Information Governance
Warwick Hospital
Lakin Road
Warwick
CV34 5BW

Tel: 01926 495321
Email: [South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Dear Ms Young

We acknowledge receipt of your email to South Warwickshire NHS Foundation
Trust:

Freedom of Information request - Use of agency staff within hospitals
within the Trust

If you have submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act
(FOIA) or the Environmental Information Regulations (EIR), your request
will be considered and you will receive our response within the statutory
timescale of 20 working days.

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Yours sincerely,
South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust

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Information Governance
Warwick Hospital
Lakin Road
Warwick
CV34 5BW

Tel: 01926 495321
Email: [South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust request email]

Ref No:FOI/1361
 
Dear Ms Young 

 
Thank you for your request for Information under the Freedom of
Information Act.

Please see the response to your request below.

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 (if applicable), 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:

• 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).

• By AfC banding of shift request and speciality of midwife (if
applicable), 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 (if applicable),
band 5 and above registered nursing staff and band 4 nursing associates,
at or below NHSI agency capped rates broken down by individual hospital
within the trust, month and registrant speciality for the period of
01/04/21 to 31/03/22.

3. For the same 12-month period, can you confirm the average charge rate
per hour for band 5 and above registered midwifery staff, band 5 and above
(if applicable), 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 can you confirm the highest agency midwife, nurse and nursing
associate hourly charge rate, and their specialism.

Please see Trust's response to your questions attached. 

Please note, the Trust does hold all the information requested. However,
we are withholding some of the information related to question one under
section 43 (2) of Freedom of Information Act 2000. The information
withheld is related to the supply of labour and spend per individual
agency, instead we provide you with the total figures (for all agencies)
for supply of labour and spend per month for the period requested.

For more information regarding section 43 exemption, please visit:

https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/foi...

If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your
request and would like a review of our response please email
[email address], or write to Information Governance, Pickering's Building,
1st Floor, Warwick Hospital, Millers Road, Warwick, CV34 5AN
If you are not content with the outcome of your review, you may apply
directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the
ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints
procedure provided by the South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust. The
Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
FOI/EIR Complaints Resolution
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF

Or via their website www.ico.org.uk/contactus, or by telephone on 0303 123
1113

The Trust always seeks feedback on how it handles requests made under the
Freedom of Information Act. If you wish to provide feedback please e-mail;
[email address]

Kind regards

The information you seek is a trade secret.
Note: (Examples of information which could amount to a trade secret:
Methodology/unique formula/pricing structure/customer list)

AND/OR:

Release of the information you seek is likely to prejudice the commercial
interests of the authority and/or contractor.

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