Off-Framework Usage in the Past 12 Months’

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Sebastian Bastable-Aradia

Dear Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust,

Please provide me with the below details;

1. A list of the OFF-framework agencies used by the trust in the past 12 months’

2. The average length of time a long-term agency placement is left vacant before being filled by the agencies who are ON framework in the past 12 months’

3. How many long-term bookings and individual shifts have been placed through OFF-framework agencies in the past 12 months’ (Please separate individual shifts and long-term placements)

4. Average cost per hour for Band 5, 6 and 7 agency workers paid to OFF-framework agencies in the past 12 months’

5. Who in the trust has authority to approve the use of off-framework agencies (name and job title)

6. If authority to use off-framework agencies in the trust lies with a specific department i.e., temporary staffing/staffing solutions/agency bookings/NHSP or equivalents, then who in the trust has the authority to override such decision made by that department (name and job title)

Thank you,

Yours faithfully,

Sebastian Bastable-Aradia

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FOI BHT - Berkshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Sebastian,

We are sorry to advise that your Freedom of Information request has been delayed.

Please rest assured that we are working on your request. I will keep you updated as to its progress.

Kind regards and apologies again,
Katrina Leach (she/her/hers)
FOI & Corporate Business Administrator
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Sebastian

Please find attached our response to your Freedom of Information request.

Kind regards

Angela Ewins
Freedom of Information Officer/ Executive Business Assistant
Corporate HQ Administration Team
London House, London Road, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG12 2UT

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