FOI - Agency & Bank 18/19

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William Jenkins

Dear East London NHS Foundation Trust,

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Please complete the below request of information regarding your organisations use of agency and bank staff for the financial year 18/19.

Sourced Staffing Arrangements
1a. Do you have a master vendor or neutral vendor arrangement in place for sourcing agency staff? If so, please state which arrangement is in place
1b. Please state the name of the appointed supplier for the above arrangement
1c. Please state the start date of the contract with this supplier
1d. Please state the end date of the contract with this supplier
1e. Annual cost of your supplier in 18/19?

Agency Spend and Supply
2a. Please state the organisations total expenditure on agency (non-contract) staff for the financial year 18/19 (April 2018 - March 2019). Split by the following staffing groups;
Total:
Ambulance Staff:
Administration and Estates Staff:
Medical & Dental:
Nursing & Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) :
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT) inclusive of AHPs:
Healthcare Science:

2b. Please state the name of the framework(s) you source your agency staff under, for each of the following staffing groups;
Administration and Estates Staff:
Medical & Dental:
Nursing & Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) :
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT) inclusive of AHPs:
Healthcare Science:

Direct Engagement
3a. Does the organisation use a third party to provide a Direct Engagement/Outsourced Employment Solution? (This is where the NHS organisation sources agency staff via a recruitment agency but hold a direct contract between the organisation and the worker - there is often VAT savings assoicated to this employment model)
3b. Please state the name of the Direct Engagement/Outsourced Employment supplier (e.g 247Time/Allocate, PlusUs, Retinue, Liaison etc.)
3c. Please state all staffing groups that are managed via your direct engagement provider; for example; Medical, Admin, Scientific staff
3d. Please state the start date of the contract with the DE supplier
3e. Please state the end date of the contract with the DE supplier
3f. What was the annual cost to the organisation for the provision of the direct engagement service in 18/19?
3g. Did the organisation procure these services via a framework? If so, please provide the full name of the framework

Internal Bank Spend
3. Please state the organisations total expenditure on internal bank staff for the financial year 18/19 (April 2018 - March 2019). Split by the following staffing groups;
Total:
Ambulance Staff:
Administration and Estates Staff:
Medical & Dental:
Nursing & Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) :
Scientific, Therapeutic and Technical Staff (STT) inclusive of AHPs:
Healthcare Science:

Medical Bank Supplier
4a. Please state the name of the technology provider used to manage the supply of your medical bank staff, inclusive of any outsourced or managed arrangements (i.e. NHSP, Patchwork, Allocate, Liaison, PlusUs, Locum's Nest etc., please state if in-house)
4b. Please state the start date of the contract with your medical bank provider
4c. Please state the end date of the contract with your medical bank provider
4d. What was the annual cost to the organisations for the provision of bank provider services/software in 18/19
4e. Did the organisation procure these services via a framework? If so, please provide the full name of the framework

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions

Thank you for your time.

Yours sincerely,
William Jenkins

Foi (EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), East London NHS Foundation Trust

Information Governance Department

The Green

1 Roger Dowley Court

Russia Lane

London

E2 9NJ

 
Email: [1][East London NHS Foundation Trust request email]

 

Our Ref:  FOI DA3158

 

 

Dear Customer,

 

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request received by the
Trust on 28th June 2019.

 

Your request is being dealt with under the terms of the Freedom of
Information Act 2000 and will be answered within twenty working days.  For
your information, the Act defines a number of exemptions which may prevent
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Yours sincerely, 

 

FOI Team
East London NHS Foundation Trust

 

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Foi (EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), East London NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Mr Jenkins

 

Please see attached our response to your FOI request.  

 

Yours sincerely 

 

FOI Team 

East London NHS Foundation Trust

 

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