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FOI 2024 108 - Temporary staffing providers

 

Information Requested:

Agency: 

For each of the staff group categories: 

Medical and Dental 

Nursing and HCAs 

AHPs and HSS 

Admin and Clerical 

 

Do you have an in-house temporary staffing team to manage your agency OR is this outsourced to a company? (In-house/Outsourced) 

 

 

 

 

 

If outsourced, what is the name of this company? 

 

 

 

 

 

If outsourced, what was the start date for the contract with this provider? (dd/mm/yyyy) 

 

 

 

 

 

If outsourced, what is the expiry date for the contract with this provider? (dd/mm/yyyy) 

 

 

 

 

 

In total, how many Agency shift hours were worked in 2023? (most recent 12 month period) 

 

 

 

 

 

For each of the staff group categories: 

Medical and Dental 

Nursing and HCAs 

AHPs and HSS 

Admin and Clerical 

 

Do you use agency technology (VMS (vendor management system)) to manage the cascading of vacancies to one or more agencies? (Yes/No/Not Applicable) 

 

 

 

 

 

If the response was YES to question 5, what is the name of your VMS (vendor management system) technology? 

 

 

 

 

 

What was the contract start date for the provider you currently use? (dd/mm/yyyy) 

 

 

 

 

 

What is the contract expiry date for the provider you currently use? (dd/mm/yyyy) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Direct Engagement:

For each of the staff group categories: 

Medical and Dental 

AHPs and HSS 

Admin and Clerical 

Do you undertake direct engagement (DE) arrangements to make savings on VAT on agency workers? (YES/NO) 

 

 

 

What is the name of your DE provider/technology? 

 

 

 

What is the contract expiry date for the provider/technology that you currently use for direct engagement? (dd/mm/yyyy) 

 

 

 

       

 

 

 

 

Information provided for the answer:

Thank you for your recent request. 

Agency:

For each of the staff group categories: 

Medical and Dental 

Nursing and HCAs 

AHPs and HSS 

Admin and Clerical 

 

Do you have an in-house temporary staffing team to manage your agency OR is this outsourced to a company? (In-house/Outsourced) 

No 

No 

No 

No 

 

If outsourced, what is the name of this company? 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

 

If outsourced, what was the start date for the contract with this provider? (dd/mm/yyyy) 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

 

If outsourced, what is the expiry date for the contract with this provider? (dd/mm/yyyy) 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

 

In total, how many Agency shift hours were worked in 2023? (most recent 12 month period) 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

 

For each of the staff group categories: 

Medical and Dental 

Nursing and HCAs 

AHPs and HSS 

Admin and Clerical 

 

Do you use agency technology (VMS (vendor management system)) to manage the cascading of vacancies to one or more agencies? (Yes/No/Not Applicable) 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

 

If the response was YES to question 5, what is the name of your VMS (vendor management system) technology? 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

 

What was the contract start date for the provider you currently use? (dd/mm/yyyy) 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

 

What is the contract expiry date for the provider you currently use? (dd/mm/yyyy) 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

n/a 

 

 

Direct engagement:

For each of the staff group categories: 

Medical and Dental 

AHPs and HSS 

Admin and Clerical 

Do you undertake direct engagement (DE) arrangements to make savings on VAT on agency workers? (YES/NO) 

Yes 

n/a 

n/a 

What is the name of your DE provider/technology? 

Medacs Healthcare 

n/a 

n/a 

What is the contract expiry date for the provider/technology that you currently use for direct engagement? (dd/mm/yyyy) 

07/08/2024 

n/a 

n/a 

       

 


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