request.
I would appreciate it if you could provide me with an update on the status of my request. If there are any issues or reasons for the delay, I kindly ask that you inform me as soon as possible. Additionally, I would like to remind you of the legal obligation to respond promptly and within the specified timeframe.
If no response is received within a reasonable time, I may need to escalate the matter to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your prompt response.
Yours sincerely,
Grant Scott
Dear Mr Scott,
My apologies for the delay with this request.
Please be advised that we are awaiting input from the service with this request. Colleagues are working on getting this data to you as soon as possible.
We will update you as soon as we are able.
I apologise for any inconvenience this has caused.
BW
Susie
Susie Nattrass
Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
NHS Grampian
Rosehill House
Cornhill Road
Aberdeen
AB25 2ZG
Phone: 01224 554983
[NHS Grampian request email]
My working hours are
Monday and Tuesday – 8am – 6pm
Wednesday and Thursday – 8am – 5pm
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