Agency Nursing
Dear Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust,
1) Over the past 3 months, how many shifts have Thornbury Nursing
Services been utilised for supplying agency nurses to your trust?
2) Over the past 3 months, how many shift requests have been sent to
Thornbury Nursing Services?
3) Over the past 3 months, which clinical areas have you requested
shifts from Thornbury Nursing Services (ITU,A&E,PICU etc)? [Please break
down numbered shift requests for each area.]
4) Over the past 3 months, how many nursing shifts were sent out to
off-framework suppliers?
5) Which off Framework suppliers are currently supplying your Trust
with agency nurses?
Yours faithfully,
Ellie Skinner
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Good afternoon
FOI ref: 2021/0692
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Yours sincerely
Ceri Owen
Information Governance Administrator
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
225 Old Street
Ashton-under-Lyne
OL6 7SR
Email: [2][email address]
Website: [3]www.penninecare.nhs.uk
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Good morning.
FOI ref: 2021/0692
Further to your email below, the Trust can now respond to your request
dated 11^th June 2021.
Following receipt of your request, searches were conducted within Pennine
Care NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) to locate the requested information
and I can confirm that the information is held by the Trust, as follows:
1) Over the past 3 months, how many shifts have Thornbury Nursing
Services been utilised for supplying agency nurses to your trust?
NONE
2) Over the past 3 months, how many shift requests have been sent to
Thornbury Nursing Services?
NONE
3) Over the past 3 months, which clinical areas have you requested
shifts from Thornbury Nursing Services (ITU,A&E,PICU etc)? [Please break
down numbered shift requests for each area.]
NONE
4) Over the past 3 months, how many nursing shifts were sent out to
off-framework suppliers?
NONE
5) Which off Framework suppliers are currently supplying your Trust
with agency nurses?
NONE
Your sincerely
Freedom of Information Team
Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters
225 Old Street
Ashton under Lyne
OL6 7SR
Tele: 0161 716 3147
Email: [1][email address]
Website: [2]www.penninecare.nhs.uk
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From: PENNINECARE, Foi (PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Sent: 11 June 2021 13:31
To: [FOI #764493 email]
Cc: PENNINECARE, Foi (PENNINE CARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
<[email address]>
Subject: Our Ref: 2021/0692
Good afternoon
FOI ref: 2021/0692
Thank you for your request for information dated 11th June 2021.
We will consider your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
You should receive a response within 20 working days - in this case, by
9th July 2021 . Please be aware, the information you have requested may
not be disclosed to you if it is exempt.
We will inform you if:
• we are unable to achieve the 20 working day deadline. We
aim to give you a revised due date as soon as possible.
• we are unable to give you the information as responding
to your request exceeds the ‘appropriate limit’. This would apply if it
would take us longer than 18 hours to retrieve, collate and provide the
information you request.
• your request (in full or in part) needs be transferred to
another public authority to obtain the information you have requested
For information regarding how we will handle your personal data as part of
our FOI process, please see the following address –
[7]https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/foi. If you require a printed copy,
please let us know.
If you have any questions about this request, please contact me quoting
the reference number above.
Yours sincerely
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