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FOI 0381 – Workforce Spend and Suppliers

Freedom of Information Request: FOI 0381

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) completed a merger by acquisition of Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust (HEFT) on 1st April 2018.   UHB includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic.

Due to historical differences in data collection/reporting across UHB and the former Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust some responses have been provided by hospital site.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please can you provide information on your workforce spend and suppliers for the financial year 17/18.

1. Please state the organisation’s total expenditure on agency (non-contract) staff for 17/18:

a. TOTAL = £11,868,572
b. Nursing & HCAs = £1,748,089
c. AHPs = £ 508,000
d. Admin & Clerical = £873,937 (inc. Senior Mgrs)
e. Estates & Facilities = £307,308
f. Scientific = £1,939,000
g. Other = £6,492,238 (all medical staff)

2. Please state the organisation’s total expenditure on internal bank staff for 17/18:

a. TOTAL = £35,018,122
b. Nursing & HCAs = £20,304,421
c. AHPs = £105,258
d. Admin & Clerical = £1,244,450
e. Estates & Facilities = £1,066,625
f. Scientific = £17,426
g. Other = £12,279,942

3. Does the organisation utilise any temporary staffing apps (i.e. locums nest, locumtap, Rightstaff, Allocate etc) If so, please state which apps are used split by the below staffing groups:

a. Nursing & HCAs – Allocate/Employee on Line
b. AHPs – Allocate
c. Admin & Clerical – Allocate
d. Estates & Facilities – Allocate
e. Scientific – Allocate
f. Other – Allocate, TempRe

Heartlands, Good Hope and Solihull Hospital

Under the Freedom of Information Act, please can you provide information on your workforce spend and suppliers for the financial year 17/18.

1. Please state the organisation’s total expenditure on agency (non-contract) staff for 17/18:

a. TOTAL = £29,145,435
b. Nursing & HCAs = £9,675,022
c. AHPs = £2,086,282
d. Admin & Clerical = £1,356,262
e. Estates & Facilities = £69,251

f. Scientific = £2,284,259
g. Other = £13,673,159

2. Please state the organisation’s total expenditure on internal bank staff for 17/18:

a. TOTAL = £43,115,300

b. Nursing & HCAs = £22,302,515
c. AHPs = £2,120,930
d. Admin & Clerical = £1,596,041
e. Estates & Facilities = £1,691,238
f. Scientific = £413,061
g. Other = £14,991,515 (all medical staff)

3. Does the organisation utilise any temporary staffing apps (i.e. locums nest, locumtap, Rightstaff, Allocate etc) If so, please state which apps are used split by the below staffing groups:

a. Nursing & HCAs – Allocate
b. AHPs – Allocate
c. Admin & Clerical – Allocate
d. Estates & Facilities – Allocate
e. Scientific –  Allocate
f. Other – Allocate, Medics, TempRe

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