Bank Workforce & VMS Arrangements

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Dear King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust,

Dear
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?
Please can you ensure that responses are replied to in line with the governance of freedom of information requests.
Thank you very much for your time and effort.

Yours faithfully,

Mr M H Green

FOI (KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Green,

  

I am writing to confirm receipt of your request under the Freedom of
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Kind Regards

 

Freedom of Information Officer

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS

020 3299 9000

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FOI (KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Green,

 

Further to your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the
Act) received 6^th October 2020, I am writing to confirm the information
that the Trust does and does not hold. 

 

The text of your request is repeated below the signature lines of this
email.

 

This information is exempted under Section 21 of the Act, which exempts
information accessible to the applicant by other means. This information
is already publicly available on our website. Please see the link
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page for HR FAQ’s). 

 

In addition, some of the information requested will be made available in
the near future. This information is exempted under Section 22 of the Act,
which exempts information intended for future publication (whether a date
has been determined or not).

 

You can find out more about the Act and other information resources
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Kind regards,

 

Freedom of Information Officer

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS

020 3299 9000

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King’s College Hospital is part of King’s Health Partners Academic Health
Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King’s College
London, Guy’s and St Thomas’, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation
Trusts. For more information, visit [7]www.kingshealthpartners.org

 

Living King's Values: Understanding You, Inspiring Confidence in our Care,
Working Together, Always Aiming Higher, Making a Difference in our
Community

 

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Dear FOI (KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST),

Thank you for you response however, I'm afraid that the provided link is broken or no longer available.

I'd be grateful if you could re-send.

Yours sincerely,

Mr M H Green

FOI (KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Green,

 

Thank you for your email in relation to your recent request under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) dated 6^th October 2020 and the
Trusts response.

 

Requests sent from What Do They Know and any associated correspondence
automatically have any web links, emails and contact phone numbers either
removed or disabled  by the What Do They Know website for security
reasons.

 

If you are in a position to send me an alternative email address I would
be happy to resend your response, alternatively you could copy and post
the link into your email browser.

 

Please do feel free to contact me should you require any further
assistance.

 

Kind regards,

Freedom of Information Officer

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Denmark Hill, SE5 9RS

E-Mail:  [1][email address]

Tel:  020 3299 9000

 

 

 

 

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