Information Governance
Warwick Hospital
Lakin Road
Warwick
CV34 5BW

Tel: 01926 495321
Email: [South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Ref No:FOI/1679
 
Dear James Baker 

 
Thank you for your request for Information under the Freedom of
Information Act.

Please see the response to your request below.

1. Please confirm how many shifts were sent out for agencies to fill (per
month), for Band 5 and Band 2 (nursing staff) between July 2022 and June
2023?

2022 July 3477
2022 August 3575
2022 September 3218
2022 October 3243
2022 November 2867
2022 December 3552
2023 January 3481
2023 February 3106
2023 March 3553
2023 April 2698
2023 May 2977
2023 June 3164

2. Please confirm how many of these shifts were filled by agencies per
month for the same timespan as detailed in Q1. (Please can this be broken
down per agency)

2022 July 2416
2022 August 2381
2022 September 2317
2022 October 2471
2022 November 2239
2022 December 2514
2023 January 2642
2023 February 2309
2023 March 2796
2023 April 2439
2023 May 2682
2023 June 2813

The Trust can advise to provide the information by agency supplier would
prejudice or would likely to prejudice the Trust's commercial interests.
Please see the applied Exemption under section 43(2) below.

3. Where there is a Tiered structure of agency suppliers, please can you
confirm how many shifts per month were filled by each ‘Tier" of supplier
used.  - The Trust can advise to provide the information by agency
supplier would prejudice or would likely to prejudice the Trust's
commercial interests and Trust Strategy with regards to agency tier usage.
Please see the applied Exemption under section 43(2) below.

4. Between July 2022 and June 2023, what was the trust spend per month,
for each agency supplier? - 11,405,000 The Trust can advise to provide the
information by agency supplier would prejudice or would likely to
prejudice the Trust's commercial interests. Please see the applied
Exemption under section 43(2) below.

5. Please confirm the average charge rate across this 12 month period for
a Band 5 General nurse. - £40.86

6. Please confirm Total off-framework spend across the period July 2022 to
June 2023. Can this also be broken down per month. - 249,000.00

Q2, Q3 and Q4 - The Trust has applied the exemption section 43(2) of the
FOIA because disclosure would be likely to prejudice the commercial
interest of the Trust, in applying the exemption the Trust has had to
balance the public interest in withholding the information against the
public interest in disclosure and there is a public interest in
withholding this information as its release would potentially have
detrimental consequences for both the Trust and the agencies it negotiates
with and may put the Trust at a competitive disadvantage for future
negotiations. Please see the relevant links below:
[1]Section 43 - Commercial interests | ICO
[2]The public interest test | ICO

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and would like a review of our response please email
[email address], or write to Information Governance, Pickering's Building,
1st Floor, Warwick Hospital, Millers Road, Warwick, CV34 5AN
If you are not content with the outcome of your review, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Or via their website www.ico.org.uk/contactus, or by telephone on 0303 123
1113

The Trust always seeks feedback on how it handles requests made under the
Freedom of Information Act. If you wish to provide feedback please e-mail;
[email address]

Kind regards
FOI Team

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