Temporary Staff Management
Dear The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust,
I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act. Please could you answer the below questions relating to temporary staff management within your organisation.
Sourced Staffing Arrangements
1a. Do you have a master vendor (MV) or neutral vendor (NV) arrangement in place for sourcing agency staff? If so, please state which arrangement is in place
1b. What is the name of the MV/NV provider(s) and what staffing groups do they source? e.g. medical, nursing etc.
1c. As part of the arrangement, is any technology provided by the supplier to help manage the procurement of agency staff?
1d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the supplier (dd/mm/yy)
Direct Engagement
2a. Does the organisation use a third party to provide a Direct Engagement/Outsourced Employment Solution? (This is where the NHS organisation sources agency staff via a recruitment agency but hold a direct contract between the organisation and the worker - there is often VAT savings associated to this employment model)
2b. What is the name of the Direct Engagement (DE)/Outsourced Employment supplier (e.g 247Time/Allocate, PlusUs, Retinue, Liaison etc.)
2c. Under the DE/Outsourced Employment arrangement, which staffing groups are managed? For example; Medical, Admin, Scientific staff. Please list all applicable
2d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the DE supplier (dd/mm/yy)
2f. How much did the organisation pay the supplier in 21/22 (April 2021 to March 2022) for the provision of the direct engagement service?
Vendor Management System for Nurse Agency
3a. Does the organisation use a third-party Vendor Management System for the supply of nurse agency staff?
3b. Who supplies your Vendor Management System? E.g. Allocate, NHSP etc.
3c. Please provide the contract start and end date for this provider (dd/mm/yy)
Bank Management
4a. Please name the technology provider used to manage the supply of your bank staff, inclusive of any outsourced or managed arrangements (i.e. NHSP, Bank Partners, Allocate, Liaison, Patchwork, Locum’s Nest etc). If more than one supplier is used, please name all suppliers
4b. Please name the staffing group each provider is used for e.g. medical, nursing, AHPs, admin and clerical
4c. Please provide the contract start and end date for each bank supplier (dd/mm/yy)
4d. How much did the organisation pay the supplier(s) in 21/22 for the provision of the bank service?
Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Yours faithfully,
Abbey Simpson
Dear Abbey,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request (our ref 5684).
We will aim to respond to your request within 20 working days.
Kind regards,
FOI Officer
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
[1]www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk
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Dear Abbey,
Thank you for your Freedom of Information request (our ref 5684). Please
find our response below.
Sourced Staffing Arrangements
1a. Do you have a master vendor (MV) or neutral vendor (NV) arrangement in
place for sourcing agency staff? If so, please state which arrangement is
in place.
Master Vendor
1b. What is the name of the MV/NV provider(s) and what staffing groups do
they source? e.g. medical, nursing etc.
Nursing & AHP = Pulse
Medical=Medacs
1c. As part of the arrangement, is any technology provided by the supplier
to help manage the procurement of agency staff?
No
1d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the supplier
(dd/mm/yy)
March 2023
Direct Engagement
2a. Does the organisation use a third party to provide a Direct
Engagement/Outsourced Employment Solution? (This is where the NHS
organisation sources agency staff via a recruitment agency but hold
a direct contract between the organisation and the worker - there is
often VAT savings associated to this employment model)
Yes
2b. What is the name of the Direct Engagement (DE)/Outsourced Employment
supplier (e.g 247Time/Allocate, PlusUs, Retinue, Liaison etc.)
Liaison
2c. Under the DE/Outsourced Employment arrangement, which staffing groups
are managed? For example; Medical, Admin, Scientific staff. Please list
all applicable
Medical & AHP
2d. Please provide the contract start and end date for the DE supplier
(dd/mm/yy)
End date: 31/10/2023
2f. How much did the organisation pay the supplier in 21/22 (April 2021 to
March 2022) for the provision of the direct engagement service?
For 21/22 we recognised £1.19m of stafflow charges including service
fee.
Vendor Management System for Nurse Agency
3a. Does the organisation use a third-party Vendor Management System for
the supply of nurse agency staff? Yes
3b. Who supplies your Vendor Management System? E.g. Allocate, NHSP
etc. – Allocate/Bank Staff
3c. Please provide the contract start and end date for this provider
(dd/mm/yy) - March 2023
Bank Management
4a. Please name the technology provider used to manage the supply of your
bank staff, inclusive of any outsourced or managed arrangements (i.e.
NHSP, Bank Partners, Allocate, Liaison, Patchwork,
Locum’s Nest etc). If more than one supplier is used, please name
all suppliers
N/A
4b. Please name the staffing group each provider is used for e.g. medical,
nursing, AHPs, admin and clerical
N/A
4c. Please provide the contract start and end date for each bank supplier
(dd/mm/yy)
N/A
4d. How much did the organisation pay the supplier(s) in 21/22 for the
provision of the bank service?
N/A
If you are dissatisfied with this response and wish to appeal then please
let me know by writing to:
Corporate Governance
The Royal Marsden
Fulham Road
London
SW3 6JJ
Or alternatively, you can email: [1][The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust request email]
Any complaints will be dealt with through our Internal Review procedure.
If you are still not satisfied following the Internal Review, you have a
right to appeal to the Information Commissioner using the following
contact details:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 700
Kind regards,
FOI Officer
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
[2]www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk
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1. mailto:[The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust request email]
2. http://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk/
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