FOI/25/084
| Reference | FOI/25/084 |
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| Description | Staffing: Agency and Direct Engagement |
| Date requested | 12/06/2024 |
| Attachments | N/A |
Request
Under the provision of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 please can you answer the following questions relating to the workforce/staffing system(s) you currently use.
My preference is that you reply in the email body in the table provided or copy the tables below into an excel spreadsheet or pdf and populate the relevant fields. However, how you complete the request is entirely up to you. Please respond via email to this email.
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Agency |
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For each of the staff group categories: |
Medical and Dental |
Nursing and HCAs |
AHPs and HSS |
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Do you have an in-house temporary staffing team to manage your agency OR is this outsourced to a company? (In-house/Outsourced) |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
Outsourced |
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2 |
If outsourced, what is the name of this company? |
Litmus |
Litmus |
Litmus |
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3 |
If outsourced, what was the start date for the contract with this provider? (dd/mm/yyyy) |
Jun 2021 |
Jun 2021 |
Jun 2021 |
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4 |
If outsourced, what is the expiry date for the contract with this provider? (dd/mm/yyyy) |
Jun 2025 |
Jun 2025 |
Jun 2025 |
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5 |
In total, how many Agency shift hours were worked in 2023? (most recent 12 month period) |
Combined 313,031 hours
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For each of the staff group categories: |
Medical and Dental |
Nursing and HCAs |
AHPs and HSS |
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5 |
Do you use agency technology (VMS (vendor management system)) to manage the cascading of vacancies to one or more agencies? (Yes/No/Not Applicable) |
No |
No |
No |
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If the response was YES to question 5, what is the name of your VMS (vendor management system) technology? |
None Applicable |
None Applicable |
None Applicable |
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7 |
What was the contract start date for the provider you currently use? (dd/mm/yyyy) |
None Applicable |
None Applicable |
None Applicable |
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What is the contract expiry date for the provider you currently use? (dd/mm/yyyy) |
None Applicable |
None Applicable |
None Applicable |
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Direct Engagement |
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For each of the staff group categories: |
Medical and Dental |
AHPs and HSS |
Admin and Clerical |
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1 |
Do you undertake direct engagement (DE) arrangements to make savings on VAT on agency workers? (YES/NO) |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
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2 |
What is the name of your DE provider/technology? |
PWC |
PWC |
None Applicable |
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3 |
What is the contract expiry date for the provider/technology that you currently use for direct engagement? (dd/mm/yyyy) |
April 2025 |
April 2025 |
None Applicable |
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