I would be most grateful if you would provide me, under the Freedom of Information Act, details in respect to any international nurse recruitment undertaken by the Trust. Specifically, can the Trust answer the following:
1. How many Nurses did the Trust recruit internationally in the period 2019-2021?
2. Please can the Trust detail the split of these Nurses by specialism / discipline / band?
3. Please provide the number of international Nurses provided by each supplier in this period?
4. For International Nurse recruitment can the Trust provide a complete breakdown of spend per supplier for 2019, 2020 and 2021?
5. Which framework(s) does the Trust use for international recruitment of Nurses?
6. Can the Trust confirm whether the contracts in place were tendered for via a framework mini competition (or direct call-off) or open procedure?
7. Per respective tender please confirm the suppliers who applied for inclusion and were / were not successful?
8. Could you please provide a copy of the tender specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?
9. Start date and duration (including extensions) of any live / active contracts in place for international recruitment services for Nurses?
10. Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s) / contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?
11. Who is the key procurement contact in procurement and senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for the contract(s)?
Thank you for your recent request dated 14th June 2022.
1. How many Nurses did the Trust recruit internationally in the period 2019-2021?
NONE
2. Please can the Trust detail the split of these Nurses by specialism / discipline / band?
N/A
3. Please provide the number of international Nurses provided by each supplier in this period?
N/A
4. For International Nurse recruitment can the Trust provide a complete breakdown of spend per supplier for 2019, 2020 and 2021.
N/A
5. Which framework(s) does the Trust use for international recruitment of Nurses?
N/A - All procurement for Health Boards/Trusts within NHS Wales is managed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and they may hold the data you require. For your convenience I have provided the link: shared.services@wales.nhs.uk
6. Can the Trust confirm whether the contracts in place were tendered for via a framework mini competition (or direct call-off) or open procedure.
N/A
7. Per respective tender please confirm the suppliers who applied for inclusion and were / were not successful?
N/A
8. Could you please provide a copy of the tender specification given to all bidders for when this contract was last advertised?
N/A
9. Start date and duration (including extensions) of any live / active contracts in place for international recruitment services for Nurses?
N/A
10. Has a decision been made yet on whether the framework(s) / contract(s) are being either extended or renewed?
N/A
11. Who is the key procurement contact in procurement and senior officer (outside of procurement) responsible for the contract(s)?
We do not have a specific team responsible for agency nurse recruitment as they do in a Health Board as there is not the requirement in Public Health Wales.
All procurement for Health Boards/Trusts within NHS Wales is managed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and they may hold the data you require. For your convenience I have provided the link: shared.services@wales.nhs.uk
It is important to note that Public Health Wales is the public health service for Wales and as such is an independent NHS Trust. This is NOT the same as NHS Wales.
If you are unhappy with the service you have received in relation to your request and wish to make a complaint or request a review of the decision, you should write to the Corporate Complaints Manager, Public Health Wales NHS Trust, 3, Number 2, Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street, Cardiff, CF10 4BZ.
If you are not content with the outcome of your complaint or review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision. Generally, the ICO cannot make a decision unless you have exhausted the complaints procedure provided by the Trust. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner for Wales
2nd Floor
Churchill House
Churchill Way
Cardiff
CF10 2HH
Telephone: 029 2067 8400
Email: wales@ico.org.uk