Internal Reference Number: FOI_7346
Date Request Received: 02/08/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 14/08/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Nursing agency usage
Request Category: Companies
Question Number 1: (a) Who is the head of procurement at Salisbury NHSFT responsible for approving Nursing agency usage? (b) Secondly, who is the temporary / flexible staffing lead responsible for the management of this service at Salisbury NHSFT ? | |
Answer To Question 1: a. Procurement do not approve agency use – we source the contractual agreements but have no authority over whether they are used or not. b. Sharon Holt - Human Resources Manager | |
Question Number 2: Please can you provide the contact number and email address in relation to both question 1 (a) and (b) | |
Answer To Question 2: a) not applicable b) Sharon.holt5@nhs.net 01722 336 262 | |
Question Number 3: Have you used Off-framework nursing agency staff in the last 2 months at Salisbury NHSFT ? | |
Answer To Question 3: Yes | |
Question Number 4: How much was your Off-Framework agency spend for each of the following staff groups between January 2022 – April 2022 (a) RGN’s (b) Chemotherapy Nurses (c) RMN (d) Specialist RN (ITU) (e) Specialist RN (A&E) (f) Community Psychiatric nurse | |
Answer To Question 4: We are unable to break down off framework spend into these categories, but off framework invoices dated during 1 Jan 22 - 30 April 22 totalled £687k | |
Question Number 5: Following the same breakdown of staff groups in Question 4, how many Off-framework shifts have been unfilled between April 2023 – July 2023? | |
Answer To Question 5: None / Zero | |
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