Internal Reference Number: FOI_7461
Date Request Received: 03/10/2023 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 25/10/2023 00:00:00
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Request Summary: International Recruitment
Request Category: Private Individuals
Question Number 1: Over the last financial year, how many Nurses, Drs and AHPs have been recruited internationally? | |
Answer To Question 1: 113 Nurses, 9 AHPs, 3 Medical Staff | |
Question Number 2: How many international nurses, Drs and AHPs were recruited via an agency? | |
Answer To Question 2: Information not held | |
Question Number 3: How did the trust engage with these agencies (direct award, Call off agreement, tender, mini-competition)? | |
Answer To Question 3: Procurement was completed via a mini-competition with all the suppliers on the HealthTrust Europe (H.T.E) Lot 1b - International Healthcare Recruitment 2020 Framework. | |
Question Number 4: Which agencies were used over the last financial year for international recruitment, and were any of them on an exclusive basis? | |
Answer To Question 4: Medacs - not exclusive | |
Question Number 5: How many vacancies do you currently have for international Nurses, Drs and AHPs? | |
Answer To Question 5: We do not have specific vacancies for international Nurses, Doctors and AHPs | |
Question Number 6: What is the budget for international recruitment over and above any grant funding? | |
Answer To Question 6: £835k net costs budgeted (after funding) 23/24 for our Overseas Recruitment. | |
Question Number 7: Who within your Trust is responsible for International recruitment? | |
Answer To Question 7: Sharon Holt sharon.holt5@nhs.net | |
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