Liaison Workforce - Case Studies
Hywel Dda delivers rapid cost savings on AHP agency spend using data to drive agency sourced employment
In its first year of using Liaison Workforce’s TempRE service for AHPs, Hywel Dda University Health Board increased agency direct employment take up by 150% and saved £148,633.
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.
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.
Robotics solution streamlines automation
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust required a solution which allowed them to automate the process of creating shifts in TempRE directly from their e-rostering system.The NHS interoperability agenda has seen the creation of standards that will be adopted nationally across the NHS by all vendors and will also be included as an obligation in the new Model Contract.
Digitising lateral flow testing
In 2021, Stockport NHS Foundation Trust partnered with Liaison Workforce to digitise its lateral flow tests, a key element in the ongoing management of Covid-19 at the Trust.
A focus on flexible workforce spend realises savings of over £400,000
Within the region, the demand for services continues to grow, whilst budgets become increasingly tighter, an experience not exclusive to the South Yorkshire area. In order to provide high quality services, it has become increasingly necessary to ensure that all resources are used effectively and support the delivery of effective care.