From Plans to Performance: How UHSFT Achieved 77% Recurrent Savings by Digitising CIPs

In partnership with HFMA and joined by over 125 NHS colleagues, we hosted a live event exploring how trusts can manage the ongoing pressures facing NHS finance teams by moving away from spreadsheet‑based cost improvement programmes (CIPs) and adopting a more joined‑up, digital approach.

This live event shared the experience of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHSFT), who digitised their CIP programme to create a single, real‑time view of schemes, progress and risk. The session explored how this approach has helped bring greater control, visibility and sustainability to savings delivery at a time of increasing financial pressure.

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Before we got Liaison Assist, our value for money programme used Excel spreadsheets. We had over 20 spreadsheets in place in order to monitor and report on CIP, and although there are some advantages at times to using Excel, it meant there were particular issues. The complexity of macros and embedded formulas were often prone to fail, and there was often human error which caused issues.

Liaison Assist also provides us with an automated dashboard, which means divisional directors and care group managers can see the information easily. This is a much better way of doing it rather than relying on a master spreadsheet.

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

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Liaison Assist helps CIP teams in NHS trusts to save time and improve decision-making. Teams can plan, manage and report scheme data across their organisation, in real-time, on one platform.

The Trust can now monitor 500+ active schemes at any time, with thousands tracked annually. This real-time oversight has been key to sustaining their savings growth.

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Featured NHS Success Story

By replacing manual spreadsheets and fragmented processes with Liaison Assist, University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust streamlined its CIP management and improved oversight.

 
£78.1 million
 
of savings delivered in FY 24/25 at University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust.

 
25%
 
year-on-year increase in savings at University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust.

   

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Jack Mazzina

Commercial director, Liaison Workforce

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Debbie Buckingham

Head of cost improvement PMO, UHSFT

Tracy Garton

Head of planning & productivity, UHSFT