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05 July 2018 Cliftonville

  Northampton

Alex Blackwell NN1 5BD

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Dear Alex Blackwell

Request under Freedom of Information Act 2000

Request Ref: NGFOI 18/19: 138 b

Thank you for your request for information received at Northampton General
Hospital NHS Trust (NGH) on 31/05/18. It has come to light that our
response of 11.06.18 contained an incorrect spreadsheet for which we
apologise. I now attach the correct spreadsheet. I do apologise for any
inconvenience which this may have caused you.

I am pleased to be able to provide you with the following information.  

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.)

The Trust does not have a current Master Vendor in place.

The Trust use 247time to directly engage AHP’s and Doctors.

Current list of suppliers of AHP’s:

•           Your World Recruitment Limited

•           Day Webster

•           IMC Locums Limited

•           ID MEDICAL GROUP LIMITED

•           Globe Locums Limited

•           The Placement Group (Contracts)

•           Maxxima Ltd

•           RIG Healthcare (RIG Medical Recruit Ltd)

•           Genepool Personnel Ltd

•           TFS Healthcare Ltd

•           Sensible Locums Limited

•           Sugarman Medical

•           Lifeline Dental Agency Ltd

•           Skilled Careers t/a IMC Locums

•           HCL Healthcare Ltd

•           Orchard Medical Recruitment Ltd

•           Arcadia Recruitment Limited

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.

Please see the attached.

I trust you will be satisfied with the response. If you are not satisfied
please let me know, alternatively, you may ask for an independent internal
review under the Freedom of Information complaints procedure at NGH.
Internal review requests should be submitted within two months from the
date of this letter. If you remain dissatisfied after the internal review,
you may approach to the Information Commissioner as outlined in the
attached leaflet.

If you require any further clarification, please do not hesitate to
contact me at the above address or by e-mail to [2][Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust request email] quoting
the reference NGFOI 18/19:138 b in any future communications.

Yours sincerely

Simon Hawes

Corporate Governance Manager

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Enc.

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contact:

Information Governance Manager

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Cliftonville, Northampton

NN1 5BD

Tel: (direct dial): 01604 528661

E-mail: [3][Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust request email]

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