Nursing Agency Spend
Dear Northern Health and Social Care Trust (Northern Ireland),
I would like to make a freedom of information request please.
Could you:
1. Please confirm how many shifts were sent out for agencies to fill (per month), for Band 5 between Oct 23 – Dec 23 by discipline, i.e. General, A&E, ITU, paediatrics?
2. Please confirm how many of these shifts were filled by agencies per month for the same timespan as detailed in Q1. (Please can this be broken down per agency)
3. Please confirm how many shifts throughout the timescale detailed in question 1 were filled by off-framework agencies? Can this also be broken down per month?
4. Between Oct 23 – Dec 23, what was the trust spend per month, for each agency supplier?
Yours faithfully,
Steve Paul
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Our ref: FOI/1612
23/01/2024
By Email: [FOI #1075611 email]
Dear Steve Paul
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information received by us today,
requesting information about Nursing Agency Spend.
Your request is being dealt with under freedom of information requirements
and will be answered within 20 working days.
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Our ref: FOI/1612
09/02/2024
By Email: [FOI #1075611 email]
Dear Steve Paul
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information dated23/01/24 requesting
information about Nursing Agency spend.
I am writing on behalf of our Finance Directorate, seeking further
information to clarify your request and locate the information you seek.
Re:-Question 4:- please clarity if requesting Band 5 Nursing spend per
month per Agency supplier only - as you haven't mentioned anywhere in the
questions if this is Nursing or all disciplines?
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Yours sincerely
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Dear [email address],
Thank you for seeking clarification.
The request is concerning Nursing staff only, specifically Bank Nurses (Band 5 if possible).
Many thanks for your time.
Yours sincerely,
Steve Paul
Dear Steve Paul
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Our ref: FOI/1612
19/02/2024
By Email: [FOI #1075611 email]
Dear Steve Paul
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 – INFORMATION REQUEST
Thank you for your request for information. Please find attached the
Trust's response.
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holds are governed by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 2000, the Data
Protection Act (DPA)/GDPR 2018 and other pieces of associated legislation.
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request or need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to reply to
this email or contact us using one of the contact methods outlined below
quoting the above reference number.
Information Governance Department
Causeway House, 8E Coleraine Road
Ballymoney
BT53 6BP
Tel: 028 2766 1293
IF ISSUED BY EMAIL –
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information in the ‘subject’ field. This will ensure that the information
is added directly to your case. However, please be aware that this is an
automated process; the information will not be read by a member of our
staff until your case is allocated to a request handler.
Yours sincerely,
INFORMATION GOVERNANCE DEPARTMENT
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