FOI/25/336

Request

1.  Please can you confirm how many shifts have been released/allocated to ON framework agencies within the last 30 days?
   816 total Agency shifts filled.
    
2. In the last 30 days which wards, or departments were these ON framework requests for?
   Sensitive Information – Section 43 applied, see below for further details
    
3. Please can you confirm how many shifts have been filled by ON framework agencies within the last 30 days?
   Please refer to question 1
    
4. Which on framework agencies are the trust currently utilizing for nursing vacancies and what is the current spend on these agencies year to date?
   We cannot provide January’s data as of yet. We would not be able to provide Agency names as this is sensitive information.
    
5. Please can you confirm how many shifts have been released to OFF Framework agencies within the last 30 days?
   0
    
6. What is the average charge for registered nurses, RMNs from ON framework agencies?
   Inner/ Outer Standard Rate Card
   Band 5

Weekday

£27.67

Weeknight/Saturday

£30.53

Sunday/Bank Holiday

£34.44

Band 6

Weekday

£30.69

Weeknight/Saturday

£35.77

Sunday/Bank Holiday

£43.28

7. Who at temporary staffing is responsible for onboarding ON framework agencies and could you provide me with their name and contact details such as their email?

clcht.temporarystaffing@nhs.net

0203 937 8322

Section 43 Response

 Section 43 – Commercial Interest

Section 43(2) exempts information whose disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the commercial interests of any person (an individual, a company, the public authority itself or any other legal entity). Disclosure of the requested information could prejudice pending or future negotiations the CLCH may be subject to.

This is a qualified exemption under the FOIA, which means that consideration must also be given to whether in all the circumstances of the case the public interest favouring disclosure is greater than the public interest in maintaining the exemption. The public interest means what is in the best interests of the public not what is of interest to the public.

Factors in favour of discloser:  

• Disclosing information relating to [question 2 & 4 above] would promote accountability and transparency by showing how CLCH receive and spend public money. 

Factors in favour of non-disclosure: 

• Disclosing the [Question 2 & 4 above] would undermine our competitive position in the marketplace. 
• Disclosing the [Question 2 & 4 above ] would compromise the commercial activities of CLCH, as it would compromise its ability to negotiate competitive future deals.
• Disclosure of the [Question 2 4 above], is likely to lead to reputational and financial damage which would affect future investments and have a knock-on effect to the money raised for the health economy.

Having considered the above, we maintain that the factors in favour of upholding the exemption outweigh the factors in favour of disclosure. Therefore, the balance of the public interest test is greater in maintaining the exemption available under section 43(2) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.