Liaison - Case Studies

Princess Alexandra delivers a tough line on locum recruitment
With locum spend rising, Harlow’s Princess Alexandra Hospital Trust had identified agency direct employment as a key element in bringing down both direct and indirect costs.

Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust –achieving a 40% reduction in medical locum spend in 12 months
Within 12 months, Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust achieved an overall reduction in their medical locum spend of over 40% and a decrease in rates by more than 20%, year on year, through reduction in consultant core rates, consultant unsocial rates and staff grade core rates.

The Workforce Transformation Approach
The Workforce Transformation approach is an extension of the relationships Liaison Group prides itself on having built with clients on temporary workforce solutions; partnering with NHS organisations to affect real change, deliver savings, and enable improved quality of patient care through better management of resources.

72% reduction in agency spend within 10 months on TempRE Bank
These results were achieved using a multifaceted approach to the implementation project. Liaison’s Workforce team worked closely with the Trust to develop a plan which drew on their experience with other trusts implementing the bank service.

Accounts Payable Reviews
Liaison Financial has been partnering with Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust for 10 years to deliver Accounts Payable reviews.

VAT and Accounts Payable Reviews
Liaison Financial has been partnering with a Trust in Merseyside to deliver VAT and Accounts Payable reviews.

The journey towards greater savings and self sufficiency with a locum bank
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was a long standing STAFFflow client of Liaison Workforce.

Supporting a committed trust to become a recognised leader in controlling agency spend
Liaison Workforce has been working with Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust in managing agency locum bookings and keeping rates under NHS Improvement rate cap levels using its TempRE workforce service.

Private Patient Retrospective Invoice Review
Retrospective Invoice Review to identify on average a 20% uplift on private patient revenue.

Overseas Private Patients – Saudi Scheme Review
Prior to the government enforcing mandatory NHS contributions for Saudi Arabian nationals residing in the UK (2015), most of the medical treatment (excluding trauma and obstetrics) received by Saudi nationals in the UK was from Private Healthcare organisations.