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From 1st July 2018, Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals merged to become East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. Therefore, unless otherwise specified, responses are on behalf of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

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We shall deal with your request in accordance with the Trust's Freedom of Information Act 2000 procedures.

In the meantime, if you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. Please direct any responses to the address supplied or email [East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust request email]

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Kind regards,
Emily White
FOI Team
Email: [email address]
East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation NHS Trust

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Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding information held by the East
Suffolk and North Essex Foundation Trust.

 

Your enquiry has been dealt with in accordance with the Trust’s Freedom of
Information Act 2000 Policy and Procedures.

 

We are pleased to enclose part of the information you requested:

 

Please answer the below questions in relation to your organisations staff
bank utilisation for each staffing group:

 

Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)

Nursing and Midwifery

Non-Medical Non-Clinical

 

For each response state the name of the staffing group this relates to
e.g. AHPs: Yes, Nursing & Midwifery: Yes, NMNC: No

 

1a. Does your organisation have a current staff bank?

Allied Health Professionals – Yes

Nursing and Midwifery – Yes

Non-Medical Non Clinical – Yes

 

1b. If yes, what type of bank is in place and when if applicable is the
contract due for renewal:

 

i) Internal bank supported by third-party technology

ii) Managed bank

iii) Outsourced bank - Contract Renewal Date: 30^th June 2021

iv) In-house (no third-party involved, possibly managed on Excel)

 

Please answer the below questions in relation to the organisations staff
bank supplier for each staffing group. For each response state the name of
the staffing group this relates to e.g. AHPs: Yes, Nursing & Midwifery:
Yes, NMNC: No

 

3a. Please state the name of the third-party supplier(s) used to manage
the supply of your bank staff, inclusive of any outsourced or managed
arrangements (i.e. NHSP, Patchwork, Reed, Allocate, Liaison, PlusUs,
Locum's Nest etc)

Allied Health Professionals – NHSP

Nursing & Midwifery – NHSP

NMNC - NHSP

 

3b. Please state the name of the software used to book and manage your
bank staff (i.e. NHSP:Connect, TempRE Bank, Allocate BankStaff etc.)

Staffbank / Health Roster

 

4a. What framework was used to procure the supplier?

THE Workforce Alliance

 

4b. What is the contract start date? (dd/mm/yy)

01/07/2018

 

4c. What is the contract end date? (dd/mm/yy)

30/06/2021

 

4d. What was the average monthly fee paid to the supplier in the last 12
months?

Exempt, please see below

 

4e. What is the pricing structure of the fees paid to the supplier? I.e. %
of costs processed, fixed transactional fee, license fee etc

              Exempt, please see below

 

If you have any queries about the enclosed information please contact us.

 

We confirm that we hold the information requested. However, we regret to
inform you that part of the information requested will not be released to
you. 

 

Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 there are certain
circumstances when Trust information will not be disclosed.

 

This information is exempt under Section 43(2): Commercial Interests.

 

It is considered that the release of such information would place the
Trust at a commercial disadvantage by restricting its negotiating powers
for future contracts.  The Trust recognises there is a public interest in
ensuring public money is spent wisely and that value for money is
achieved.

 

However, the Trust believes the disclosure of this information would
severely undermine its ability to achieve value for money from public
funding. In all the circumstances of the case, the public interest in
maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing the
information.

 

The Public Sector Information Regulations provide a framework for public
sector organisations to licence the re-use of their information.  Please
request a re-use licence in order to re-use the information. Without the
necessary permission, you can breach our copyright.

 

Brief extracts of any material may be reproduced without our permission,
under the “fair dealing” provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents
Act 1988 for the purposes of research for non-commercial purposes; private
study; criticism; review and news reporting. All are subject to an
acknowledgement of ourselves as the copyright owner.  For guidance notes
on a range of copyright issues, see the Office of Public Sector
Information web site.

 

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request you should write to us. Please also contact us if you require a
copy of our Freedom of Information Act 2000 Complaints Procedure.  Any
complaints you wish to make in relation to Environmental Information
Regulations (EIR) requests, must be sent to us within 40 working days of
receipt of this letter. 

 

If you remain dissatisfied with the handling of your request or complaint,
you have a right to appeal to the Information Commissioner at:

 

The Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 08456 30 60 60 or 01625 54 57 45

Website: [1]www.ico.org.uk

 

There is no charge for making an appeal.

 

We hope that you find the information provided useful and we apologise for
not being able to assist with part of your enquiry.

 

Regards,

Emily White

FOI Team

Email: [2][email address]

East Suffolk and North Essex Foundation NHS Trust

 

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