Off-Framework Usage in the Past 12 Months’
Dear Lincolnshire Partnership 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
Dear Sebastian,
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FOI Department
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters, St George’s, Long Leys Road, Lincoln, LN1 1FS
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Dear Sebastian,
Further to your Freedom of Information Request, as per your original email, your response from Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is attached.
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Kind regards,
FOI Department
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust Trust Headquarters, St George’s, Long Leys Road, Lincoln, LN1 1FS
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DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. Therefore if the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this E-Mail is strictly prohibited. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust unless otherwise explicitly stated. The information contained in this e-mail may be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt from disclosure, the confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be guaranteed.
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