International Nurse Recruitment

The request was successful.

Dear FOI Team,
I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to any international nurse recruitment undertaken by the Trust. Specifically, can the Trust answer the following:
1. How many Nurses did the Trust recruit internationally in the period 2019-2021?
2. Please can the Trust detail the split of these Nurses by specialism / discipline / band?
3. Please provide the number of international Nurses provided by each supplier in this period?
4. For International Nurse recruitment can the Trust provide a complete breakdown of spend per supplier for 2019, 2020 and 2021?
5. Which framework(s) does the Trust use for international recruitment of Nurses?
6. Can the Trust confirm whether the contracts in place were tendered for via a framework mini competition (or direct call-off) or open procedure?
7. Per respective tender please confirm the suppliers who applied for inclusion and were / were not successful?
8. Could you please provide a copy of the tender specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?
9. Start date and duration (including extensions) of any live / active contracts in place for international recruitment services for Nurses?
10. Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s) / contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?
11. Who is the key procurement contact in procurement and senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for the contract(s)?
Thanks in advance for your assistance.
Egor Argyle

shet foi (NHS Shetland), Shetland NHS Board

Dear applicant,

We have received your freedom of information request. However, we cannot
process it under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA)
due to the ambiguity around the names provided. Under FOISA s 8(1), a
request must include the name of the applicant for it to be considered
valid.

Can you please clarify whether you are making this request under the name
Dom Free or Egor Argyle so that we can process your request?

Please note that the 20-working-day period within which NHS Shetland must
respond to your request does not start until we have received from you all
the information required to process your request, including your name.

Please get in touch if you require any further advice or assistance.

Kind regards,

FoI Administrator
NHS Shetland
c/o Gilbert Bain Hospital
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0TB

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Dear shet foi (NHS Shetland),

Apologies for the confusion. I copied the request text from another FOI that had been successful and forgot to update the request with my name.

I can confirm the request is being made by myself, Dom Free.

Yours sincerely,

Dom Free

shet foi (NHS Shetland), Shetland NHS Board

Dear Dom

We have received your freedom of information request and will process it accordingly under the [Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA) / Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (EISR)].

Subject to any clarification required, we will provide a response to your request within 20 working days after the date that we received your original request as shown on email below (or, if received outside office hours, from the next date within office hours after that).

Should we require any clarification from you about your request, the 20-working-day period will start from the date we receive from you the additional information required to process your request.

Please get in touch if you require any further advice or assistance.

Kind regards,
FoI Administrator
NHS Shetland
c/o Gilbert Bain Hospital
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0TB
[NHS Shetland request email]

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shet foi (NHS Shetland), Shetland NHS Board

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Dear Dom

I am writing regarding your request made under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA)

Please find NHS Shetland’s response to your request attached.

I trust that this response is to your satisfaction. However, if you are dissatisfied with how NHS Shetland has managed your request, under FOISA s 20 / EISR reg 16 you may request a review.

A request for review must be made in writing to Carolyn Hand, Corporate Services Manager, NHS Shetland, Board Headquarters, Upper Floor Montfield, Burgh Road, Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0LA, or by email to [NHS Shetland request email] with the subject header ‘FOISA/EISR review request’, no later than 40 working days from the date of this notification. You must include your name, an address (or email address) for correspondence, details of your original request and the reason why you wish us to undertake the review.

If our decision is unchanged following a review and you remain dissatisfied with this, you then have the right to ask for advice and assistance or to make a formal appeal to the Scottish Information Commissioner, Kinburn Castle, Doubledykes Road, St Andrews, Fife, KY16 9DS. An appeal to the Commissioner should be made within six months of this notice.

Please get in touch if you require any further advice or assistance.

Kind regards,
FoI Administrator
NHS Shetland
c/o Gilbert Bain Hospital
Lerwick
Shetland
ZE1 0TB
[NHS Shetland request email]

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