Recruitment Information

Request

I am writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act (2000).

1. During tax year 2009 - 2010 how many times has your organisation used private recruitment agencies to advertise for or recruit temporary or permanent staff.

Could this information be broken down by type of job/position, permanent or temporary.

2. Could you supply the recruitment policy document detailing the decisions to be made when a private recruitment agency is to be used to recruit staff as opposed to other methods of advertising &recruitment.

3. Could you please supply details of the fees paid to private recruitment agencies during the tax year 2009-2010 broken down by job & name of agency.

Our Response

I refer to your email requesting NHS East Midlands recruitment information.

I can confirm in accordance with S.1 (1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) that we do hold the information that you have requested.

I will address each of your questions in turn:-

1. During tax year 2009 - 2010 how many times has your organisation used private recruitment agencies to advertise for or recruit temporary or permanent staff.  Could this information be broken down by type of job/position, permanent or temporary.

NHS East Midlands has used a private recruitment agency to recruit for permanent staff on two occasions during the period 2009-10 as follows:-

• Director of EQIPP Leadership/Top Leaders Programme (permanent role)

  This is a joint role to run the East Midlands Leadership Academy (EQIPP) on behalf of all NHS organisations in the East Midlands and the National Leadership Council’s Top Leaders Programme.

• Director of Communications (permanent role)

2. Could you supply the recruitment policy document detailing the decisions to be made when a private recruitment agency is to be used to recruit staff as opposed to other methods of advertising & recruitment.

• The current NHS East Midlands Recruitment and Selection Policy is available via our website at the following link:-

http://www.eastmidlands.nhs.uk/about-us/policies-and-procedures/human-resources/recruitment/

3. Could you please supply details of the fees paid to private recruitment agencies during the tax year 2009-2010 broken down by job & name of agency.

During the last 12 months we have paid the following amounts to Odgers Berndtson http://www.odgersberndtson.co.uk/gb/home/

• £11, 682.97 - Director of EQIPP Leadership/Top Leaders Programme (DH Funding)

• £18, 793.76 - Director of Communications.

I hope that this information is of use.  If you are dissatisfied with the way in which we have dealt with your request you can ask us to review our decision by writing to:-

Mr Kevin Orford
Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Finance
NHS East Midlands
Octavia House
Interchange Business Park
Bostock's Lane
Sandiacre
Nottingham
NG10 5QG

If at the conclusion of any review you remain dissatisfied you may complain to the Information Commissioner who can be contacted at:-

The Office of the Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF