
Internal Reference Number: FOI_9222
Date Request Received: 12/02/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 27/02/2026 00:00:00
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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: | |
| 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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