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Dear Ms Ball
 
In response to your Freedom of information request dated 1st March 21,
please see below the information requested.
 
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?  Nursing and
Midwifery  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 – Nursing and
Midwifery  Internal – allocate
ii) Managed bank
iii) Outsourced bank
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)    Nursing and Midwifery – Allocate Bank Staff
 
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.)  Nursing and Midwifery
– Allocate Bank Staff
4a. What framework was used to procure the supplier? – HealthTrust Europe
LLP Framework Agreement
4b. What is the contract start date? (dd/mm/yy) 01/08/2020
4c. What is the contract end date? (dd/mm/yy) 31/07/2025
4d. What was the average monthly fee paid to the supplier in the last 12
months? This is commercially sensitive information.
4e. What is the pricing structure of the fees paid to the supplier? I.e. %
of costs processed, fixed transactional fee, license fee etc Licences
based on No of users/quantity
If you have any concerns about the way your request has been handled; the
response received, or any ‘exemption’ decision you should, in the first
instance contact me to try to resolve them. If you are not happy with the
outcome you can write to the Trust Secretary at the address below and make
a request for an internal review.
 
Mr Phil Bellas
Trust Secretary
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust West Park Hospital Edward
Pease Way Darlington
DL2 2TS
Email – [email address]
 
If you are not satisfied with the outcome of the internal review, you can
then write to the Information Commissioner:
 
FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
 
In line with the Information Commissioner’s directive on the disclosure of
information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 your request will
form part of our disclosure record. Therefore a version of our response
which will protect your anonymity will be posted on the Trust’s website
under the Publication Scheme.
 
Kind regards
 
Wendy Johnson
Secretary to Phil Bellas, Trust Secretary
 
Trust Secretary Department
West Park Hospital
Edward Pease Way
Darlington
DL2 2TS
Tel: 01325 552312
[mobile number]
Email: [email address]  
 
 

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