Arrangements for Trust Bank and Agency Locums

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Dear East Cheshire 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

Foirequests (EAST CHESHIRE NHS TRUST - RJN), East Cheshire NHS Trust

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From: Sarah James <[FOI #566377 email]>
Sent: 05 April 2019 10:14
To: Foirequests (EAST CHESHIRE NHS TRUST - RJN)
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Arrangements for Trust Bank and Agency Locums

Dear East Cheshire 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

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