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contact [1][Mid Essex Hospital Services NHS Trust request email] with any queries.

With kind regards
Rebecca Pascoe Youell
Public Information Manager

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Good morning / afternoon

Thank you for your request for information under the Freedom of Information Act.

Please find our response attached / beneath.

Your requests were combined for ease of reference:

1. Are you part of a collaborative bank? Yes
2. If not are you considering this in your STP? N/A
3. If yes who is the current provider for the collaborative bank? Internal across the group
4. What are the fees for your collaborative bank? No contract costs
5. What savings have you made from the collaborative bank on your agency spend? Difficult to quantify as the collaborative bank is one of many schemes that were launched at similar times
6. What % fill do you get from your collaborative bank? CIRCA 80%

1. Do you have a master vendor arrangement in place? No
2. If yes who is your current Master Vendor Provider? N/A
3. What fill rates are achieved with your Master Vendor Provider? N/A
4. Are you charged a fee for the service and if so what is the cost? N/A
5. What is the expiry date for your current contract? N/A

If you are not satisfied with this response you may request an independent internal review by a senior member of the Trust staff who has had no involvement in dealing with your request. We aim to deal with FOI appeals within 20 days of receipt. Emails should be clearly marked ‘Internal Review ' and sent to [email address] Should you remain dissatisfied after this internal review, you will have a right of complaint to the Information Commissioner. Further information is available at: Information Commissioner's Office Wycliffe House Water Lane Wilmslow Cheshire SK95AF Telephone: 01625 545 700 - www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk

If you have any other queries please do not hesitate to contact me again.
Kind regards
Rebecca Pascoe | Public Information Manager | Corporate
Mid and South Essex University Hospitals Group
South Wing – Level 3 – Room R42 – B346
Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, Essex CM1 7ET
Tel: 01245 514288 ext 4536
[email address]

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