FOI/25/077

Request

1.    Has the Trust used agencies to recruit permanent/international doctors in the last 6 months and if so, which agencies were used?
       Central London Community Healthcare NHS trust has not used agencies to recruit permanent international doctors

2.    Has the Trust used agencies to recruit permanent/international nurses in the last 3 months and if so, which agencies were used?
       Yes, Drake Medox & CapitalNurse Consortium (360 Medicare, HCRG, My Healthcare, MSI, Medacs & Apollo Education Ltd)

3.    Has the Trust used agencies to recruit permanent/international allied health professionals in the last 6 months and if so, which agencies were used?
        Yes, NHS Professionals & Drake Medox

4.    Please provide a breakdown of the number of doctors by grade and specialism placed as result of permanent/fixed-term/international recruitment in the last 6 months using agencies?
       N/A International recruitment is for nurses only

5.    Please provide a breakdown of the number of nurses by specialism i.e. general ward, midwifery, mental health etc placed as result of permanent/international recruitment in the last 6 months using agencies?
       Community nurses - 79

6.    Please provide a breakdown by band and profession of the number of allied health professionals placed as result of permanent/fixed-term/international recruitment in the last 6 months using agencies ?
       We are applying following exemption to this, please see below: 

Section 40 – Personal Information

Under section 40 (2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, a public authority does not have to provide information where that information is considered personal information under the Data Protection Act 2018. We believe that, because of the low number of personnel involved and the potential for them to be identified when combined with other available information, the information you have requested falls into this category, and therefore will not be supplying this as a result.

The actual figure has been replaced with <5.

Occupational Therapist <5,
Speech & Language Therapist <5

7.    What was the total permanent/international recruitment agency spend on the before mentioned job roles?
       £313,804

8.    Does your Trust intend to recruit doctors, nurses or allied health professional on a permanent/fixed-term/international recruitment basis using an agency over the next 12 months? If so which categories and anticipated volume for each             category ?
       Doctors – 0, Nurses – 100, AHP – 0

9.    Are there any contract end dates for the supply of permanent/fixed-term/international doctor, nurses or allied health professionals occurring in 2024/25 if so, what dates and with which providers?
       Capital Nurse November 2024, Drake Medox June 2025

10.Are you intending to come out to tender or complete mini competitions for suppliers of permanent/fixed-term/international doctor, nurses or allied health professionals in the financial year 2024/25?
     Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust is not intending to Tender or complete mini competitions for suppliers for this financial year

11.Please confirm your current nursing vacancy rate by band and specialism across your trust?

     We are applying following exemption to this, please see below:

Section 40 – Personal Information

Under section 40 (2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, a public authority does not have to provide information where that information is considered personal information under the Data Protection Act 2018. We believe that, because of the low number of personnel involved and the potential for them to be identified by pay banding and specialism when combined with other available information, the information you have requested falls into this category, and therefore will not be supplying this as a result.

12.Please confirm your current doctor’s vacancy rate by grade and speciality across your trust?

Section 40 – Personal Information

Under section 40 (2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, a public authority does not have to provide information where that information is considered personal information under the Data Protection Act 2018. We believe that, because of the low number of personnel involved and the potential for them to be identified by pay banding and specialism when combined with other available information, the information you have requested falls into this category, and therefore will not be supplying this as a result.

13.Do you have a central recruitment team or an international recruitment lead?
     We have an IR Recruitment Officer and IR programme Lead

14.Please provide the contact name of the person in charge of all medical recruitment in relation to permanent/fixed-term/international recruitment?
     Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust does not carry out International Medical Recruitment

15.Please provide the contact name of the person in charge of all nursing recruitment in relation to permanent/international recruitment?
     Zoe Rothwell

16.Please provide the contact name of the person in charge of your procurement department for dealing with permanent/international recruitment?
     Chris Grove