Arrangements for Trust Bank and Agency Locums

Dear Sarah

Reference Number FOI 2019 - 266

Thank you for your request for information about bank and agency locums at
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust.

We anticipate being able to provide a response within the timescales
allowed under the Act.

In the meantime if you have any questions regarding this request please
contact us directly quoting the reference number above.

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1^st April 2017 and
comprises of Peterborough City Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and
Stamford & Rutland Hospital.  The Trust also provides community clinics at
Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs
Hospital in Wisbech.  Further information is available via our website
[1]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.

Any future Freedom of Information requests should be addressed to North
West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust using the email address below.

The Freedom of Information Team

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

[2][email address]

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Ref: FOI/2019/266

Dear Sarah

Thank you for your recent enquiry under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please find your response detailed below.

Requesters Question and Trust Response:

1.       Do you have an agency service level agreement in place for
Medical locums?
No

2.       Which framework do you currently source staff under?
Collaborative Procurement Partnership (CPP / PIP)

3.       Which of the below arrangements do you currently have in place?

•                    Master Vendor No

•                    Preferred supplier list Yes

•                    No arrangement N/A

        4.       What was your spend on medical locums for the last 3
financial years?
               Please note that the values for 15/16 & 16/17 are just for
Peterborough Hospital ie before the merger with Hinchingbrooke.

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5.       Do you have a bank for medical locums?
Yes

6.       What value goes through your internal bank currently ? Please see
response for question 4

7.       Do you manage this on a system? If yes how much do you pay for
this per annum or if per transaction please confirm?
01/04/2018 – 01/04/2019 - £157,103.10 (This covers Healthroster, Bank
Staff & SafeCare as one cost, not split).

8.       Do you have any company that runs this for you? If yes how much
do you pay for this per annum or if per transaction please confirm? N/A

Please note that this response has been provided within the 20 working day
timeframe as stipulated in the Act.

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust was formed on 1^st April 2017 and
comprises of Peterborough City Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital and
Stamford & Rutland Hospital.  The Trust also provides community clinics at
Princess of Wales Hospital in Ely, Doddington Hospital and North Cambs
Hospital in Wisbech.  Further information is available via our website
[2]www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk.

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust would like to ensure that the
information provided, following your request for information, was helpful
and appropriate.

We would be grateful if you would take a few minutes to complete the
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Yours sincerely

FOI Team

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

[5][email address]

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Dear Sarah

Thank you for your email, you are having difficulty opening the table for
question 4.

“Unfortunately the information you have provided to question 4 has pulled
through on the response as below:”

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Please can you send the information again?

+------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|  |Agency |Locum |Total |
|---------------+-------------------+-----------------+------------------|
|  |£ |£ |£ |
|---------------+-------------------+-----------------+------------------|
|15/16 |7,338,369 |954,204 |8,342,573 |
|---------------+-------------------+-----------------+------------------|
|16/17 |7,393,399 |1,739,016 |9,132,415 |
|---------------+-------------------+-----------------+------------------|
|17/18 |15,578,084 |4,287,923 |19,866,007 |
|---------------+-------------------+-----------------+------------------|
|  |  |  |  |
|---------------+-------------------+-----------------+------------------|
|Totals |30,359,852 |6,981,143 |37,340,995 |
|---------------+-------------------+-----------------+------------------|
|  |  |  |  |
+------------------------------------------------------------------------+

Hope this helpful and you are able to read this table

Kind Regards

Kellie Lay

FOI Administrator

Hinchingbrooke Hospital

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

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