FOI 25-072 Temp and Bank Staff Suppliers
Freedom of Information Request
- Reference
- FOI 25-072 Temp and Bank Staff Suppliers
- Request Date
- 03 Feb 2025
- Response Date
- 12 Mar 2025
- Information Requested
1. Does your organisation engage a Neutral Vend or Master Vend agency supplier for:
a. Medical
i. Name of the NV or MV agency supplier
ii. Expiry date of contract with the NV or MV agency supplier?
b. Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)
i. Name of the NV or MV agency supplier
ii. Expiry date of contract with the NV or MV agency supplier
c. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical (NMNC)
i. Name of the NV or MV agency supplier
ii. Expiry date of contract with the NV or MV agency supplier
d. Nursing
i. Name of the NV or MV agency supplier
ii. Expiry date of contract with the NV or MV agency supplier
2. Does your organisation utilise a Direct Engagement (DE) supplier for:
a. Medical
i. Name of the DE provider
ii. Expiry date of contract with the DE provider
iii. % of DE currently achieved
b. Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)
i. Name of the DE provider
ii. Expiry date of contract with the DE provider
iii. % of DE currently achieved
c. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical (NMNC)
i. Name of the DE provider
ii. Expiry date of contract with the DE provider
iii. % of DE currently achieved
3. For the most recent Financial Year you have available please can you supply the spend figures on temporary agency staffing (worker pay & agency commission only) for:
a. Medical
b. Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)
c. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical (NMNC)
d. Nursing
4. For the most recent Financial Year you have available please can you supply the number of hours worked by temporary agency workers for:
a. Medical
b. Allied Health Professionals (AHPs)
c. Non-Medical, Non-Clinical (NMNC)
d. Nursing
5. Where a contract is in place for the provision of a Neutral Vend, Master Vend and/or a Direct Engagement supplier, please can you advise who the lead contact or responsible officer within the organisation is for this contract?
- Name:
- Job title:
- Email:
6. Alternatively please can you advise who is responsible for temporary agency staffing at the organisation across the following departments:
a. Workforce Lead; Name: Job Title:
b. Procurement Lead; Name: Job Title:
c. Finance Lead; Name: Job Title:
- Response
Q1. - The Scottish Ambulance Service does not utilise either of these methods for resource provision.
Q2 & Q3 - This is the method of 'call-off' that is utilised by the Service for resource provision.
Name of the DE Provider: Pertemps
Type of Staff: Non-Medical, Non Clinical
Expiry date of contract with DE provider: 07/07/2026
% of DE currently achieved: The Scottish Ambulance Service do not hold the information requested.
Financial Year 2023/2024 - spend figures on temporary agency staffing – (worker pay & agency commission only): £67875
Q4. - This is information not held by the Scottish Ambulance Service
Q5 – Personal information such as staff name and email addresses are exempt from release under Freedom of Information Scotland as personal information; it is for this reason we have applied exemption section 38(1b). It is the Head of Procurement who is the lead on contracts and can be contacted on sas.procurement@nhs.scot
Q6 – An exemption under section 38(1)(b) of FOISA states: information which relates to a living individual other than the applicant for the information will be exempt where the disclosure of the information the rights of an individual under the Data Protection Act 2018, UKGDPR
