Freedom of Information Team
Our Ref: FOI/2020.591/JM
The Oast
Date: 15 October 2020
Unit D, Hermitage Court
Hermitage Lane
Barming
Mr M H Green
Maidstone
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
ME16 9NT
Phone: 01622 211900
Dear Mr Green
Email: xxxx.xxx@xxx.xxx
Web: www.kentcht.nhs.uk
Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act
Thank you for your email dated 6 October 2020, requesting information regarding bank workforce
and VMS arrangements.
Please find detailed below a summary of your request, together with our response.
Summary of your request:
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?
The Trust does not have a Master Vendor or Neutral Vendor arrangement in place; therefore
question 2-5 are not applicable.
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
2. If so, please provide the name of the provider and contract start and end dates.
Not applicable
3. Which bank software do you use and how long are you in contract with them?
Allocate Bank Staff – contract expires 31st January 2021.
If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to ask for an internal
review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of receipt of
the response to your original letter and should be addressed to:
xxxx.xxx@xxx.xxx.
Please remember to quote the reference number in any future communications.
If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly
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closed for the foreseeable future, and are therefore unable to receive correspondence via post
but can be contacted at
https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/. Yours sincerely
Freedom of Information Act Team
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust copyright
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