Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Act 2000 Request

 

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Information Act 2000.  This is an acknowledgment of your request.  For the
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Kind Regards

 

Information Officer

Freedom of Information

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The Resource

Duncan Macmillan House

Porchester Road

Nottingham

NG3 6AA

 

Direct Dial 0115 9934521

Email - [email address]

 

 

 

 

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Dear Mr Blackwell,

 

Re:  Decision Notice under Section 17 of the Freedom of Information Act
2000

 

Thank you for your recent request for information under the Freedom of
Information Act as below

 

Q1: What contractual relationships (Master Vendor, Neutral Vendor, Direct
Engagement or Other) do you have in place for the supply of AHP locums to
the Trust? Please state the name(s) of the various provider/locum agencies
used and the relationship with each (e.g. Medacs, direct, Interact, Master
Vendor etc.)

 

Q2: Please state the utilisation rate that has been achieved through each
of the relationships detailed in Q1 during the financial year 2017-18.
This should amount to the total value of AHP locum spend supplied by each
relationship during 2017-18 as a percentage of total AHP locum spend in
the same period. (example below)

Provider         Spend=                          %

agency 1-               £133,271=                         10.14

agency 2-               £1,118,496=              85.1

agency 3-               £2,310=                  0.18

agency 4-               £1,343=                  0.10

agency 5-               £1,245=                  0.09

agency 6-               £57,679=                           4.39

Total:                  £1,314,344=                 100.00

 

Q3: Please can you break down your total spend on Allied Health
Professional (AHP) agency staff during the financial year 2017-18 by the
specialisms below:

• Chiropodist/Podiatrist,

• Dietician,

• Occupational Therapist,

• Physiotherapist,

• Prosthetist / Orthotist,

• Imaging Professionals,

• Speech / Language Professionals.

 

 

Duty to confirm or deny

 

 

I can confirm that the information requested is held by the Trust

 

 

Response to the information requested

 

Please see our answer to your questions below:

 

 

Q1: What contractual relationships (Master Vendor, Neutral Vendor, Direct
Engagement or Other) do you have in place for the supply of AHP locums to
the Trust? Please state the name(s) of the various provider/locum agencies
used and the relationship with each (e.g. Medacs, direct, Interact, Master
Vendor etc.)

 

We have direct engagement with each agency in relation to AHP locums.  All
the agencies below are contacted in relation to all AHP locum
requirements.

 

Asprey Medical

Care 4 Health

Care Direct

Daywebster

Globe Locums

IMC

Interact Medial

Maxxima

Medacs Healthcare

MedicsPro

Mediplacements

One Call 24

Piers Meadows

Pulse

Reed Global

RIG Healthcare

Sanctuary Personnel

Sensible Staffing

Service Care Solutions

Sonographers Medical

Sugarman Group

The Placement Group Ltd

Total Assist

Your World recruitment

 

Q2: Please state the utilisation rate that has been achieved through each
of the relationships detailed in Q1 during the financial year 2017-18.
This should amount to the total value of AHP locum spend supplied by each
relationship during 2017-18 as a percentage of total AHP locum spend in
the same period.

 

Please see Appendix 1 attached

 

Q3: Please can you break down your total spend on Allied Health
Professional (AHP) agency staff during the financial year 2017-18 by the
specialisms below:

• Chiropodist/Podiatrist,

• Dietician,

• Occupational Therapist,

• Physiotherapist,

• Prosthetist / Orthotist,

• Imaging Professionals,

• Speech / Language Professionals.

 

Please see Appendix 1 attached

 

Exemption(s) which apply

 

None

 

As part of our monitoring process to ensure that we continue to meet your
requirements, we would be grateful if you could please take a few moments
to complete the survey at
[1]https://www.nottinghamshirehealthcare.nh...
and return it by email to: [2][email address] 

 

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provided, you may ask the Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
to carry out an internal review.  Requests for internal reviews should be
addressed to the Trust Secretary at The Resource, Duncan Macmillan House,
Porchester Road, Nottingham NG3 6AA.

 

If you are still unhappy following an internal review, you may make a
complaint to the Information Commissioner at Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.

 

Many thanks,

Regards

 

 

Information Officer

Freedom of Information

Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

The Resource

Duncan Macmillan House

Porchester Road

Nottingham

NG3 6AA

 

Extension: 10213

Direct Dial: 0115 9934513

 

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