Arrangements for Trust Bank and Agency Locums
Dear Whittington Health NHS Trust,
Do you have an agency service level agreement in place for Medical locums?
Which framework do you currently source staff under?
Which of the below arrangements do you currently have in place?
• Master Vendor
• Preferred supplier list
• No arrangement
What was your spend on medical locums for the last 3 financial years?
Do you have a bank for medical locums?
What value goes through your internal bank currently ?
Do you manage this on a system? If yes how much do you pay for this per annum or if per transaction please confirm?
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?
Yours faithfully,
Sarah James
FoI request re: Bank and medical locums
Ref: 19-SJ-3004
Dear Ms James,
This is to acknowledge receipt of your request for information relating to
bank and medical locums. This was received on 29 March 2019.
The FOI Act 2000 allows us to aggregate FOI requests relating to same or
similar information if received within 60 consecutive working days (Fees
Regulations section 44-46 of the FOI Act).
Therefore, we have decided to consolidate the requests relating to Direct
Engagement arrangement for medical locums and arrangements for Trust bank
and agency locums into one request.
We can confirm that your request is being dealt with under the terms of
the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and that you can expect to receive a
reply within the timescale specified.
The timescale allowed for a response under the FOI legislation is 20
working days therefore, including any impending public holidays, the
deadline for a response is 30 April 2019. If we are able to respond to you
earlier than this, we will do so.
Your request has been forwarded to the relevant department and we'll get
back to you if there is any need for clarification.
Please quote the above reference in any further communication on this
matter.
Yours sincerely
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Office
Whittington Health
Highgate Wing, Level 5
Magdala Avenue
London, N19 5NF
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FoI request re: Bank and medical locums
Ref: 19-SJ-3004
Dear Ms James,
Thank you for your request for information relating to bank and medical
locums.
This was received on 29 March 2019 and has been dealt with under the terms
of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Please find our responses below:
Request 1:
What is your agency spend on Medical Locums/AHP’s financial year
2017/2018?
Total spend on medical agency staff for 2017/18 is £2,087,061.84.
Total spend on AHP staff for 2017/18: £0
Request 2:
Do you have a Direct Engagement arrangement for Medical Locums/ AHPs? If
so who is your current provider? Yes, 247 Time
Request 3:
When does the contract with your current provider expire? Currently under
review.
Request 4:
What is the cost of this service and it charged per hour or % fee? 50p per
unit
Request 5:
Do you have an agency service level agreement in place for Medical locums?
No
Request 6:
Which framework do you currently source staff under? Locum doctors: London
Procurement Partnership & Crown Commercial Service
Request 7:
Which of the below arrangements do you currently have in place?
• Master Vendor
• Preferred supplier list
• No arrangement
Request 8:
What was your spend on medical locums for the last 3 financial years?
2016/17 2017/18 2018/19
£3,139,332 £2,087,061 £1,506,254
Request 9:
Do you have a bank for medical locums? Yes
Request 10:
What value goes through your internal bank currently ? £5,082,384
Request 11:
Do you manage this on a system? If yes how much do you pay for this per
annum or if per transaction please confirm? The Bank Staff Management
system is paid for on an annual basis, not by transaction.
Request 12:
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? No company runs
this on our behalf currently.
I hope you find this information useful. Please quote the above reference
in any further communication on this matter.
If you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact
me by email or at the address shown below.
Yours sincerely
FOI Coordinator
Freedom of Information Office
Whittington Health
Highgate Wing, Level 5
Magdala Avenue
London, N19 5NF
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If you are dissatisfied with this response, Whittington Health operates a
complaints procedure, details of which can be found below:
FOI Complaints: If you remain dissatisfied with the
Trust’s response, you may write to:
In the first instance, write to:
Information Commissioner's Office
Director Lead for Information
Governance Wycliffe House
Chief Operating Officer Water Lane
Jenner Building Wilmslow
Magdala Avenue Cheshire SK9 5AF
London Telephone: 0303 123 1113 or 01625
545745
N19 5NF
[4]www.ico.org.uk
020 7288 5255
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