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Bank Workforce & VMS Arrangements

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Dear North East London NHS Foundation Trust,

In relation to your Healthcare Agency supply of Temporary Workers could you please provide the answers to the following questions in the below table:
1. Do you have a Master Vendor or Neutral Vendor arrangement in place?
2. If yes, who is your current Master Vendor or Neutral Vendor Provider and which disciplines do they supply?
3. What fill rates are achieved with your Master Vendor or Neutral Vendor Provider in the various disciplines?
4. Are you charged a fee for the service and if so, what is the cost?
5. What is the expiry date for your current contract/contracts?

Staffing Provision MV or NV Provider Fill Rates % Service Fee Contract Expiry Date
General Nursing
Theatres (Nursing)
Healthcare Assistants
RMN’s (Where applicable)
Doctors (All specialisms)
Non-Medical, Non-Clinical
ENP/ANP

In relation to your Bank workforce expenditure please could you provide answers to the following questions:
1. Do you use any external/3rd parties to manage your bank workforce?
2. If so, please provide the name of the provider and contract start and end dates.
3. Which bank software do you use and how long are you in contract with them?
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Thank you very much for your time and effort.

Yours faithfully,

Rhiannon Andrews

Foi Foi, North East London NHS Foundation Trust

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Information Governance, North East London NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Rhiannon

Thank you for your Freedom of Information request. Please accept our apologies for the delay.

Our response is as follows:

1. Do you have a Master Vendor or Neutral Vendor arrangement in place? Master Vendor for Medical Locums

2. If yes, who is your current Master Vendor or Neutral Vendor Provider and which disciplines do they supply? Pulse

3. What fill rates are achieved with your Master Vendor or Neutral Vendor Provider in the various disciplines? Medical Locum fill rate averages at 93%

4. Are you charged a fee for the service and if so, what is the cost? 3.5%

5. What is the expiry date for your current contract/contracts? 31/08/2020

Staffing Provision MV or NV Provider Fill Rates % Service Fee Contract Expiry Date

General Nursing NONE

Theatres (Nursing) N/A

Healthcare Assistants NV

RMN’s (Where applicable) NONE

Doctors (All specialisms) MV

Non-Medical, Non-Clinical NONE

ENP/ANP N/A

In relation to your Bank workforce expenditure please could you provide answers to the following questions:

1. Do you use any external/3rd parties to manage your bank workforce? No – inhouse

2. If so, please provide the name of the provider and contract start and end dates.

3. Which bank software do you use and how long are you in contract with them? Allocate - contract has expired and currently engaging with market for supplier via CCS framework

Kind regards

Information Governance Team
North East London NHS Foundation Trust

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