RM6276 Insourced Services: Guidance on using insourcing vs worker supply

The key differentiator is whether the contract is for a Provision of Service (insourcing) or Supply of Resource (temporary workers).

Our guidance document expands on this definition and explains further distinctions including contract deliverables, typical payment mechanisms, liabilities, examples, and available framework agreements.

We have also included helpful links to other related resources.

Insourcing is a term used to describe a range of medical and clinical services, which are deployed to utilise spare, out-of-hours capacity within a trust, in addition to the trust’s existing provisions, with the intention to bolster service outputs and improve efficiency. Such services are typically provided by medical or clinical providers who can provide the specialist capabilities required to deliver an end-to-end service, including clinical governance and oversight.

Our framework is free to access and offers you a short to medium-term solution to secure extra clinical capacity and ensure patients can be seen within the trust. It includes the provision of clinical services to support you with meeting waiting time targets and easing pressure by utilising the services of providers on NHS premises, allowing you to retain capacity planning.

You can visit our framework page for Insourced Services (RM6276) here.