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Tuesday 15 July 2025
Salisbury Foundation Trust

FOI_8630

Internal Reference Number: FOI_8630

Date Request Received: 07/05/2025 00:00:00

Date Request Replied To: 09/06/2025 00:00:00

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Request Summary: Recruitment from agencies

Request Category: Companies

 
Question Number 1:
Recruitment Agency Hires (April 2024 to April 2025)

Please confirm the number of hires made for permanent posts, using a recruitment agency, broken down as follows:

• Number of Nurses including banding

• Number of Doctors including grades

• Number of Allied Health Professionals (AHP) including banding

 
Answer To Question 1:
None
 
Question Number 2:
Agencies Utilised (April 2024 to April 2025)

Please confirm the agency/ies used for these hires and the framework(s) under which you contracted with them. Please also note any agencies with whom you partnered off framework, if any:

• Agency/ies used for the recruitment of the above detailed staff

• Framework(s) under which you contracted with the agency/ies

• Any agencies with whom you partnered off framework

 
Answer To Question 2:
N/A
 
Question Number 3:
Future International Recruitment Plans

Do you plan to undertake international recruitment within the next 18 months for:

• Nurses

• Doctors

• Allied Health Professionals (AHP)

 
Answer To Question 3:
Yes - nursing
 
Question Number 4:
Long Term Workforce Plans

If the answer is yes to Q3, please provide a further breakdown of possible requirements:

• Number of Nurses including banding

• Number of Doctors including grades

• Number of Allied Health Professionals (AHP) including banding


 
Answer To Question 4:
RNs = 20
 
Question Number 5:
International Recruitment (April 2024 to April 2025)

How many roles did you fill via international recruitment during the period April 2024 to April 2025? Please provide a further breakdown by:

• Number of Nurses including banding

• Number of Doctors including grades

• Number of Allied Health Professionals (AHP) including banding
 
Answer To Question 5:
RNs = 37 @ Band 5
AHPs = 4 @ band 5
 
Question Number 6:
6. Impact of International Recruitment

International recruitment has assisted in providing a consistent and sustainable workforce and has helped reduce temporary agency staffing and drive down recruitment costs in the long term. Do you:

• Agree

• Disagree
 
Answer To Question 6:
Agree
 
Question Number 7:
7. Decision-Makers

Who is responsible for deciding if international recruitment is to be undertaken? Please provide:

• Name

• Job Title
 
Answer To Question 7:
Sharon Holt, Head of Resourcing
 
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