Permanent and International Recruitment

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Dear Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust,

Please could you provide the following information under the freedom of information act covering the last 12 months:

1. Has the Trust used agencies to recruit permanent/international doctors and if so which agencies were used?
2. Has the Trust used agencies to recruit permanent/international nurses and if so which agencies were used?
3. Has the Trust used agencies to recruit permanent/international allied health professionals and if so which agencies were used?
4. Has the Trust used agencies to recruit permanent/international non-medical non-clinical staff and if so which agencies were used?
5. Please provide a breakdown of the number of staff placed as result of permanent/international recruitment using agencies split by; doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and non-medical non-clinical? Please also provide the associated costs broken down in the same format.
6. Does your Trust intend to recruit the beforementioned job roles on a permanent/international recruitment basis using an agency over the next 12 months?
7. What was the total permanent/international recruitment agency spend on the beforementioned job roles?
8. What was your total temporary agency spend on the beforementioned job roles?
9. Do you have a central recruitment team or an international recruitment lead?
10. The contact name of the person in charge of your procurement department for dealing with permanent/international recruitment?

Please respond as soon as possible, thanks for your cooperation in advance.

Yours faithfully,

Jacob Johnson

Dear Jacob Johnson

Thank you for your e-mail received on the 29 July 2022 requesting
information regarding Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH).

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Dear FOI,

I would be grateful if you could please clarify whether I should expect a response from you or not.

Yours sincerely,

Jacob Johnson

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Dear Jacob Johnson,

REF: FOI NUH 61806 - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

I am writing in response to your correspondence dated 29^th July 2022
requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I
apologise for the delay in responding to your request for information. The
delay is due to operational pressures limiting the Divisonal Leads’
ability to provide a response.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) came into being on 1st
April 2006 and assumed responsibility for the services provided by both
the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) and Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust
(NCH). 

We are still awaiting a response from Divisonal Leads to Question 4 of
your request. Please be assured that your request is still receiving our
full attention and we apologise for any inconvience this delay may cause
you. Please refer to the attached partial response with answers to all
other questions. We will continue to chase a response to Question 4 and
will provide a complete response as soon as possible.

Your request for information has now been considered and I am able to
answer your request for information as follows:

• Please refer to the attached document

You are advised that this information is provided in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and is for your personal use.  Any re-use
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If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me. Please
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If you are unhappy with the response you have received and wish to make an
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Head of Information Governance/Data Protection Officer

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

ICT Services, Heathfield House

City Campus

Hucknall Road

Nottingham NG5 1PB

Or by email [1][email address]

If you are unhappy with the overall service you have received and wish to
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Telephone 0800 183 0204

[2][email address]

If, after exhausting our internal process, you are still unhappy with the
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The Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

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Telephone: 0303 123 1113

[3]www.ico.gov.uk

Kind regards,

Information Governance Officer

Information Governance Team

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Dear Jacob Johnson,

REF: FOI NUH 61806 - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

I am writing in response to your correspondence dated 29^th July 2022
requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and I
apologise again for the delay in providing you with a full response to
your request.

Further to the partial response provided to you on 18^th October 2022,
your request for information has now been fully considered and I am
pleased to be able to answer your questions as follows:

• Please refer to the attached document

You are advised that this information is provided in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and is for your personal use.  Any re-use
of this information will be subject to copyright and the Re-Use of Public
Sector Information Regulations (18^th July 2015).  In the event of any
re-use, the information must be reproduced accurately and not used in a
misleading manner.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are unhappy with the response you have received and wish to make an
appeal against our decision, you should write to:

Head of Information Governance/Data Protection Officer

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

ICT Services, Heathfield House

City Campus

Hucknall Road

Nottingham NG5 1PB

Or by email [1][email address]

If you are unhappy with the overall service you have received and wish to
discuss your concerns or obtain details on how to complain, please
contact:

Patient Advice & Liaison Service

Telephone 0800 183 0204

[2][email address]

If, after exhausting our internal process, you are still unhappy with the
information received, you may write to:

The Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

[3]www.ico.gov.uk

Kind regards,

Information Governance Officer

Information Governance Team

[4][email address]

From: FOI
Sent: 18 October 2022 13:54
To: 'Jacob Johnson' <[FOI #883232 email]>
Subject: FOI NUH 61806 - Partial Response

Dear Jacob Johnson,

REF: FOI NUH 61806 - FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

I am writing in response to your correspondence dated 29^th July 2022
requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I
apologise for the delay in responding to your request for information. The
delay is due to operational pressures limiting the Divisonal Leads’
ability to provide a response.

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) came into being on 1st
April 2006 and assumed responsibility for the services provided by both
the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) and Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust
(NCH).

We are still awaiting a response from Divisonal Leads to Question 4 of
your request. Please be assured that your request is still receiving our
full attention and we apologise for any inconvience this delay may cause
you. Please refer to the attached partial response with answers to all
other questions. We will continue to chase a response to Question 4 and
will provide a complete response as soon as possible.

Your request for information has now been considered and I am able to
answer your request for information as follows:

• Please refer to the attached document

You are advised that this information is provided in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and is for your personal use. Any re-use
of this information will be subject to copyright and the Re-Use of Public
Sector Information Regulations (18^th July 2015). In the event of any
re-use, the information must be reproduced accurately and not used in a
misleading manner.

If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

If you are unhappy with the response you have received and wish to make an
appeal against our decision, you should write to:

Head of Information Governance/Data Protection Officer

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

ICT Services, Heathfield House

City Campus

Hucknall Road

Nottingham NG5 1PB

Or by email [5][email address]

If you are unhappy with the overall service you have received and wish to
discuss your concerns or obtain details on how to complain, please
contact:

Patient Advice & Liaison Service

Telephone 0800 183 0204

[6][email address]

If, after exhausting our internal process, you are still unhappy with the
information received, you may write to:

The Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Cheshire, SK9 5AF

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

[7]www.ico.gov.uk

Kind regards,

Information Governance Officer

Information Governance Team

[8][email address]

The information contained in this email may be the subject of public disclosure under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 - unless legally exempt from disclosure, the
confidentiality of this email and your reply cannot be guaranteed.

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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

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This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by 
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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QMC campus | Derby Road | Nottingham | NG7 2UH | Tel: 0115 924 9924

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