Nurse Staffing      

FOI REFERENCE: 24088 FOI DATE: 8^th May 2024    

Since December 2023, which Nurses Shifts has the Trust struggled to fill? Please consider the following Specialities for this question: A&E Nurses, NICU, ICU, Midwives, Paediatric Nurses & General Nurses? Paediatric Nurses

Do approved Framework agencies approve or confirm Shifts directly with the matron Nurses or any senior nurses directly in the wards with the agencies (Within any of the wards)? If, yes which wards book Nurses directly with the agencies & please provide these Nurses Full names? No

When does Temporary Staffing get approval for “Escalated rates” for Ad-hoc Shifts? Please provide time scale leading up to the Shift date? An automatic tiered agency cascade is in use

When does Temporary Staffing get approval for “Escalated rates” for Long term Agency Nurse Bookings? Please provide time scale leading up to the booking? Role specific

Who in the trust has the authority to approve the use of Escalated rates or break glass rate for the Approval Framework agencies, please provide Full Name & Email address? Deputy Chief People Officer

Please provide names of those agencies that are “breaching NHSI Rates” by being allowed to book Nurses & Midwives not within the NHSI capped rates? Commercially sensitive

If an Approved framework agency can demonstrate their ability to provide Nurses & meet all the requirement with the possibility of using the alternative route of escalated or Break Glass rates, would Temporary staffing add that agency to their Tier 1 Suppliers list? No

Who is the head of Procurement responsible for approving “Approved Framework agencies” to join their Tier 1 Suppliers list to provide Nurses & Midwifes ? Please provide Full name & contact address email? Deputy Chief People Officer