Dear Kate Simmons,

 

I am writing in response to your email below requesting information from
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (the UHB) under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

 

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives individuals the right to access
official information. The Act allows the right to request any recorded
information held by a public authority, such as the UHB. A request can be
made for any information it is thought a public authority may hold. The
right only covers recorded information which includes information held on
computers, in emails and in printed or handwritten documents as well as
images, video and audio recordings.

 

A request can take the form of a question, rather than a request for
specific documents, but an authority does not have to answer your question
if this would mean creating new information or giving an opinion or
judgement that is not already recorded.

 

As you are making a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the UHB
will consider your request in accordance with the Act and in line with the
appropriate guidance issued by the Information Commissioner as detailed
below.

 

The UHB will:

 

• identify which questions amount to requests for information held on
record;

 

• be ready to offer advice and assistance that is reasonable in the
circumstances; and

 

• provide a response in line with the requirements of the legislation.

 

I would now like to confirm that your request has been forwarded to the
relevant department to action. A further response will be issued in due
course.

 

As your request is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act,
there is a deadline of 20 working days for a response to be issued.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Guillaume Bigsby

Information Governance

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

02920 744870

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From: Kate <[1][FOI #1125025 email]>
Sent: 29 April 2024 16:59
To: Hsc Integration (Cardiff and Vale UHB - Strategic Planning)
<[2][Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Agency healthcare staff usage
and expenditure

 

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Dear Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board,

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I'd like to request the following
information:

1. Does the board have a preferred agency/agencies for the supply of
temporary staff within

A) Adult Social Care settings

B) Children's Social Care settings

2. What is the board's process in reviewing/appointing preferred agencies

3. Excluding care at home and domiciliary care, what was the council's
total spend on agency staff in:

3a) 2022-2023 within Adult Social Care settings

3b) 2022-2023 within Children's Social Care settings

3c) 2023-2024 within Adult Social Care settings

3d) 2023-2024 within Children's Social Care settings

4. What was the total spent on agency Nurses (excluding care at
home/domiciliary care) in

4a) 2022-2023

4b) 2023-2024

5. A list of the care settings where agency staff was provided via funding
from Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board over the past 12 months

Many thanks,

Kate Simmons

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Dear Kate,

 

I am writing further to your email below requesting information from
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (the UHB) under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

 

I can now confirm that the UHB has completed a search of its records and
is in a position to respond to your request. Please see the attached
response.

 

Should you have any queries or need clarification on any aspect of this
response, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.

 

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and wish to make a complaint or request an internal review of our
decision, please let us know and we will refer your request to the UHB’s
Head of Corporate Governance.

 

If you are not content with the outcome of any complaint, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) cannot make a decision unless you
have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the UHB. Contact
details for the ICO can be found
here: [1]https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/who-we-....

 

Should you have any queries or need clarification on any aspect of this
response, please do not hesitate to contact me directly by responding to
this email.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Guillaume

 

Guillaume Bigsby

Information Governance

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

02920 744870

 

From: FOI Requests (Cardiff and Vale UHB - Information Governance)
Sent: 30 April 2024 08:47
To: Kate <[FOI #1125025 email]>
Subject: FoI.24.274

 

Dear Kate Simmons,

 

I am writing in response to your email below requesting information from
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board (the UHB) under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

 

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives individuals the right to access
official information. The Act allows the right to request any recorded
information held by a public authority, such as the UHB. A request can be
made for any information it is thought a public authority may hold. The
right only covers recorded information which includes information held on
computers, in emails and in printed or handwritten documents as well as
images, video and audio recordings.

 

A request can take the form of a question, rather than a request for
specific documents, but an authority does not have to answer your question
if this would mean creating new information or giving an opinion or
judgement that is not already recorded.

 

As you are making a request under the Freedom of Information Act, the UHB
will consider your request in accordance with the Act and in line with the
appropriate guidance issued by the Information Commissioner as detailed
below.

 

The UHB will:

 

• identify which questions amount to requests for information held on
record;

 

• be ready to offer advice and assistance that is reasonable in the
circumstances; and

 

• provide a response in line with the requirements of the legislation.

 

I would now like to confirm that your request has been forwarded to the
relevant department to action. A further response will be issued in due
course.

 

As your request is being dealt with under the Freedom of Information Act,
there is a deadline of 20 working days for a response to be issued.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

Guillaume Bigsby

Information Governance

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

02920 744870

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

From: Kate <[2][FOI #1125025 email]>
Sent: 29 April 2024 16:59
To: Hsc Integration (Cardiff and Vale UHB - Strategic Planning)
<[3][Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board request email]>
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Agency healthcare staff usage
and expenditure

 

[You don't often get email from
[4][FOI #1125025 email]. Learn why this is
important at [5]https://aka.ms/LearnAboutSenderIdentific... ]

WARNING: This email originated from outside of NHS Wales. Do not open
links or attachments unless you know the content is safe.

Dear Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board,

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I'd like to request the following
information:

1. Does the board have a preferred agency/agencies for the supply of
temporary staff within

A) Adult Social Care settings

B) Children's Social Care settings

2. What is the board's process in reviewing/appointing preferred agencies

3. Excluding care at home and domiciliary care, what was the council's
total spend on agency staff in:

3a) 2022-2023 within Adult Social Care settings

3b) 2022-2023 within Children's Social Care settings

3c) 2023-2024 within Adult Social Care settings

3d) 2023-2024 within Children's Social Care settings

4. What was the total spent on agency Nurses (excluding care at
home/domiciliary care) in

4a) 2022-2023

4b) 2023-2024

5. A list of the care settings where agency staff was provided via funding
from Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board over the past 12 months

Many thanks,

Kate Simmons

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

Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[6][FOI #1125025 email]

Is [7][Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board request email] the wrong address for Freedom of
Information requests to Cardiff and Vale Regional Partnership Board? If
so, please contact us using this form:
[8]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=261&am...

Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[9]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=261&am...

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latest advice from the ICO:
[10]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=261&am...
[11]https://scanmail.trustwave.com/?c=261&am...

Please note that in some cases publication of requests and responses will
be delayed.

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

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