Agency Breakdown 2021/2022

Corporate and Legal Affairs – Corporate and Committee Services

Our Reference: KR/FOI/46037

27 February 2023

Amber Watts

[FOI #953894 email]

Dear Amber Watts

Request for Information

Thank you for your request for information, as received by University
Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust on 23 February 2023. Within UHL NHS
Trust, Freedom of Information Act requests are managed centrally by the
Corporate and Committee Services Team.

The Trust will endeavour to provide a response within the required 20
working-day deadline from receipt. I will, of course, keep you informed
should this not prove possible for any reason. If we require any
clarification on your request, we will contact you as soon as possible.

All requesters are advised that the Trust may make a charge for providing
the information to them, to cover the cost of photocopying, postage and
packaging etc – I confirm that where these costs are below £5.00 in total,
no charge will be made. All requesters are also advised that there may
also be a charge payable to cover costs of locating the information they
have requested, as laid down in the Freedom of Information Act Regulations
published by the Government in December 2004. Naturally, if such a charge
is to be applied to your request, you will be informed as soon as
possible.

Yours sincerely,

Kate Rayns

Corporate and Committee Services Project Support

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

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From: Amber Watts <[FOI #953894 email]>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 10:07 AM
To: FOI - Freedom of Information <[University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Agency Breakdown 2021/2022

Dear University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust,

Please can you provide a breakdown of total temporary recruitment agency
spend from 2021/2022, broken down by department and agency in which
provided these services

If you have a managed service provider (MSP) in place for the provision
of temporary agency staff, please provide the following;

a. How was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary
staff let?

b. Who was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary
staff let to?

c. When did the contract to manage / provide the supply of temporary /
agency staff commence, how long does it run for and what is the end date?

Yours faithfully,

Amber Watts

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Corporate and Legal Affairs – Corporate and Committee Services

Our Reference: KR/FOI/46037

23 March 2023

Amber Watts

[FOI #953894 email]

Dear Amber Watts

Request for Information

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request, which was
received by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust on xx February
2023 and acknowledged on 27 February 2023. For information, the
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is one of the largest and
busiest NHS teaching Trusts in the country. We have nearly 17,000 staff
working across our three hospitals, the Leicester Royal Infirmary,
Glenfield Hospital and Leicester General Hospital, serving the 1.2 million
residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland, and a further two to
three million people from the rest of the UK who come to us for specialist
treatment. Excluding Alliance activity, during 2019/20 we treated
1,483,800 patients – that’s 4,054 patients each day.

Following consultation with colleagues from the Finance and Procurement
Directorate, I confirm that the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS
Trust holds information covered by your FOI request. In your Freedom of
Information Act request, you asked for the following information and the
Trust’s response is provided following each section of your request
below:-

Please can you provide a breakdown of total temporary recruitment agency
spend from 2021/2022, broken down by department and agency in which
provided these services

If you have a managed service provider (MSP) in place for the provision of
temporary agency staff, please provide the following;

a. How was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary
staff let?
Not applicable

b. Who was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary
staff let to?
Not applicable

c. When did the contract to manage / provide the supply of temporary /
agency staff commence, how long does it run for and what is the end date?
Not applicable

I hope that this response is helpful and provides you with the information
requested (where available). If you require any further assistance, please
do not hesitate to contact me. If you are dissatisfied with the Trust’s
response, you can contact the Director of Corporate and Legal Affairs
([email address]) to request a copy of UHL’s Freedom of
Information Act complaints procedure.

We must advise you that where we have provided information, we have done
so subject to the provisions of the Re-use of Public Sector Information
Regulations 2015. Accordingly, you must not re-use this information
without having the consent of the Trust. Where the Trust is prepared to
provide its consent then it may levy a charge for doing so. Should you
wish to re-use documents provided then you must make your request in
writing stating your name and your address for correspondence together
with the document that you wish to re-use and the purpose for which the
information is to be re-used.

In the event that you remain dissatisfied with the way in which the Trust
has handled any complaint that you may wish to make, we would advise you
of your right to complain to the Information Commissioner at the
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Tel: 0303 123 1113, website: [1]www.ico.org.uk

Yours sincerely,

Kate Rayns

Corporate and Committee Services Project Support

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

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From: FOI - Freedom of Information <[University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust request email]>
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023 4:03 PM
To: Amber Watts <[FOI #953894 email]>
Subject: Acknowledgement of FOI Request – Our Reference KR/FOI/46037

Corporate and Legal Affairs – Corporate and Committee Services

Our Reference: KR/FOI/46037

27 February 2023

Amber Watts

[FOI #953894 email]

Dear Amber Watts

Request for Information

Thank you for your request for information, as received by University
Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust on 23 February 2023. Within UHL NHS
Trust, Freedom of Information Act requests are managed centrally by the
Corporate and Committee Services Team.

The Trust will endeavour to provide a response within the required 20
working-day deadline from receipt. I will, of course, keep you informed
should this not prove possible for any reason. If we require any
clarification on your request, we will contact you as soon as possible.

All requesters are advised that the Trust may make a charge for providing
the information to them, to cover the cost of photocopying, postage and
packaging etc – I confirm that where these costs are below £5.00 in total,
no charge will be made. All requesters are also advised that there may
also be a charge payable to cover costs of locating the information they
have requested, as laid down in the Freedom of Information Act Regulations
published by the Government in December 2004. Naturally, if such a charge
is to be applied to your request, you will be informed as soon as
possible.

Yours sincerely,

Kate Rayns

Corporate and Committee Services Project Support

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

From: Amber Watts <[FOI #953894 email]>
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2023 10:07 AM
To: FOI - Freedom of Information <[University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Agency Breakdown 2021/2022

Dear University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust,

Please can you provide a breakdown of total temporary recruitment agency
spend from 2021/2022, broken down by department and agency in which
provided these services

If you have a managed service provider (MSP) in place for the provision
of temporary agency staff, please provide the following;

a. How was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary
staff let?

b. Who was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary
staff let to?

c. When did the contract to manage / provide the supply of temporary /
agency staff commence, how long does it run for and what is the end date?

Yours faithfully,

Amber Watts

-------------------------------------------------------------------

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #953894 email]

Is [University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information requests
to University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust? If so, please contact us
using this form:
[2]https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:44...

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the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[3]https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:44...

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[5]https://ddec1-0-en-ctp.trendmicro.com:44...

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be delayed.

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Dear Ms Watts,

Thank you for your email below, which I have passed to the Trust's Head of
Legal Services to progress.

Yours sincerely,

Helen Stokes

Corporate and Committee Services Manager

Belgrave House, Leicester General Hospital site

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Tel: 0116 502 7137

Information contained in emails may be subject to disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000, and confidentiality cannot therefore be
guaranteed. Please ensure that all emails are accurate and appropriate,
and are retained/deleted in accordance with good practice and any policies
of the Trust. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, please
inform the sender, delete the email from your system and destroy any
copies you may have made.

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Corporate and Legal Affairs – Corporate and Committee Services

Our Reference: KR/FOI/46037

27 April 2023

Amber Watts

[FOI #953894 email]

Dear Amber Watts

Request for Information

Thank you for your Freedom of Information Act (FOI) request, which was
received by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust on 23 February
2023 and acknowledged on 27 February 2023.

The Trust responded to your request on 23 March 2023, but at that time we
were only able to provide a breakdown of temporary recruitment agency
spend from 2021/2022, broken down by the agency which provided these
services. This updated FOI response now provides you with the temporary
recruitment agency spend from 2021/2022 broken down by department.

For information, the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is one of
the largest and busiest NHS teaching Trusts in the country. We have
nearly 17,000 staff working across our three hospitals, the Leicester
Royal Infirmary, Glenfield Hospital and Leicester General Hospital,
serving the 1.2 million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and
Rutland, and a further two to three million people from the rest of the UK
who come to us for specialist treatment. Excluding Alliance activity,
during 2019/20 we treated 1,483,800 patients – that’s 4,054 patients each
day.

Following consultation with colleagues from the Finance and Procurement
Directorate, I confirm that the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS
Trust holds information covered by your FOI request. In your Freedom of
Information Act request, you asked for the following information and the
Trust’s updated response is provided following each section of your
request below:-

Please can you provide a breakdown of total temporary recruitment agency
spend from 2021/2022, broken down by department and agency in which
provided these services
The Trust provided the above information broken down by agency on 23 March
2023. Due to the size of the table, the whatdotheyknow.com website
appears to have converted the table into a separate image.png file and
attached it to the response email. A further copy of this document is
re-attached to this email as a PDF file for ease of access.

A second (additional) PDF file is now attached which provides the above
information broken down by department. I apologise that this second PDF
file was not provided to you as part of the Trust’s original FOI response
on 23 March 2023.

If you have a managed service provider (MSP) in place for the provision of
temporary agency staff, please provide the following;

a. How was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary
staff let?
Not applicable as the Trust does not have a Managed Service Provider

b. Who was the contract to manage/provide the supply of agency/temporary
staff let to?
Not applicable as the Trust does not have a Managed Service Provider

c. When did the contract to manage / provide the supply of temporary /
agency staff commence, how long does it run for and what is the end date?
Not applicable as the Trust does not have a Managed Service Provider

I hope that this updated FOI response is helpful and provides you with the
information requested (where available). I am sorry that the breakdown of
expenditure by department was not available at the time of sending our
original FOI response. If you require any further assistance, please do
not hesitate to contact me. If you are dissatisfied with the Trust’s
response, you can contact the Director of Corporate and Legal Affairs
([email address]) to request a copy of UHL’s Freedom of
Information Act complaints procedure.

We must advise you that where we have provided information, we have done
so subject to the provisions of the Re-use of Public Sector Information
Regulations 2015. Accordingly, you must not re-use this information
without having the consent of the Trust. Where the Trust is prepared to
provide its consent then it may levy a charge for doing so. Should you
wish to re-use documents provided then you must make your request in
writing stating your name and your address for correspondence together
with the document that you wish to re-use and the purpose for which the
information is to be re-used.

In the event that you remain dissatisfied with the way in which the Trust
has handled any complaint that you may wish to make, we would advise you
of your right to complain to the Information Commissioner at the
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow,
Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Tel: 0303 123 1113, website: [1]www.ico.org.uk

Yours sincerely,

Kate Rayns

Corporate and Committee Services Project Support

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════

From: FOI - Freedom of Information <[University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust request email]>
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2023 4:48 PM
To: Amber Watts <[FOI #953894 email]>
Subject: FOI Response – Our Reference KR/FOI/46037