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Dear Carol

Reference number: FOI 123 015

Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act.  Your request was received on 14^th April 2023. 

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust is committed to
being open and transparent in the delivery of services and management of
the Trust.  We endeavour to respond to requests within 20 working days. 
The Freedom of Information Team is, however, currently working through a
backlog of requests and experiencing unforeseen staffing issues.  We
apologise for any delay in responding to requests and ask that you bear
with us while we endeavour to get back on track.

Please can you refer to the reference number above in any future
correspondence with us regarding this Freedom of Information Request.

Kind regards

FOI Administrator

Dear Carol

Reference: FOI 123 015

Thank you for your request for information, which we received on 14^th
April, 2023.  Please find below your request and our response.

Request / Response

What is your current bank spend for the last 12 months? £4,316,444.00.

•            What is your current agency spend for the last 12 months?
£9,212,029.29.

•            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?
Allocate Bank Staff – January 2024

•            What is your current fill rate for bank? 70%

•            Do you have a Master Vendor or Neutral Vendor provider? If so
who is the Provider and what is the contract end date? Yes, Master vendor
= Maxxima (for AHP’s only) end date: 14/12/2024

•            What is your current fill rate for agency? 30%

•            Do you have a Direct Engagement Provider? If so who is the
Provider, what is the fee and what is the contract end date? Tempre
(Liaison Group) – contract renewed last month for 3 years

•            If you have Direct Engagement in place what is the current %
uptake? 100% for medical

I hope this information satisfies your request.  If you are not happy with
our response or the way your request has been dealt with you can ask for
an internal review of our decision or make a complaint.  You should write
to the Freedom of Information Lead at Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS
Foundation Trust, 1st Floor, 45 Wardsend Road North, Sheffield S6 1LX or
email [1][Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust request email]  Please quote the reference number at the top of
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If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review, you have
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Information Commissioner will not investigate a complaint unless an
internal review has been completed and / or our complaints process has
been exhausted.

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at: Information
Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9
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Kind regards

Freedom of Information Administrator

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Sheffield Health & Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

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