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Dear Gregory

Reference number: FOI 123 033

Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act.  Your request was received on 26^th April 2023. 

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to
being open and transparent in the delivery of services and management of
the Trust.  We endeavour to respond to requests within 20 working days. 
The Freedom of Information Team is, however, currently working through a
backlog of requests and experiencing unforeseen staffing issues.  We
apologise for any delay in responding to requests and ask that you bear
with us while we endeavour to get back on track.

Please can you refer to the reference number above in any future
correspondence with us regarding this Freedom of Information Request.

Kind regards

FOI Administrator

Dear Gregory Ratcliffe

Request FOI/506

Further to your request received on 26/04/2023, I confirm that the Trust
has now considered your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Request

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

Response

Kindly find attached file for response.

We are a mental health provider so all figures refer to mental health.  We
do not provide the other specialties listed.

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own purposes, including any non-commercial research you are doing and for
the purpose of news reporting. Any other re-use, for example commercial
publication, would require the permission of the copyright holder.

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Yours 

Abdullah

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