Nursing agency usage   

FOI REFERENCE: 24065 FOI DATE: 25^th April 2024

1. (a) Who is the head of procurement at your trust responsible for approving Nursing agency usage? Agency Staffing at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is managed by NHS Professionals

(b)Secondly, who is the temporary / flexible staffing lead responsible for the management of this service. Deputy Chief People Officer

2. Please can you provide the contact information in relation to both question 1 (a) and (b)

[email protected]

3. Please can you outline your Off-Framework agency spend for each of the following staff groups between Dec 2023 – May 2024: (a) RGN’s £0 (b) RCN’s £5,067 (c) RN’s and (d) HealthCare Assistants £0 (e) RMN £3,024 (f) Specialist RN (ITU) £0

4. Following the same breakdown of staff groups in Question 3, how many Off-framework shifts have been unfilled between Dec 2021 – Present Not tracked/reportable

5. Since the start of January 2024 – present, please provide the current charge rates from your Off Framework, nursing providers, providing a clear breakdown between the workers’ pay rate and agency commission Commercially Sensitive

6. Based on the above information, who are your current Nursing Off-Framework agencies and how many shifts have been booked for each month from January 2024 – Present Greenstaff April 1 shift, Thornbury March 3 shifts

7. Please confirm what Staffing Frameworks the Trust is allowed to utilise Managed by NHSP