FOI/25/283

Request

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide the following details:

1. Bank Pay Rates: The pay rates for the workforce operating within Nursing, Midwifery, Theatres, and Mental Health, covering bands 2 to 8a. This can be the rate that all staff within the banding are paid or a minimum and maximum range, without specifying individual personnel.

See attachment

2. List of Agencies: A list of agencies that are on the supply chain for the Trust within the aforementioned areas. Please highlight if any of these agencies are not on the selected framework for the Trust. Additionally, please provide information on how the Trust manages and monitors these agencies, including the criteria and processes an agency must meet to qualify for inclusion in the supply chain.

Section 43 exemption applied

3. Spending Information: The total spending information for the period from January 2024 to November 2024. Please provide the spend on flexible staff as two separate categories: "Agency" and "Bank".

Bank Shifts

17.7m

Agency Shifts

5.7m

4. Agency Staff Rates: Details of any agency staff working above the NHSI rates for the region, as outlined in the NHS England price card (<https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/price-card/>). Information required would be Discipline of worker, rate supplied at, department they work within, amount of shifts/hours worked within the Trust.

Section 43 exemption applied 

5. Agency Spend Management: Confirmation if the Trust uses any vendors to manage their agency spend, such as (but not limited to) NHSP, MSP, etc., or if the temporary recruitment is managed internally.

Outsource to Litmus

6. Budget Control Contact: The contact details of the person or department within the Trust who controls the budget for agency spend.

HR/Finance department within CLCH

7. Procurement Process: Details on the procurement process for agencies to become approved suppliers for the Trust. This includes any application procedures, evaluation criteria, and timelines.

Managed by Litmus as our outsource provider

8. Future Opportunities: Information on any upcoming opportunities or tenders for agency supply within the Trust.

Can contact anytime Litmus as long as the agency is framework.

9. Performance Metrics: Any performance metrics or KPIs that the Trust uses to evaluate agency staff.

Fill, rate, quality of staffing and compliance checks.

10. Onboarding Process: Information on the onboarding process for new agencies, and how they become a supplier to the Trust.

Contract Litmus, they would send a meeting to discuss what the agency can fill at CLCH and if accepted then a call off contract is signed and entered allocate system.