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Agency Nurses Spend Off Framework Jan-June 2024

Reference: 24-25197

Date response sent: 08/08/2024

Details of enquiry

For the 6-month period ending 30th June 2024, can you please provide:

  1. Total Off Framework Agency Spend for Nursing and Midwifery staff
  2. Total hours filled by Off Framework agencies
  3. A list of all Off Framework agencies utilised by the Trust for nursing and midwifery and a breakdown of each ward or department and total number of shifts for each non framework agency
  4. A list of Agency suppliers with a day charge rate of over £40 across any nursing/midwifery speciality
  5. A list of Agency suppliers with a night charge rate of over £45 across any nursing/midwifery speciality
  6. A list of any Off Framework suppliers that have ongoing block booking arrangements for nursing and Midwifery staff with your Trust within the identified time frame (1.1.2024 – 30.6.2024)

Response sent

Please note that the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is a small specialist mental health Trust, and not a hospital.

We provide outpatient, and mainly psychological, services.  We do not provide acute services, nor inpatient patient services,

Please note that your request is not entirely applicable to this trust.

We do not employ RCNs HCA’s, RMN or Specialist RNs. We do not hire many agency nurses and then usually whilst we have a permanent vacancy. (please note that we only employ around 30 nurses at any given point) and any agency nurses hired would always be on-framework.

 

For the 6-month period ending 30th June 2024, can you please provide:

 

  1. Total Off Framework Agency Spend for Nursing and Midwifery staff

Nil

  1. Total hours filled by Off Framework agencies

Nil

  1. A list of all Off Framework agencies utilised by the Trust for nursing and midwifery and a breakdown of each ward or department and total number of shifts for each non framework agency

Nil

  1. A list of Agency suppliers with a day charge rate of over £40 across any nursing/midwifery speciality

Pertemps Medical Professionals Ltd

  1. A list of Agency suppliers with a night charge rate of over £45 across any nursing/midwifery speciality

Not applicable.  Do we not work nightshifts

  1. A list of any Off Framework suppliers that have ongoing block booking arrangements for nursing and Midwifery staff with your Trust within the identified time frame (1.1.2024 – 30.6.2024)

None

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