Use of agency staff within hospitals within the Trust
Dear Freedom of Information Team
1. Please can you confirm names of all agencies supplying into the trust directly or via the NHS Professionals platform (if used within your Trust) for midwifery staff, band 5 and above, nursing staff, band 5 and above, and band 4 nursing associates, including off-framework agencies. With the above information, can this be broken down by:
• Individual Trust, further separating information for each hospital within the Trust.
• Volume of supply (per month for the period 01/04/21 to 31/03/22).
• Total trust spend per agency (per month for the period 01/04/21 to 31/03/22).
• Total individual hospital spend per agency (per month for the period 01/04/21 to 31/03/22).
• By AfC banding of shift request and speciality of midwife, nurse or nursing associate including area worked in, for example, but not limited to postnatal ward, labour ward or for nurses and nursing associates, accident and emergency or respiratory ward.
2. Please can you confirm how many shifts have been filled by agencies supplying band 5 and above registered midwifery staff, band 5 and above registered nursing staff and band 4 nursing associates, at or below NHSI agency capped rates broken down by month and registrant speciality for the period of 01/04/21 to 31/03/22.
3. For the same 12-month period, please can you confirm the average charge rate per hour for band 5 and above registered midwifery staff, band 5 and above registered nursing staff and band 4 nursing associates, broken down into their specialisms for the following:
Weekdays
Night Shift/Saturday shifts
Sunday shift/Bank Holiday
4. Lastly please can you confirm the highest agency midwife, nurse and nursing associate hourly charge rate, and their specialism?
Yours faithfully,
Ms Young
Dear Ms Young
Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, as detailed in your email below. Your request was
received on 15^th May 2023, and we are treating it under Section 1.1 of
the Act.
We have 20 working days to respond to your request from the day after we
received your email into the Trust and will do so by 13^th June 2023.
Your request reference number is RFI 010699.
If you have any queries about your request, please contact us at
[1][Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust request email]
Kind regards
Joanne
Joanne Sturdy
Information Governance Officer
Department for Information Governance, Caldicott & SIRO Support
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
2 Claremont Place
Sheffield
S10 2TB
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Dear Ms Young
Further to your recent email acknowledged by the Trust on 15^th May 2023.
We had originally stated that we would respond to your request by 13^th
June 2023. Please accept our apologies as we are unable to meet the
deadline as we are still awaiting some of the information requested from
the service/directorate.
We would hope however that the delay will not be too long and will
endeavour to have the information with you as soon as possible.
Should you have any questions or comments on the situation, please do not
hesitate to get in touch.
Kind regards
Joanne
Joanne Sturdy
Information Governance Officer
Department for Information Governance, Caldicott & SIRO Support
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
2 Claremont Place
Sheffield
S10 2TB
"This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are
addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and do
not represent the views of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust unless otherwise explicitly stated. The information contained in
this e-mail may be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt from
disclosure, the confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be
guaranteed. If you have received this message in error, please notify me
and remove it from your system".
From: FOI (SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST)
Sent: 15 May 2023 12:33
To: '[FOI #980595 email]'
<[FOI #980595 email]>
Subject: FW: Freedom of Information request - Use of agency staff within
hospitals within the Trust - Ref: RFI 010699
Dear Ms Young
Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000, as detailed in your email below. Your request was
received on 15^th May 2023, and we are treating it under Section 1.1 of
the Act.
We have 20 working days to respond to your request from the day after we
received your email into the Trust and will do so by 13^th June 2023.
Your request reference number is RFI 010699.
If you have any queries about your request, please contact us at
[1][Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust request email]
Kind regards
Joanne
Joanne Sturdy
Information Governance Officer
Department for Information Governance, Caldicott & SIRO Support
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
2 Claremont Place
Sheffield
S10 2TB
"This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are
addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and do
not represent the views of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust unless otherwise explicitly stated. The information contained in
this e-mail may be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt from
disclosure, the confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be
guaranteed. If you have received this message in error, please notify me
and remove it from your system".
Dear Ms Young
Please find enclosed herewith our response to your request for
information, made under the Freedom of Information Act.
Please accept our sincere apologies for the delay in sending our response.
Kind regards
Joanne
Joanne Sturdy
Information Governance Officer
Department for Information Governance, Caldicott & SIRO Support
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
2 Claremont Place
Sheffield
S10 2TB
"This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and
intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are
addressed. Any views or opinions expressed are those of the author and do
not represent the views of the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust unless otherwise explicitly stated. The information contained in
this e-mail may be subject to public disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000. Unless the information is legally exempt from
disclosure, the confidentiality of this e-mail and your reply cannot be
guaranteed. If you have received this message in error, please notify me
and remove it from your system".
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