Agency & Bank Nursing Spend
Dear Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust,
1) What is the total Framework Agency spend for Nurses from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty*, and by each recruitment agency (by company name).
2) What is the total Non-Framework Agency spend for Nurses from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty*, and by each recruitment agency (by company name).
3) What is the total Framework Agency spend for HCA’s from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty*, and by each recruitment agency (by company name).
4) What is the total Non-Framework Agency spend for HCA’s from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty*, and by each recruitment agency (by company name).
5) How many requirements (hours) were released to both Framework and Non-Framework Agencies for the period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023? Please provide a breakdown per calendar month and by speciality*.
6) What was the total hours filled by Framework and Non-Framework Agencies for the period 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023. Please break this down per agency (company name), per calendar month and by speciality*.
7) What was the total spend on Nurses and HCA’s on the Trusts' Bank, and the total spend on Framework Agency Nurses and HCA’s? Please provide a clear breakdown of total spend per fiscal year, per specialism*, per agency (by company name) for 2020, 2021 and 2022.
*For all above queries please include information for all specialisms/departments including:
• ITU/HDU
• Midwifery
• Paediatrics
• Neonates
• General Nursing
• Mental Health
• A&E
• Primary Care – ANP/ENP
• Community
• Theatres/ODP’s
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,
Gregory Ratcliffe
Dear Gregory,
Re: FOI request ref: F23/0060
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Freedom of Information Office
: [Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust request email]
+ Trust Headquarters, Health and Wellbeing Centre, Sandwell General
+ Hospital, Lyndon, West Bromwich B71 4HJ
Dear Gregory,
Re: FOI request ref: F23/0060
I write further to your Freedom of Information request.
Unfortunately due to staffing changes within the Trust’s Corporate Governance Department your Freedom of Information request has not been dealt with in a timely manner. As some time has passed since you submitted your request, I am writing to you to establish if you still require the information. If you would like your request to be actioned, please could you confirm this to me by return email by no later than 5pm on 19th October 2023. If I have not received a response from you by this date, I will mark your request as closed.
Once again, I apologise that your request was not dealt with in a timely manner.
Kind regards
Freedom of Information Office
: [Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust request email]
+ Trust Headquarters, Health and Wellbeing Centre, Sandwell General
+ Hospital, Lyndon, West Bromwich B71 4HJ
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