For Medical Locums, Nursing and Allied Health Professionals (individually) please could you provide the below information:
Dear Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust,
• What is your current bank spend for the last 12 months?
• What is your current agency spend for the last 12 months?
• Do you have a Managed Bank Provider or a Bank System Provider? If so who is the Provider and what is the contract end date?
• What is your current fill rate for bank?
• Do you have a Master Vendor or Neutral Vendor provider? If so who is the Provider and what is the contract end date?
• What is your current fill rate for agency?
• Do you have a Direct Engagement Provider? If so who is the Provider, what is the fee and what is the contract end date?
• If you have Direct Engagement in place what is the current % uptake?
Yours faithfully,
Carol Pawlak
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Re: FOI request ref: F23/0029
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Dear Carol,
Re: FOI Request ref: F23/0029
Thank you for your freedom of information request.
• What is your current bank spend for the last 12 months?
£58.5 Million
• What is your current agency spend for the last 12 months?
£10.2 Million
• Do you have a Managed Bank Provider or a Bank System Provider? If
so who is the Provider and what is the contract end date? -
Internal Bank
• What is your current fill rate for bank? 73% fill for
March 2023
• Do you have a Master Vendor or Neutral Vendor provider? If so who
is the Provider and what is the contract end date? N/A
• What is your current fill rate for agency? 12.3% fill for
March 2023
• Do you have a Direct Engagement Provider? If so who is the
Provider, what is the fee and what is the contract end date?
Allocate 247 time - contract details from procurement
• If you have Direct Engagement in place what is the current %
uptake ? 98%
I hope that the information provided in this email answers your query.
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Director of Governance, Trust Headquarters, Sandwell Hospital, Lyndon,
West Bromwich, B71 4HJ. Alternatively, if you remain unhappy with the
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Kind regards
Freedom of Information Office
[Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust request email]
+ Trust Headquarters, Health and Wellbeing Centre, Sandwell General
Hospital, Lyndon, West Bromwich B71 4HJ
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