FOI/25/391

Request

I am writing to submit a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I am seeking clarification regarding the management of staffing contracts and associated services within your Trust. Specifically, I would like to request information about the companies or processes involved in managing the following areas across the staffing groups of Doctors, Nursing, and Allied Health Professionals (AHPs): 

  

1.           Direct Engagement – Management of direct engagement of staff. 

2.           Neutral Vendor Contracts – Oversight of neutral vendor agreements for agency staff. 

3.           Bank Staff Management – Administration and management of staff banks. 

4.           Master Vendor Contracts – Oversight and management of master vendor contracts. 

 

For each of these areas, please provide the following information: 

•             The name(s) of the company or organization managing these services, if applicable. 

•             A brief description of their roles and responsibilities. 

•             Confirmation if the service is managed internally by the Trust, and if so, whether this is supported by any platforms or tools (in-house or otherwise). 

•             If a platform is used internally, confirmation that it is not managed by a third party. 

•             Confirmation if a particular area is not applicable to your Trust. 

•             An end date for the contract if applicable. 

 

Response

Section 21: Information accessible by other means

Under section 21 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, a public authority does not have to provide information in response to a request when that information is reasonably accessible to the applicant by other means (We advise you check our FOI logs initially to find answers to your request). The information you have requested can be accessed here:

https://clch.nhs.uk/about-us/foi/foi-requests