Temporary Staff Management

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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

Freedom of Information Complaints, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

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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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Freedom of Information Complaints, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust

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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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