Please be advised that we have received your request for information.

From 1st July 2018, Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals merged to become East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. Therefore, unless otherwise specified, responses are on behalf of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

Your reference number is 6835

We shall deal with your request in accordance with the Trust's Freedom of Information Act 2000 procedures.

In the meantime, if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please direct any responses to the address supplied or email [East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Should our response to your request breach the statutory timeframe and you remain unhappy with our response you have the right to complain to the Information Commissioners Office and you can contact them at

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Kind regards,

Emily White
FOI Team
Email: [email address]
East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation NHS Trust

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From 1^st July 2018, Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals merged to become
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. Therefore, unless
otherwise specified, responses are on behalf of East Suffolk and North
Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding information held by the East
Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

Your enquiry has been dealt with in accordance with the Trust’s Freedom of
Information Act 2000 Policy and Procedures. We are pleased to enclose the
information you requested:

1.       What contractual relationships are in place for supplying agency
nurses and who is responsible for managing them?

NHS Professionals - Managed service provider.  

Tracey Gant – Head of Temporary Staffing

2.       How many agencies are used to supply agency nurses?

CPP / Workforce Alliance Framework utilised.

3.       Of these agencies, how many are off framework – please list them?

No off-framework usage

4.       Over the past 6 months, how many shifts have been filled via an
off framework agency?

None

5.       Who is your highest paid agency nurse, what is their speciality
and their hourly charge? – Unable to provide cost due to the information
being commercially sensitive.

Band Speciality
Band  A&E Nurse
7 Practitioner
Higher

6. Please outline your spend per agency, broken down by grade and
speciality of nurse over the past 6 months?  - Attached (unable to provide
spend due to information being commercially sensitive)

If you have any queries about the enclosed information please contact us.

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request a re-use licence in order to re-use the information. Without the
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If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request you should write to us. Please also contact us if you require a
copy of our Freedom of Information Act 2000 Complaints Procedure.  Any
complaints you wish to make in relation to Environmental Information
Regulations (EIR) requests, must be sent to us within 40 working days of
receipt of this letter.

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

The Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45

Website: [1]www.ico.org.uk

There is no charge for making an appeal.

We hope that we have been able to answer your query to your satisfaction
and that you find the information provided useful.

Regards,

Emily White

FOI Team

Email: [2][email address]

East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation NHS Trust

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