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What is the total Framework Agency spend solely for Nurses from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty, per banding.

In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

See published Information on NHS Shetland’s website - NHS Shetland: Procurement Information (scot.nhs.uk)

2. What is the total Off-Framework Agency spend solely for Nurses from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide a breakdown of spend, per specialty, per banding.

In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

See published Information on NHS Shetland’s website - NHS Shetland: Procurement Information (scot.nhs.uk)

3. How many Framework Agencies have supplied solely for Nurses to the Trust from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide a full breakdown per specialty and by each recruitment agency by company name.

In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

See published Information on NHS Shetland’s website - NHS Shetland: Procurement Information (scot.nhs.uk)

4. How many Off-Framework Agencies have supplied solely for Nurses to the Trust from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide a full breakdown per specialty and by each recruitment agency by company name.

No off-framework use during this period.

5. How many requirements came out for the following specialties from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please break this down per month:

- Mental Health

In accordance with FOISA s 16(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it holds the information requested but that it is exempt from disclosure under FOISA s 25(1) as the information requested is accessible without submitting a request under FOISA s 1(1). The information you have requested is available here:

See published Information on NHS Shetland’s website - NHS Shetland: Procurement Information (scot.nhs.uk)

6. In relation to question 5, please provide what the fill rate for those requirements was with Framework Agency workers against Trust Bank workers.

In accordance with FOISA s 17(1), NHS Shetland confirms that it does not hold the information requested.

7. What contractual relationships are in place for supplying agency nurses, and who is responsible for managing them?

Agency nurses are generally supplied through NHS Scotland National Contract “NP51023 Temporary Agency Nurses & Operating Department Practitioners”.

National contracts are managed at a national level by National Services Scotland (NSS).

8. In relation to question 7, please can you provide me with the name, contact number, and email address of the person responsible for agreeing temporary nursing agency contracts for your Trust?

See Q7 above. Contracts agreed at a national level.

9. What are the average charge rates per banding for Framework Agency nurses from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide a breakdown by specialty.

See NP51023 for rates.

10. What are the average charge rates per banding for Off-Framework Agency nurses from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide a breakdown by specialty.

No off-framework use during this period.

11. What is the highest charge rate recorded for both Framework and Off-Framework Agency nurses from 1st October 2023 to 1st October 2024? Please provide details on the specialty, banding, and any factors that contributed to this rate.

All Framework Agencies used throughout

Highest rate = £55 for Band 7 Mental Health Nurse

Band 6 Mental Health Nurses = £48.91

Band 5 Staff Nurses = 47.50