Agency Spend Incl Off Framework
Dear Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,
1. What contractual relationships are in place for supplying agency nurses and who is responsible for managing them?
2. How many agencies are used to supply agency nurses?
3. Of these agencies, how many are off framework – please list them?
4. Over the past 6 months, how many shifts have been filled via an off framework agency?
5. Who is your highest paid agency nurse, what is their speciality and their hourly charge?
6. Please outline your spend per agency, broken down by grade and speciality of nurse over the past 6 months?
Yours faithfully,
May
Dear May,
I acknowledge on behalf of Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust receipt of
your Freedom of Information request Ref: 4587. You should receive a
response on or before 25/03/21.
The Royal Papworth NHS Foundation Trust is committed to the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.
However, the NHS is facing unprecedented challenges relating to the
coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic at the current time. Understandably, our
resources have been diverted to support our front-line colleagues who are
working tremendously hard to provide care for our patients, and to those
in need of our services.
We strive to be transparent and to work with an open culture. But at this
time, whilst care of our patients and the safety of our staff takes
precedent, it is likely that responses to some requests for information
will be delayed. We apologise for this position in advance, and will
endeavour to provide you with as much information as we can, as soon as we
are able.
The Information Commissioners Office has recognised the current situation
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Kind regards
Angie Morrison
Angela Morrison | Senior Subject Access Request and Digital Administrator
Direct Line: 01223 639979
Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Papworth Road | Cambridge Biomedical Campus | Cambridge | CB2 0AY | 01223
638000
Royal Papworth House | Spitfire Close | Ermine Business Park | Huntingdon
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Dear May,
Unfortunately we cannot process your request any further without an acceptable name. I have attached the guidance from the ICO and summarised it below:
A requester named Robert Jones could call themselves ‘Rob
Jones’, ‘Bobby Jones’, ‘R Jones’, ‘Bob Jones’ or ‘Mr Jones’.
However, they could not just use ‘Robert’, ‘Bob’, ‘Bobby’ or
‘R.J’.
The Trust has accordingly paused in responding to your request. At such time as you clarify your details, the Trust will be able to begin to process your request. However, please note that if I do not receive clarification within three months, your request will be considered to have lapsed.
Kind Regards
Charlie Farrah | Deputy Information Governance Manager
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