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Staff management. Soft solutions.

Stuart Shepherd

    The Health Service Journal
    |October 17, 2006
    PubMed
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    The National Health Service (NHS) spends approximately 1 billion pounds sterling annually on agency staff. Implementing electronic rostering (e-rostering) software offers significant potential for cost savings and improved management information within NHS trusts.

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    Area of Science:

    • Healthcare Management
    • Health Informatics

    Background:

    • The National Health Service (NHS) faces substantial expenditure on agency staff, with projected costs around £1 billion for 2005-06.
    • Certain NHS trusts allocate over 10% of their total payroll to non-NHS staff, indicating significant financial strain.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the financial burden of agency staff within the NHS.
    • To introduce e-rostering as a solution for potential cost savings and enhanced management information.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of projected NHS agency staff expenditure for 2005-06.
    • Identification of trusts with high non-NHS staff spending.
    • Examination of the benefits of e-rostering software as proposed by NHS Employers.

    Main Results:

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    • Projected spend on NHS agency staff estimated at £1 billion for 2005-06.
    • Some trusts exceed 10% of their pay bill on non-NHS staff.
    • E-rostering software demonstrates potential for substantial savings and improved management data.

    Conclusions:

    • Reducing reliance on expensive agency staff is a key financial challenge for the NHS.
    • E-rostering technology presents a viable strategy to decrease costs and optimize workforce management within NHS trusts.