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Wednesday 03 June 2026
Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_9222

Internal Reference Number: FOI_9222

Date Request Received: 12/02/2026 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 27/02/2026 00:00:00

This response was sent via: By Email

Request Summary: nursing services

Request Category: Companies



 
Question Number 1:
Unless otherwise stated, all questions relate to Nursing usage only.

Please provide name and contact details (email address and telephone number where possible) of the following (broken down per site):

a) Temporary Staffing Manager or Staff Bank Manager

b) Lead Cancer Nurse and/or;

c) Cancer Manager
 
Answer To Question 1:
1A - Sharon Holt - sharon.holt5@nhs.net
1B - Shirley Fox (Secondment) - shirley.fox5@nhs.net
1C - Emilia Scutt - Emilia.scutt@nhs.net
 
Question Number 2:
How much nursing agency usage from January 2025 to December 2025 has the Trust used? This is a request for Nursing only. I request for this information to be broken down into the following:

a) unit/site and ward/department

b) grade/title (i.e. Band 5/6/7 Nurse etc.)

c) amount of hours and/or full time equivalent (FTE) broken down per month during the requested time period above

d) total cost of agency usage (in £) per month during the requested time period above

e) what agencies were used, along with total amount in £ per agency on a monthly basis during the requested time period above

f) of these agencies, who were classified as ‘off framework’ and ‘on framework’

 
Answer To Question 2:
The Financial information can be found on the Trust website. /about-us/ - under Freedom of information

Please see attached for hours and shift data

To accompany this answer to question 2 please also see the documents listed below:

 FOI 9222.xlsx
 
Question Number 3:
How does the Trust source any Nurse agency requirements? I request your answer include any frameworks that you use along with the number of SLAs you have in place with providers.
 
Answer To Question 3:
Preferred supplier list procured via Workforce Alliance Clinical and Healthcare Staffing Lot 1 Nursing and Midwifery Staffing Framework.
 
Question Number 4:
Based on your answer above, can you confirm the number of incidences whereby your agency need has been charged above NHSi cap, broken down per shift on a monthly basis i.e. April 2018 = 25 shifts and by what agency

 
Answer To Question 4:
Please see response to question 2 above
 
Question Number 5:
Who is responsible for making the decision on which agency/recruitment business to use to fulfil your agency nursing requirements. Please include name and contact details (email and telephone number where possible).

 
Answer To Question 5:
The Trust have an agency PSL @ cap – if a shift needs to go out to agency it is discussed in the daily staffing meetings involving Matrons & Chief of nursing
 
Question Number 6:
What are the Trusts current full-time and part-time vacancies for:

a) Cancer Clinical Nurse Specialists

b) Lead Cancer Nurse

c) Cancer Manager

d) Chemotherapy Nurses

e) Radiology Nurses

f) Oncology Nurses

g) General Nurses (all specialisms)
 
Answer To Question 6:
6B - 1.0 WTE vacancy currently out to advert
6D - 1.0 WTE Band 6

No further vacancies
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