1. Who is your Head of Procurement for the NHS Trust?

2. Who is responsible for Agency Nursing within the NHS Trust?

3. What procurement Framework is the Trust currently aligned to for Agency staff i.e. Crown Commercial Service (CCS), Health Trust Europe (HTE), London Procurement Programme (LPP) or no framework?

• Which staffing categories is this for i.e. ‘Nursing’, ‘Nursing – Healthcare Assistants’, ‘Locum Doctors’, ‘Admin and clerical’ or other similar categories?

4. If the answer to Question 3 states that the Trust is aligned to a Framework, please provide a breakdown of the “on framework” agencies used for each staffing category with the number of hours supplied over the last 12 months, and a breakdown of expenditure across these agencies

• Which agencies were used for:
  • Nursing
  • Nursing – Healthcare Assistants
  • Locum Doctors
  • Admin and clerical
• Total hours for:
  • Nursing
  • Nursing – Healthcare Assistants
  • Locum Doctors
  • Admin and clerical
• Breakdown of expenditure across these agencies

5. Please state if there is any “off framework” usage over the past 12 months. If so, please provide a breakdown of the off framework agencies used for each staffing category with the number of hours supplied over the last 12 months, and a breakdown of expenditure across these agencies

• Which agencies were used for:
  • Nursing
  • Nursing – Healthcare Assistants
  • Locum Doctors
  • Admin and clerical
• Total hours for:
  • Nursing
  • Nursing – Healthcare Assistants
  • Locum Doctors
  • Admin and clerical
• Breakdown of expenditure across these agencies

6. What was the total annual agency spend by the NHS Trust in financial years 2014/15 and 2015/16?

Please see attached spreadsheet FOI4823