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Unlocking the power of your data: How health and care organisations are taking control of workforce data
Unlocking the power of your data: How health and care organisations are taking control of workforce data
In today’s fast-moving health and care landscape, and with a system under constant pressure, health and care organisations are being asked to do more with less, drive efficiency, deliver safer…
Medics Monthly Round Up – June 2025
Medics Monthly Round Up – June 2025
Click on the links below to go straight to the story: Event | NHS ConfedExpo Upcoming Webinars | Exception Reporting Product Updates Podcast | New Episode Tip of the month…
How digitalised audits protect patients: A modern approach to safer care
How digitalised audits protect patients: A modern approach to safer care
Health and care organisations are stretched further than we’ve ever seen before, however they are also under immense pressure to deliver safer, more efficient and compliant care. Whether you’re preparing…
Medics Monthly Round Up – May 2025
Medics Monthly Round Up – May 2025
Click on the links below to go straight to the story: Upcoming Release | Exception Reporting in Rota Product Updates | Now Available Podcast | The Connection Tip of the…
The untapped power of Bank Staff in optimising Health and Care Workforce Management
The untapped power of Bank Staff in optimising Health and Care Workforce Management
The untapped power of Bank Staff in optimising Health and Care Workforce Management – And why it matters to Finance Directors Managing your workforce is one of the most complex…
Is your roster helping or hurting?
Is your roster helping or hurting?
Discover hidden inefficiencies—and how much they cost you—with a free Roster Assessment. Managing staff schedules in a care home, hospice, private hospital or social care setting is more complex than…
Medics Monthly Round Up – April 2025
Medics Monthly Round Up – April 2025
Click on the links below to go straight to the story: Monthly Insights from a Medical Director Podcast | Clinical Leadership Prepare Your Trust | New Exception Reporting Product Updates…
Medics Monthly Round Up | March 2025
Medics Monthly Round Up | March 2025
Click on the links below to go straight to the story: Monthly Insights from a Medical Director Announcement | New Exception Reporting Framework Our latest product updates Webinar On-Demand | How…
Medics Monthly Round up | February 2025
Medics Monthly Round up | February 2025
Click on the links below to go straight to the story: Monthly Insights from a Medical Director Our latest product updates Upcoming Webinar | How job planning can improve safety, drive…
Driving safer staffing and patient-centered care: RLDatix and MPFT’s journey with eCommunity
Driving safer staffing and patient-centered care: RLDatix and MPFT’s journey with eCommunity
Discover how RLDatix and MPFT are transforming workforce management with eCommunity to enhance safer staffing and patient care. Karen Swinson, Clinical Lead RLDatix As the healthcare landscape evolves, community nursing…
This is how we connect safe staffing deployment and safety reporting
This is how we connect safe staffing deployment and safety reporting
The connection between workforce deployment and patient safety is paramount in healthcare. Exploring the role of our safety solutions along with the human factors and the consequences of culture and behaviours…
Unlock the power of your technology with an expert pair of hands
Unlock the power of your technology with an expert pair of hands
Managing efficient rosters and temporary staffing processes, boosting job plan sign off rates and maintaining system compliance can often feel like an uphill battle. When you need to ensure seamless…
Temporary Staffing in Numbers
Temporary Staffing in Numbers
Download the infographic to discover how healthcare organisations are using RLDatix temporary staffing solutions
16 Steps to Getting the Most Out of Your RLDatix Workforce Solutions
16 Steps to Getting the Most Out of Your RLDatix Workforce Solutions
Effective workforce management is no longer just a priority for healthcare organisations—it’s an operational necessity. With tight budgets and the unrelenting demand for high-quality care, the ability to strategically manage…
Introducing Flex Supporting the NHS in Reducing Agency Spend with a total temporary staffing solution
Introducing Flex Supporting the NHS in Reducing Agency Spend with a total temporary staffing solution
Leigh Malyon, Head of Medics, RLDatix Effective temporary staffing is essential for healthcare organisations striving to maintain flexibility, optimise control and build operational resilience. The challenge of balancing budgets while…
Supporting the future of health and care: a transformative solution for the independent healthcare workforce
Supporting the future of health and care: a transformative solution for the independent healthcare workforce
Earlier this year the Health Secretary Wes Streeting made a point of defending the government’s commitment to using the independent sector to reduce NHS waiting lists with one in seven…
Optimising patient flow through digitising the procurement of non-emergency patient transport
Optimising patient flow through digitising the procurement of non-emergency patient transport
In healthcare, patient flow and transport are crucial elements that directly impact patient outcomes and operational efficiency. The patient experience doesn't start or end at the hospital door; it encompasses…
Transforming Community Care Together
Transforming Community Care Together
Join our Community Collaborative Initiative, designed to support the transformation of workforce within community settings Karen Swinson, Clinical Lead, RLDatix This week, The Department of Health and Social Care has…
Real-time insights and enhanced strategies for e-Rostering success at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
Real-time insights and enhanced strategies for e-Rostering success at East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
In our series of blogs, we share stories from a selection of trusts who presented at the recent Connected Health & Care Summit 2024. Summary East Kent Hospitals University Foundation…
Reducing costs, elevating care: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust’s path to sustainable staffing solutions
Reducing costs, elevating care: Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust’s path to sustainable staffing solutions
In our series of blogs, we share stories from a selection of trusts who presented at the recent Connected Health & Care Summit 2024. Summary Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health…
Medics Monthly Round Up | October 2024
Medics Monthly Round Up | October 2024
News | The Snapshot Click on the links below to go straight to the story: Access on-demand: Connected Health Care & Summit 2024 Meet the winners of the RLDatix Awards…
Personalised care, enhanced outcomes: revolutionising midwifery with continuity in Northern Ireland’s capital
Personalised care, enhanced outcomes: revolutionising midwifery with continuity in Northern Ireland’s capital
In our series of blogs, we share stories from a selection of trusts who presented at the recent Connected Health & Care Summit 2024. Summary The Belfast Health and Social…
Transforming community health with HCRG Care Group – innovative solutions, lasting impact
Transforming community health with HCRG Care Group – innovative solutions, lasting impact
In our series of short blogs, we share a selection of stories from trusts who presented at the recent Connected Health & Care Summit 2024. Summary HCRG Care Group is…
Unlocking Patient Safety: The Human Side of Technology at the RSM Patient Safety Summit
Unlocking Patient Safety: The Human Side of Technology at the RSM Patient Safety Summit
Blog by Darren Kilroy, Medical Director - International, RLDatix Patient safety, like the health and care environment in which we find ourselves each day whether as the recipients or providers…
RLDatix responds to Care Quality Commission State of Care report 2024
RLDatix responds to Care Quality Commission State of Care report 2024
Responding to the Care Quality Commission annual State of Care report 2024 Dr Darren Kilroy, Medical Director at RLDatix said: “The State of Care report highlights that there is more…
Insights from Darren Kilroy at this years HSJ Integrated Care Summit 2024: Collaborative strategies for system-wide success
Insights from Darren Kilroy at this years HSJ Integrated Care Summit 2024: Collaborative strategies for system-wide success
By Dr Darren Kilroy, Medical Director, RLDatix. The seniority of the delegates at this year’s HSJ Integrated Care Summit unarguably reflects the pivotal phase we are entering in the…
The agility and fragility of our ward-based nursing workforce to optimise safe staffing
The agility and fragility of our ward-based nursing workforce to optimise safe staffing
Blog by Karen Swinson, Clinical Lead, RLDatix Workforce Productivity and Safe Staffing are often seen as opposite ends of a pendulum and yet their interdependence and influence on each other…
Join RLDatix at HSJ Patient Safety Congress 2024: Achieving NHS productivity targets without compromising patient safety
Join RLDatix at HSJ Patient Safety Congress 2024: Achieving NHS productivity targets without compromising patient safety
Blog by Mark Linggood, Director Product Management, RLDatix RLDatix are pleased to be partnering with the HSJ Patient Congress 2024 taking place on 16-17 September and supporting healthcare leaders, managers,…
Medics Monthly Round Up | August 2024
Medics Monthly Round Up | August 2024
News | The Snapshot Click on the links below to go straight to the story: Join the job planning study day with North Midlands NHS FT | 12th September We're…
Making medical workforce technology work for safer patient care
Making medical workforce technology work for safer patient care
Blog by Darren Kilroy, Medical Director - International, RLDatix The role of medical workforce technology is now so well embedded in healthcare service provision that we can often take it…
Optimising patient flow through digitising the procurement of non-emergency patient transport
Optimising patient flow through digitising the procurement of non-emergency patient transport
Blog by Julian Mount, Business Development Manager, RLDatix In healthcare, patient flow and transport are crucial elements that directly impact patient outcomes and operational efficiency. The patient experience doesn't start…
Medics Monthly Round Up | July 2024
Medics Monthly Round Up | July 2024
Welcome to the July version of the Medics Round-Up. This month we cover a variety of topics from Connected Health & Care Summit, a new pay scales view in Allocate…
Harrogate and District moves towards a more transparent view of their medical workforce
Harrogate and District moves towards a more transparent view of their medical workforce
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust were experiencing challenges around the visibility of their medical workforce, making it hard for the Trust to efficiently plan and schedule rosters. Working collaboratively…
Medics Monthly Round Up | June 2024
Medics Monthly Round Up | June 2024
A note on the Junior Doctors Strike Earlier this month, Darren Kilroy (Medical Director at RLDatix) shared some steps and things to think about to help you during this challenging…
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Allocate eCommunity
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Allocate eCommunity
Want to get to know Allocate eCommunity? When speaking to nurses, managers and directors about the Allocate eCommunity system, we always receive a lot of in-depth questions about how the…
Medics Monthly Round Up | May 2024
Medics Monthly Round Up | May 2024
Don’t want to miss an update? Sign up to our monthly round ups and get it straight to your inbox. Last month we launched our new Medics User Group (MUG), which saw…
NHS Productivity: It’s all in the (Job) Planning
NHS Productivity: It’s all in the (Job) Planning
NHS Productivity: It's all in the (Job) Planning Blog by Darren Kilroy, Medical Director - International, RLDatix The 2024 Spring Budget might not have been the thing to put a…
Medics Monthly Round Up | April 2024
Medics Monthly Round Up | April 2024
Don’t want to miss an update? Sign up to our monthly round ups and get it straight to your inbox. April saw our first Medics User Group gather together to discuss all…
Creating safer care in the community: In conversation with Paula Guest, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Creating safer care in the community: In conversation with Paula Guest, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
We recently spoke to Paula Guest, Safer Staffing Implementation Lead (Community Nursing) at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, about how they are using the Allocate eCommunity system for their…
Creating safer care in the community: In conversation with Trish Nolan, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Creating safer care in the community: In conversation with Trish Nolan, Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
We recently spoke to Trish Nolan, Head of Digital Skills and Business Change at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, about how the integration between Allocate eCommunity and their Electronic…
In conversation with Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | Paula Guest
In conversation with Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | Paula Guest
We recently chatted to Paula Guest (Safer Staffing Lead (Community Nursing) at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust about how Allocate eCommunity is helping the Trust to plan realistically and…
In conversation with Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | Trish Nolan
In conversation with Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust | Trish Nolan
We recently spoke to Trish Nolan (Head of Digital Skills and Business Change) at Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust about the operational efficiencies they have seen since integrating Allocate…
Medics Monthly Round Up | March 2024
Medics Monthly Round Up | March 2024
March has been all about customer events. Read this month’s Round Up to discover about our recent Assure Appraisal Network event, and our upcoming Medics User Group and Focus Groups.…
Top 10 things to know about the Allocate eCommunity and Rio Electronic Patient Record integration
Top 10 things to know about the Allocate eCommunity and Rio Electronic Patient Record integration
You might think that a community scheduling tool simply supports you to create team schedules. But did you know that it can also help you to provide continuity of care,…
Medics Monthly Round Up | February 2024
Medics Monthly Round Up | February 2024
Our February edition of the Medics Monthly Round Up is filled with information of how you can get involved with our new User Group and Networks, as well as information…
Allocate Rewind 2023
Allocate Rewind 2023
Look back and reflect on what we’ve been up to in 2023 and how we continue to support our customers in delivering safer, quality care.
The True Value of Intelligent Community Care Scheduling with Allocate eCommunity
The True Value of Intelligent Community Care Scheduling with Allocate eCommunity
With capacity across the whole healthcare system being stretched, additional pressure is being put on community care teams to pick up extra demand, creating some familiar challenges: Having the time…
Key learnings from the webinar: Demystifying Direct Engagement for the temporary staffing challenge of today
Key learnings from the webinar: Demystifying Direct Engagement for the temporary staffing challenge of today
Want to find out what we learnt on our recent webinar? Keep reading to discover all the key learnings Hannah Brooks (DE Subject Matter Expert) shared. If you’d like to…
Medics Monthly Round Up | January 2024
Medics Monthly Round Up | January 2024
It’s our first edition of 2024. In this Round Up, we share highlights from our recent Medics Rostering Focus Group, provide an update on Assure Appraisal and share our latest…
How to transform your non-emergency patient transport
How to transform your non-emergency patient transport
Almost all NHS organisations spend a huge amount on non-emergency patient transport, including taxis, ambulances, couriers etc. Evidence shows delays in patient discharge cause significant patient flow issues and are…
Top Tips for Implementing a Direct Engagement Model
Top Tips for Implementing a Direct Engagement Model
From tips on boosting compliance rates and how to standardise agency rates, to effectively engaging with your agencies, download this guide to set you on the path to success with…
5 Key Considerations for Harnessing Student Placement Capacity to Increase Productivity at your Organisation
5 Key Considerations for Harnessing Student Placement Capacity to Increase Productivity at your Organisation
With the publication of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan in June 2023, capacity and productivity has been a key topic within workforce planning across the NHS. Rose Hagreen (Head…
Medics Monthly Round Up | December 2023
Medics Monthly Round Up | December 2023
Our December edition wraps up the year with our look back on what has been happening in the world of medical workforce management. Plus keep reading to discover our new…
RLDatix Awards 2023 Results
RLDatix Awards 2023 Results
In the world of health and care, excellence is all about the hard work and dedication of countless healthcare professionals and organisations. We at RLDatix believe it's important to acknowledge…
Medics Monthly Round Up | November 2023
Medics Monthly Round Up | November 2023
In our November edition, we have a round up of the latest product news, a recap on available courses surrounding medics workforce management, and your invite to our latest network…
Medics Monthly Roundup | October 2023
Medics Monthly Roundup | October 2023
October has been a busy month in the world of Medics Workforce Management. From our annual People Summit and attending NAMPS, to more Community Catch Ups and new resources, we…
RLDatix’s complimentary agency assessments – helping trusts to save £210 million in agency staffing costs
RLDatix’s complimentary agency assessments – helping trusts to save £210 million in agency staffing costs
To mark this milestone we talked to Hannah Brookes, Allocate StaffDirect Customer Representative, to find out more about the Allocate StaffDirect system and exactly what is involved in an agency…
RLDatix Awards 2023 Winners
RLDatix Awards 2023 Winners
The RLDatix Awards ceremony, which took place on 17th October 2023, celebrates and rewards those who have made a material and positive difference to the people in their organisation, their…
6 Most Asked Questions on how to support a Better Patient Flow for Winter Resilience Plans
6 Most Asked Questions on how to support a Better Patient Flow for Winter Resilience Plans
The NHS (National Health Service) continues to experience significant pressures on patient flow and capacity following the pandemic, adding to the growing backlog of patients. To help plan and mitigate…
Medics Monthly Roundup | September 2023
Medics Monthly Roundup | September 2023
Don’t want to miss any updates? Sign up to our monthly updates and get them straight to your inbox. We’ve made some major updates to Allocate JobPlan and Allocate Rota…
In conversation with Marie Curie & Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FT: Transforming workforce planning for more consistent patient care in the community
In conversation with Marie Curie & Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FT: Transforming workforce planning for more consistent patient care in the community
With a renewed focus on improving productivity in healthcare and plans for more care to be provided in the community, we chatted to Marie Curie and Guy’s and Thomas’s NHS…
The top 9 things a digital Direct Engagement solution eliminates
The top 9 things a digital Direct Engagement solution eliminates
For a long time, Direct Engagement has been seen as a risky solution to the temporary staffing challenge. These risks have mainly focused around employee tax complications, non-compliant employment schemes…
Medics Monthly Roundup | August 2023
Medics Monthly Roundup | August 2023
Don’t want to miss any updates? Sign up to our monthly updates and get them straight to your inbox. To help you better understand how calculations work within Allocate Rota,…
The benefits of integrating a community workforce planning tool with an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system
The benefits of integrating a community workforce planning tool with an Electronic Patient Record (EPR) system
Using a digital solution for your community workforce planning is an effective way to support capacity and demand planning, creating fairer and more realistic caseloads and matching clinician skillsets to…
Your Guide to Writing an Award-Winning Entry in the RLDatix Awards
Your Guide to Writing an Award-Winning Entry in the RLDatix Awards
Updated for 2024 The nominations for RLDatix Awards 2024 are now open! The categories and criteria are available on our website, and we look forward to receiving your nominations and entries…
Medics Monthly Roundup | July 2023
Medics Monthly Roundup | July 2023
In July’s edition, we share our new on-demand content from our recent Community Catch Up and new videos from the Academy Team. Plus, you can book your tickets for this…
A Digital Procurement Platform for Patient Transport: Why do NHS Trusts use it?
A Digital Procurement Platform for Patient Transport: Why do NHS Trusts use it?
Last month, we sat down with Chris Ackerman (Director of Delivery and Implementation for Allocate Transport Marketplace, RLDatix) to discuss the recent challenges faced by the NHS and how we…
Help to improve non-emergency patient transport in the NHS
Help to improve non-emergency patient transport in the NHS
The demand for emergency care has never been greater and it’s vital that we do everything possible to help them to keep up with this demand. Non-emergency patient transport services…
New RLDatix and Access Rio EPR integration frees community nurses from admin, creating more efficient schedules and consistent care for patients
New RLDatix and Access Rio EPR integration frees community nurses from admin, creating more efficient schedules and consistent care for patients
An integration between RLDatix’s electronic community workforce planning tool, Allocate eCommunity and Access Rio's electronic patient safety record will enable more efficient planning of demand and capacity, focused on matching…
Medics Monthly Roundup | June 2023
Medics Monthly Roundup | June 2023
In this June bumper edition, we share with you recent updates to solutions, invite you to take part in our next round of Community Catch Up’s and collaborative programmes, plus…
Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust launches Allocate eCommunity to flexibly manage community care and prioritise patient needs
Guy’s & St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust launches Allocate eCommunity to flexibly manage community care and prioritise patient needs
Discover how Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT), a leading healthcare provider in the UK, overcame the challenges of managing a dynamic urgent care service by implementing Allocate…
Rethinking Patient Safety: Building Capacity through Collaboration
Rethinking Patient Safety: Building Capacity through Collaboration
Patient safety is a crucial aspect of healthcare that demands our attention and continuous improvement. Recently, a team from RLDatix attended an enlightening workshop session at the International Forum for…
Medics Monthly Roundup | May 2023
Medics Monthly Roundup | May 2023
In our May Round Up, we share with you news on our next Community Catch Up and reflect on the recent International Forum on Quality & Safety in Healthcare. Don’t…
Medics Monthly Roundup | April 2023
Medics Monthly Roundup | April 2023
In this edition, check out what was discussed and shared during our first job planning Community Catch Up, as well as your opportunity to watch back our recent Activity-Based Webinar…
Three ways a digital solution can help make job planning easier
Three ways a digital solution can help make job planning easier
In our recent content series, we have been exploring the importance of job planning for AHPs. We’ve discussed how Job Planning is the best way to link resources with quality…
Emotional Safety is Patient Safety
Emotional Safety is Patient Safety
Dr Darren Kilroy (Medical Director, International, RLDatix) reflects on the BMJ Journal: Emotional Safety is Patient Safety. These are interesting and changing times for how ‘safety’ is framed in health.…
Medics Monthly Roundup | March 2023
Medics Monthly Roundup | March 2023
In this edition, we share details of upcoming events where our Product and Success teams share their insights along with hearing from several organisations on their journeys with job planning.…
Helping you to take control of your agency staffing spend
Helping you to take control of your agency staffing spend
Following the news in July 2022 of NHS England’s agency staffing ceiling – cutting agency spend by at least 10% in each integrated care system, we have been supporting Trusts…
Three Bugbears of Spreadsheets for ER Case Management
Three Bugbears of Spreadsheets for ER Case Management
Employee Relations (ER) cases can be complex. Tracking, recording and monitoring all activity relating to an ER Case can be tricky to store and manage effectively within spreadsheets and inboxes.…
Job Planning for AHPs: What’s the Need?
Job Planning for AHPs: What’s the Need?
According to NHS England Job planning is “an important means of linking best use of resources with quality outcomes for patients and as a useful element in service redesign. By…
Allocate InstantPay allows NHS staff to access their pay more flexibly as 200,000 NHS staff work extra shifts to make ends meet
Allocate InstantPay allows NHS staff to access their pay more flexibly as 200,000 NHS staff work extra shifts to make ends meet
NHS staff facing up to the cost-of-living crisis are being helped by a financial wellbeing platform which allows them to choose when they get paid. It comes as new figures…
Impact and Influence in Patient Safety
Impact and Influence in Patient Safety
There is arguably nothing more emotive to ask anyone involved in health and care than what they see as the single most significant element in assuring safety. On one level…
Medics Monthly Roundup | February 2023
Medics Monthly Roundup | February 2023
In our February Round Up, our teams share their latest content designed to help you and your organisations with job planning and activity based rostering. Don’t want to miss any…
Webinar Series: Are you aware of the ‘basics’ when it comes to managing annual leave?
Webinar Series: Are you aware of the ‘basics’ when it comes to managing annual leave?
For best practice, we encourage you to attend all five sessions. Following the webinar series, these will be available via the Back to Basics Hub. In this session, we will go…
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: Creating a Streamlined Approach to Recording Annual Leave
Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust: Creating a Streamlined Approach to Recording Annual Leave
At People Summit 2022, we heard from Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust who showcased how they are creating a streamlined approach to recording annual leave. We have captured the key takeaways…
Assure HRCase delivers time savings for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Trust
Assure HRCase delivers time savings for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Trust
Assure HRCase delivers time savings for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Trust Background East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is the largest NHS organisation in the East…
Medics Monthly Roundup | January 2023
Medics Monthly Roundup | January 2023
For our first round up of 2023, we hear from the members of our medics community and the product team working on introducing new features and improvements to our medics…
Urgent help for the NHS during the winter pressure
Urgent help for the NHS during the winter pressure
The NHS is under enormous pressure as they face the busiest winters in history, with the latest weekly data showing flu cases in hospitals increased by almost half putting additional…
Making Healthcare Safer: Bringing Workforce, Safety & Risk Together
Making Healthcare Safer: Bringing Workforce, Safety & Risk Together
The link between workforce, risk and quality outcomes has never been so important. The Health and Social Care Committee have said “The NHS and social care sector are facing the…
5 Tips for Responding to High Patient Transport Demand
5 Tips for Responding to High Patient Transport Demand
It’s in the news almost every week – hours of waiting in response for an emergency call; ambulances lined-up outside strained A&E departments; expensive NHS taxi and private ambulance costs…
Cost of Living
Cost of Living
Over the last year the cost of living has risen astronomically – gas and electricity are at an all time high up 128% and 64% respectively compared to this time…
Collaborating with the Healthcare Community
Collaborating with the Healthcare Community
We've kicked off 2023 by collaborating with some of our customers across workforce and safety in healthcare. Scroll down to discover what the RLDatix community have been getting up to…
Supporting you get Back to Basics this New Year
Supporting you get Back to Basics this New Year
by Alex Martin – Customer Success Specialist Last year, we launched our Back to Basics Campaign and Resource Hub, designed to help you do exactly that; ‘Get Back…
Medics Monthly Roundup | December 2022
Medics Monthly Roundup | December 2022
For our end of the year round up, we look back on our annual People Summit and share reflections from our Chief Medical Officer. Don’t want to miss any update?…
Medics Monthly Roundup | November 2022
Medics Monthly Roundup | November 2022
Check out latest round-up of the latest insights, resources, events and news for the medics workforce. Don’t want to miss any update? Sign up to our monthly updates and get…
Going Back to Basics – 4 Steps to Managing your Rostering
Going Back to Basics – 4 Steps to Managing your Rostering
Lyn McIntyre, Director of ICS Engagement at RLDatix writes: Back to Basics is a great concept when starting to think about the management of your rosters. If we think back…
Medics Monthly Round Up | October 2022
Medics Monthly Round Up | October 2022
Check out latest round-up of the latest insights, resources, events and news for the medics workforce. Don’t want to miss any update? Sign up to our monthly updates and get…
Does the board assurance of 2019 remain fit for purpose in 2022?
Does the board assurance of 2019 remain fit for purpose in 2022?
Healthcare leaders operate in a challenging, even forbidding landscape. Much of the scenery may be familiar – staffing shortages, long waiting lists, political pressure – but what were steep hills…
2 RLDatix teams take on the Trailwalker for charity.
2 RLDatix teams take on the Trailwalker for charity.
On 24-25th September, 2 teams from RLDatix tackled the Oxfam Trailwalker; a 100km-long charity hike across the South Downs to be completed in a maximum of 30 hours. Facing a tough hilly…
Six Steps to start practising Self-Compassion | World Mental Health Day
Six Steps to start practising Self-Compassion | World Mental Health Day
Today is World Mental Health Day – 10th October, a reminder to check in with yourself to ensure that you are taking simple steps to manage your mental health and…
From 45% to 82% Direct Engagement Compliance & +80% in Agency Staffing Savings
From 45% to 82% Direct Engagement Compliance & +80% in Agency Staffing Savings
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust has 11,500 staff treating around 150,000 inpatients and day patients each year, including about 50,000 emergency admissions and seeing more than 624,000 people at…
Views and Resources – September – October
Views and Resources – September – October
Our round-up of the workforce news and resources you can’t afford to miss. Email us to join our monthly newsletter and get our insights straight to your inbox. RESOURCES…
Moving Forward Post Pandemic: Recovering from Clinician Burnout
Moving Forward Post Pandemic: Recovering from Clinician Burnout
Dr Darren Kilroy, Medical Director (International) at RLDatix writes: To say that wellbeing at work is a prerequisite to a happy and productive career seems almost too obvious to merit…
10% Agency Reduction Target? Time to go ‘Back to Basics’ LP
10% Agency Reduction Target? Time to go ‘Back to Basics’ LP
It is late 2001. I am in my earlyish twenties, and I am sitting in an office somewhere in South Manchester. I am talking to a lady, let’s call her…
Stop thinking of health as a cost and start thinking of it as a value
Stop thinking of health as a cost and start thinking of it as a value
After two years of connecting remotely, the International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare took place in person in Sydney in July. Our Medical Director, Dr Darren Kilroy gives his reflections…
Supporting You to Get Back to Basics
Supporting You to Get Back to Basics
The UK health and care system, as you know, is under unprecedented pressure that is being exacerbated by the workforce shortage. As an organisation providing risk management and workforce solutions…
Views and Resources – August
Views and Resources – August
Our round-up of the workforce news and resources you can’t afford to miss. Email us to join our monthly newsletter and get our insights straight to your inbox. REPORT…
10% Agency Reduction Target? Time to go ‘Back to Basics’
10% Agency Reduction Target? Time to go ‘Back to Basics’
It is late 2001. I am in my earlyish twenties, and I am sitting in an office somewhere in South Manchester. I am talking to a lady, let’s call her…
Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance selects PolicyStat to build best practice policies
Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance selects PolicyStat to build best practice policies
1. What are the drivers for Coventry & Rugby GP Alliance to move to PolicyStat? Our whole policy management process was very manual and lengthy. All our policies were stored…
Driving out discrimination to ensure a safe space for all staff and patients
Driving out discrimination to ensure a safe space for all staff and patients
The focus of anyone who works within the NHS, first and foremost is to provide top quality care. But sometimes, there things that are out of our own control like…
Seven practical steps to improve the working lives of temporary staff
Seven practical steps to improve the working lives of temporary staff
Staff support lead at Northampton General Hospital. According to the Nuffield Trust, data based on 50 NHS trusts suggests that in the two years to August 2020, an estimated three…
Benenden Hospital select PolicyStat to transition from inaccessible policies and flooded inboxes
Benenden Hospital select PolicyStat to transition from inaccessible policies and flooded inboxes
PolicyStat, is technology that takes policies off the page and into practice supporting the welfare of patients and people, creating safer and more sustainable care. Beneden selected PolicyStat to simplify…
The importance of supporting the health and wellbeing of staff during challenging times
The importance of supporting the health and wellbeing of staff during challenging times
Donna Griffiths, Chief People Officer at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, discusses how putting the focus on the wellbeing of employees during challenging times and introducing support…
Tools Not Rules: 7 Tips for Bringing Policies to Life | PolicyStat
Tools Not Rules: 7 Tips for Bringing Policies to Life | PolicyStat
In part one of our two-part interview with Chris Day, Director of Engagement at the Care Quality Commission (CQC), we went back to basics to understand what makes a best-practice…
Building Best-Practice Policies: CQC Chris Day’s Top 4 Considerations | PolicyStat
Building Best-Practice Policies: CQC Chris Day’s Top 4 Considerations | PolicyStat
Rapid redeployment of staff to support changing care demand, the introduction of timely wellbeing initiatives to support people in their roles, are just two examples of how quickly organisations have…
Why we need to change the culture surrounding temporary staffing in the NHS
Why we need to change the culture surrounding temporary staffing in the NHS
Temporary staff have been called on throughout the pandemic. Having worked across different trusts, in temporary roles despite being a permanent member of NHS staff as a junior doctor, I…
Compassionate Rosters & Rotas | Myth Busting and Practical Steps
Compassionate Rosters & Rotas | Myth Busting and Practical Steps
Staff vacancy rates, burnout, patient waiting times and hospital bed occupancies are collectively putting an unprecedented degree of pressure on the health service. That’s prior to any Autumn/winter trends on…
Policy Management Software Vs SharePoint: The Pros and Cons
Policy Management Software Vs SharePoint: The Pros and Cons
Policies and procedures are the fibres that hold healthcare organisations together, they streamline and standardise daily operational activities, create efficiencies and enable smooth operations. Each organisation has unique policies and…
Is your Intranet good enough for Policy Management?
Is your Intranet good enough for Policy Management?
Many healthcare organisations that are still using their Intranet for policy management are experiencing what we call "policy chaos". Policy chaos is a state of disorganisation and disarray, where policies…
The need for care providers to diversify recruitment sources | Learnings from international leaders
The need for care providers to diversify recruitment sources | Learnings from international leaders
Allocate Software spoke to Neil Eastwood, international speaker on care worker recruitment and retention, Founder and CEO of Care Friends (Global) and author of ‘Saving Social Care’, and Ross Bell,…
How we are helping our staff and their partners cope with the grief of baby loss
How we are helping our staff and their partners cope with the grief of baby loss
Raffaela Goodby is Chief People Officer at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Trust. She will be leading a session at this year’s Allocate People Summit, highlighting a ground-breaking new policy…
The three phases of retention | Learnings from international leaders on improving staff retention in social care
The three phases of retention | Learnings from international leaders on improving staff retention in social care
Allocate Software spoke to Neil Eastwood, international speaker on care worker recruitment and retention, Founder and CEO of Care Friends (Global) and author of ‘Saving Social Care’, and Ross Bell,…
Workforce challenges in social care | Learnings from international leaders
Workforce challenges in social care | Learnings from international leaders
Allocate Software spoke to Neil Eastwood, international speaker on care worker recruitment and retention, Founder and CEO of Care Friends (Global) and author of ‘Saving Social Care’, and Ross Bell, Director…
Louder than words | What does your workforce tech say about your culture?
Louder than words | What does your workforce tech say about your culture?
At the last NHS Communicate event, we explored what your workforce tech is saying to your people. Led by Allocate’s Rupert Clarke and a panel of experts, we discussed what…
Customer Spotlight: Workforce management and patient acuity at North Devon Hospice
Customer Spotlight: Workforce management and patient acuity at North Devon Hospice
We spoke to North Devon Hospice to understand how HealthRoster and SafeCare support workforce management and their clinical services. North Devon Hospice provides specialist palliative care and support to the…
The importance of bringing medic expertise into rostering teams when implementing medical rostering
The importance of bringing medic expertise into rostering teams when implementing medical rostering
Laura Green, Senior Workforce Project Manager at James Paget University Hospitals NHS Trust, writes: At a recent study day about implementing medical rostering, I discussed the importance of having the support of…
Pro-Tips for Bank Staff Fulfillment
Pro-Tips for Bank Staff Fulfillment
Sade White, Customer Success Team Lead at Allocate Software writes about bank staff fulfillment: Before joining Allocate I worked in an NHS Bank Office, so one of my favourite topics…
The 5 most common myths about temporary staffing
The 5 most common myths about temporary staffing
Leigh Malyon, Head of Medics and 247Time, Allocate Software writes: Over the years in both my role at Allocate and within the NHS, I’ve come across many misconceptions and myths,…
5 practical rostering considerations for improving safe staffing levels | UK View
5 practical rostering considerations for improving safe staffing levels | UK View
Lyn McIntyre MBE, UK Director of Healthcare, writes: Clinical teams and leaders continue to strive towards the ultimate safe staffing goal - to achieve the right number of staff and…
What a privilege: My experience as a vaccinator volunteer
What a privilege: My experience as a vaccinator volunteer
Harriet Isaac, Marketing Campaign Executive at Allocate Software and St John Ambulance Volunteer, writes: Luckily, as Allocate provide workforce software to the NHS and various other key worker organisations when…
ONE WORKFORCE: Connected by technology, united through care
ONE WORKFORCE: Connected by technology, united through care
Professor Martin Elliott, Chief Medical Officer at Allocate Software, writes: The era of the single, heroic physician is long gone. We work in teams, and teams change as medicine progresses.…
Sustainability for the Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Programme
Sustainability for the Covid-19 Vaccine Delivery Programme
Rupert Clarke, Programme Director at Allocate Software, writes: The UK Covid-19 vaccination programme continues to gather pace. As I write this post more than 15 million people have received at…
CloudStaff: Safeguarding a Sustainable Vaccine Delivery Programme
CloudStaff: Safeguarding a Sustainable Vaccine Delivery Programme
Collaborative banks are not as tricky to set-up as perhaps people once imagined. A vaccination specific collaborative bank can be launched across nominated organisations in less than two weeks, utilising…
Wage accessibility plays a key part in shift fulfilment and staff financial wellbeing
Wage accessibility plays a key part in shift fulfilment and staff financial wellbeing
COVID 19 has been the biggest challenge to hit the NHS since its creation in 1948. Amongst the many challenges faced as a result of the pandemic, adequate staffing has…
Healthcare workers may wait up to 6 weeks between Dec/Jan paydays
Healthcare workers may wait up to 6 weeks between Dec/Jan paydays
Extended economic downturn after two national lockdowns and a potential 6 weeks between December and January paydays means increased financial pressure for your staff. Most NHS staff will be paid…
How technology has underpinned NHS Covid-19 operation
How technology has underpinned NHS Covid-19 operation
How technology has underpinned NHS Covid-19 operation Leigh Malyon, Head of Medics from Allocate looks at how workforce management software has enabled healthcare teams to take a proactive approach to…
Allocate extends its impact on absence management by welcoming FirstCare to its Allocate Connect partner eco-system
Allocate extends its impact on absence management by welcoming FirstCare to its Allocate Connect partner eco-system
Further boost for NHS interoperability goals crucial for safeguarding of healthcare’s safety and efficiency 16 November 2020 – Allocate Software is pleased to announce a new ‘Allocate Connect’ partnership with…
Time for NHS Staff to focus on self-compassion
Time for NHS Staff to focus on self-compassion
Allocate spoke to Dr Marti Balaam, Senior Teaching Fellow in Nursing Studies and Lead for Professionalism and Wellbeing at the University of Edinburgh Medical School and Director/Founder of The Compassion…
Letterkenny University Hospitals: Implementing eRostering in Ireland and the Covid-19 Impact
Letterkenny University Hospitals: Implementing eRostering in Ireland and the Covid-19 Impact
On Tuesday 8th September, Joe Conway – Ireland Account Manager from Allocate Software hosted a webinar – ‘Improving staff management and work-life balance’ with Letterkenny University Hospital. Throughout the webinar,…
Supporting organisations to achieve medical workforce efficiencies
Supporting organisations to achieve medical workforce efficiencies
Following the launch of the new Medics Accelerator Programme, which aims to support an organisation’s e-Rostering and medical workforce teams in improving the daily use of eRota, eJobPlan, MedicOnDuty and…
Temporary staffing and BankStaff+
Temporary staffing and BankStaff+
We know agency use is unavoidable, but by optimising your bank solution to cover the management of your all temporary staff groups you can build resilience by growing your internal…
Allocate launches 4-month Here to Help Medics Accelerator Programme for customers
Allocate launches 4-month Here to Help Medics Accelerator Programme for customers
Customers of Allocate Software are invited to take part in a new 4-month Here to Help Medics Accelerator Programme, designed specifically for the e-Rostering workforce. The programme, which is launching…
Pathways to Agency Success
Pathways to Agency Success
On Wednesday 2 September 2020, Allocate hosted a webinar with speakers John Webster, 247Time Product Manager, and Katie Milligan, Customer Success Analyst. The aim of the webinar was to share…
Allocate’s complimentary agency assessments – helping trusts to save £130 million in agency staffing costs
Allocate’s complimentary agency assessments – helping trusts to save £130 million in agency staffing costs
Following the recent release of our agency insights and our early September webinar, where we explored agency behaviours and how to deliver better outcomes, we decided to talk to Hannah…
How technology is driving an evolution in healthcare learning and development
How technology is driving an evolution in healthcare learning and development
Covid-19 caused wide-scale disruption within health and care, revealing the skills of its workforce to be more vital than ever. This disruption has seen positive changes in the way trusts…
Join a webinar delivered with Allocate and NHS England & NHS Improvement on absence reporting for COVID sickness
Join a webinar delivered with Allocate and NHS England & NHS Improvement on absence reporting for COVID sickness
Following the communication on the 20th March from the Chief People Officer for NHS England and NHS Improvement we would like to invite customers to join a 30 minute webinar…
Engaging and digitally enabling your people to solve the workforce crisis
Engaging and digitally enabling your people to solve the workforce crisis
People are the most valuable asset in healthcare. Anyone that works in healthcare shows dedication and commitment day in day out to provide excellent care for patients. But we know…
The role of Virtual and Augmented Reality in Healthcare Learning Technologies
The role of Virtual and Augmented Reality in Healthcare Learning Technologies
Over the past 20 years, significant progress has been made in Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) technologies. They are increasingly being used in real-world applications as their versatility…
Time is Tik-Toking on learning and training technology
Time is Tik-Toking on learning and training technology
Learning is rapidly changing with digital natives informally innovating the workforce as they enter it. As such, virtual, social and e-learning are all staking a claim on the market, as…
The future of digital healthcare and its impact on learning and development
The future of digital healthcare and its impact on learning and development
Shona Blackhall, Product Manager, Allocate Learning & Development, writes: Last year, the TOPOL Review highlighted the need to prepare the healthcare workforce for a digital future. It identified a need…
Read now: Allocate Software reports on first year under joint Vista/Hg ownership
Read now: Allocate Software reports on first year under joint Vista/Hg ownership
Today TechMarketView has published an article looking at Allocate Software's first year under joint Vista/Hg ownership following the publication of its FY19 results. Click here to read the full article.
Flexibility: the key to a sustainable workforce
Flexibility: the key to a sustainable workforce
In this month's Hospital Times, Lyn McIntyre MBE, UK Director of Healthcare, writes about flexibility in the workforce. We have reproduced the article below, and you can download a PDF…
Find out how Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust now has greater control and visibility over its agency workforce
Find out how Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust now has greater control and visibility over its agency workforce
We are delighted to be hosting our next Study Day at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in April and I’m personally looking forward to hearing from the Flexible Workforce…
Why we must change traditional work patterns and increase flexibility to help overcome the workforce challenge
Why we must change traditional work patterns and increase flexibility to help overcome the workforce challenge
Michael Brown, Area Wide Staff Bank Manager for NHS Forth Valley shares his thoughts on tackling workforce challenges ahead of the Global Healthcare Workforce Crisis panel session at the BMJ…
The importance of culture and behaviours – The dynamics behind effective assurance
The importance of culture and behaviours – The dynamics behind effective assurance
This is the fourth in a series of blogs on governance and the benefits of mechanised assurance. The content is taken from a Good Governance Institute whitepaper, developed with Allocate with…
Assurance in the NHS: box ticking or quality improvement?
Assurance in the NHS: box ticking or quality improvement?
This is the third in a series of blogs on governance and the benefits of mechanised assurance. The content is taken from a Good Governance Institute whitepaper, developed with Allocate with…
Where does assurance fit in?
Where does assurance fit in?
This is the second in a series of blogs on governance and the benefits of mechanised assurance. The content is taken from a Good Governance Institute whitepaper, developed with Allocate with…
The NHS can only meet is cost savings and improvement targets if it gets to grips with the professionalisation of roster administrators
The NHS can only meet is cost savings and improvement targets if it gets to grips with the professionalisation of roster administrators
It is widely acknowledged that effective workforce optimisation is a critical success factor in the direction of travel set out by the NHS Five Year Forward View and the implementation…
Exception reporting, what can we learn from the data?
Exception reporting, what can we learn from the data?
The system of exception reporting outlined in the 2016 junior doctor contract ensures that departures from planned working hours, working pattern or access to planned training opportunities are recorded. The BMA, Royal…
Governance: what is it all about?
Governance: what is it all about?
This is the first in a series of blogs on governance and the benefits of mechanised assurance. The content is taken from a Good Governance Institute whitepaper, developed with Allocate with…
Total Workforce Visibility has huge advantages to care and is within easy reach for most organisations
Total Workforce Visibility has huge advantages to care and is within easy reach for most organisations
I wish I’d had a pound for every time someone told me they would like to see exactly which staff are onsite at a given precise moment. Operations directors, senior…
The surprising benefits to performance that mechanising assurance can bring
The surprising benefits to performance that mechanising assurance can bring
The Good Governance Institute (GGI) has been working in collaboration with Allocate Software to explore how mechanised assurance can help to improve the performance of NHS organisations, considering both the…
Assurance in Health and Care matters more today than it has at any other point
Assurance in Health and Care matters more today than it has at any other point
In a previous role I spent my days understanding, and talking, about governance, risk and compliance (GRC) in healthcare. It was like an unofficial apprenticeship and I was fortunate enough…
5 Characteristics of Effective eRostering
5 Characteristics of Effective eRostering
Over the past few months I have been reflecting on the characteristics of effective eRostering. Below are five characteristics I most commonly see in organisations that are realising the benefits…
Winter Pressure | Here to help with current demand and workforce challenge
Winter Pressure | Here to help with current demand and workforce challenge
Many NHS organisations are facing significant demand pressure since the New Year bank holiday, as outlined in our email sent on the 20th December we are committed to supporting our customers through…
When the going gets tough, the app gets going: operational realities in doctors workforce deployment
When the going gets tough, the app gets going: operational realities in doctors workforce deployment
Making better use of our time is, we are told, the answer to most if not all of life’s daily challenges. There is hardly a problem to be faced that…
Improving hospital performance through up-to-date assurance systems
Improving hospital performance through up-to-date assurance systems
Allocate Software and the Good Governance Institute (GGI) are currently working together to produce a collaborative white paper exploring how mechanised assurance can have a positive impact on the performance…
Medic leave management: the critical link for improved service delivery
Medic leave management: the critical link for improved service delivery
There is a long running argument that any leave management system is better than not having one at all. This is perhaps true but other arguments suggest that it is even more critical to…
There is more to the Allocate Awards than celebrating the individual Trust’s achievement of Workforce 2.0 Principles
There is more to the Allocate Awards than celebrating the individual Trust’s achievement of Workforce 2.0 Principles
Celebrating success is always important. Too often good work goes unnoticed. However equally important is the process of reflection, learning and sharing. This year's Allocate Awards saw sixty-six organisations take…
Tackling The Nurse Staffing Levels Act in Wales with inspiration from the UK’s biggest rostering conference
Tackling The Nurse Staffing Levels Act in Wales with inspiration from the UK’s biggest rostering conference
Efficient rostering has been at the forefront of operational discussions during recent years. The Lord Carter investigation highlighted that the variations in costs and practices, if addressed, could save the…
New look Allocate Brand: Focusing on Allocate’s ‘Human Touch’
New look Allocate Brand: Focusing on Allocate’s ‘Human Touch’
On the 16th August Allocate will launch its new look brand identity, we thought it would be great to speak with Dr Sati Sian, Allocate’s CEO about the new look and…
Locum pay caps: it’s all about transparency in consultant staffing
Locum pay caps: it’s all about transparency in consultant staffing
There is a great deal of discussion and debate about staff shortages and this is not just about nurses, it is also particularly relevant at junior doctor and consultant level.…
A Rota or Roster……What’s the difference anyway
A Rota or Roster……What’s the difference anyway
“I have a roster so why do I need a rota?” says Jack the roster manager to medical staff manager Joan who in turn replies “I am not too bothered…
A raw feel: What happens when CQC Inspection preparation uncovers a surprise?
A raw feel: What happens when CQC Inspection preparation uncovers a surprise?
Having worked with a variety of healthcare organisations and their Senior Management Teams (SMT) it is very clear to me that whatever the healthcare setting there is common ground underpinning the fabric…
Changing staff perceptions of monthly expenses
Changing staff perceptions of monthly expenses
The last couple of years has heralded the rise of mobile Apps that are revolutionising healthcare. Many of these apps are driving transformation in the delivery of healthcare and making…
How do you start to solve a problem like doctor burnout?
How do you start to solve a problem like doctor burnout?
Doctors are universally recognised as healers. They reduce our pain, show empathy towards our worries and ‘fix’ us so that we can live our lives happily and healthily…but in the…
Effective and efficient consultant job planning…is it really important to the NHS?
Effective and efficient consultant job planning…is it really important to the NHS?
The NHS faces a particularly challenging period as it seeks to do more with the same or even less resources. In large part one of the key resources around which…
What does 2017 hold in store for NHS Workforce Management?
What does 2017 hold in store for NHS Workforce Management?
In many ways 2016 was another incredible year for policy around NHS staffing and it may provide all the clues we need about what to expect this year. You might…
The proposed CQC changes to Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs) and how Allocate is keeping in touch with developments
The proposed CQC changes to Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs) and how Allocate is keeping in touch with developments
As the CQC responds to the consultation on its strategy and looks to update their Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs), we closely monitor developments to ensure that they are adopted quickly.…
MedicOnDuty’s almost hidden gem – iCal integration
MedicOnDuty’s almost hidden gem – iCal integration
One of the challenges when working shifts is planning your life around a variable work pattern. It can be a time consuming process copying your rota down into your personal…
RealTime Combined Referrals
RealTime Combined Referrals
RealTime's Combined Referral module has been updated and improved in version 6 to address the needs of today's integrated health and social care referral process. The module design is based on…
Thinking the unthinkable – the seismic shifts underway to fix the agency crisis in the NHS
Thinking the unthinkable – the seismic shifts underway to fix the agency crisis in the NHS
If you thought the agency cap was radical - think again, NHS leaders are cutting through years of received wisdom to tackle the agency spend problem in some surprising ways…
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust: using HealthAssure for one consistent source of data for the whole organisation, enabling improvement over compliance and releasing time to care.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust: using HealthAssure for one consistent source of data for the whole organisation, enabling improvement over compliance and releasing time to care.
The reporting and resulting administration pressure on healthcare is higher than ever; yet how is great governance, assurance and compliance expected to come out of multiple reports, systems, paper forms,…
Guest blog: Lessons on how you self-regulate across a health economy vs a large trust
Guest blog: Lessons on how you self-regulate across a health economy vs a large trust
Allocate are proud to introduce guest blogger Andrew Corbett-Nolan, Chief Executive of Good Governance Institute. GGI support better governance practice to ensure organisations develop a focus on leadership and strategy.…
Patient flow principles new cure for NHS capacity issues?
Patient flow principles new cure for NHS capacity issues?
The NHS continues doing the same things over and over again expecting different results. A new approach and radically different way of thinking is needed. This was the conclusion of…
90 day Rapid Improvement programme
90 day Rapid Improvement programme
From the days of implementing e-rostering in a large acute hospital 10 years ago, I have been interested in using systems to support clinical quality, efficiency and staff experience -…
Approving rosters really matters…
Approving rosters really matters…
I have never met a person who didn’t agree that approving rosters early is a good idea. It is one of those things that when you discuss its importance everyone…
Nuffield Trust Report Calls for Better Use of Real Time Data
Nuffield Trust Report Calls for Better Use of Real Time Data
Real time data rather than a “midnight census” of empty beds could help trusts tackle flow problems and reduce delays for patients, a report from the Nuffield Trust has said. Counting beds at midnight…
The Future of Discharge Planning
The Future of Discharge Planning
Allocate have taken discharge planning and capacity management to a new level with the latest release of their proven patient flow product RealTime. Putting the power into the hands of Trusts,…
Spot light on: Rostering Complex Areas training course
Spot light on: Rostering Complex Areas training course
Sometimes we come across an area that is a little different, a little more complex, and that might like to view and manage their rosters in a different way. They…
What is the Allocate Academy?
What is the Allocate Academy?
It is our experience that having well trained expert administrators, and highly trained users of our software with a good understanding or related processes, is essential for ensuring ongoing benefits…
HealthRoster time saving practical hints & tips for users
HealthRoster time saving practical hints & tips for users
Practical hints and tips from the Allocate Customer Success team From Dean Vincent, Customer Success Analyst Create ward/unit skills and assign to shifts within the demand template, and to appropriate bank…
Trainer blog: tips for a successful HealthRoster ACP Assessment
Trainer blog: tips for a successful HealthRoster ACP Assessment
The HealthRoster ACP Assessment is not as hard as some may make out. Like all test environments it’s all in the preparation. It’s no good simply knowing what certain functionalities…
Allocate Certified Specialist (ACS) certification
Allocate Certified Specialist (ACS) certification
The Allocate Certified Specialist (ACS) certification is the next step in terms of progression from Allocate Certified Professional (ACP). It is suitable for administrators with an advanced level of knowledge,…
6 HealthRoster users describe their accreditation journey to become Allocate Certified Professional’s (ACP)
6 HealthRoster users describe their accreditation journey to become Allocate Certified Professional’s (ACP)
The exam, the benefits, and some advice from our recently accredited ACP customers: “I like having an official certificate proving my expertise in HealthRoster to display on my wall and…
Allocate Awards – a look back at 2015
Allocate Awards – a look back at 2015
With the 2016 Awards now open for nominations we take a look back at 2015's ceremony and the winners - it could be you this year but you have to be in it to…
Regulation news and updates
Regulation news and updates
Highlights from CQC, NICE, Department of Health, NHS England, HSJ, Monitor/NHS Improvement CQC general update CQC have started to use a prototype report looking at how it will assess the…
CQC Inspections – tips from recent conferences
CQC Inspections – tips from recent conferences
Outstanding CQC Inspections Conference – London, June 2016 Allocate Software sponsored the recent event Outstanding CQC Inspections in Hospitals. There were many speakers including the CEO of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation…
Managing CAS alerts at Kettering
Managing CAS alerts at Kettering
Chris Sawyer, Health and Safety Manager at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, tells us about managing CAS alerts at Kettering; why they partnered with Allocate to develop the CASAssure system; some of the functionality and benefits. "Kettering…
Using HealthAssure as a project & assurance tool at a CCG
Using HealthAssure as a project & assurance tool at a CCG
By Sarah, Programme Support Officer NHS North Derbyshire Clinical Commissioning Group. North Derbyshire CCG provides medical services for 36 practices with a registered population of 290,198. "The Project Management Office (PMO) was established…
More than Software – Customer Success
More than Software – Customer Success
Many of us will have had that sinking feeling when we buy or are asked to use a new piece of software: the features sound great, it looks good and…
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Allocate eCommunity
6 Things You Didn’t Know About Allocate eCommunity
Want to get to know Allocate eCommunity? When speaking to nurses, managers and directors about the Allocate eCommunity system, we always receive a lot of in-depth questions about how the…
5 Key Considerations for Harnessing Student Placement Capacity to Increase Productivity at your Organisation
5 Key Considerations for Harnessing Student Placement Capacity to Increase Productivity at your Organisation
With the publication of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan in June 2023, capacity and productivity has been a key topic within workforce planning across the NHS. Rose Hagreen (Head…
10% Agency Reduction Target? Time to go ‘Back to Basics’ LP
10% Agency Reduction Target? Time to go ‘Back to Basics’ LP
It is late 2001. I am in my earlyish twenties, and I am sitting in an office somewhere in South Manchester. I am talking to a lady, let’s call her…
Compassionate Rosters & Rotas | Myth Busting and Practical Steps
Compassionate Rosters & Rotas | Myth Busting and Practical Steps
Staff vacancy rates, burnout, patient waiting times and hospital bed occupancies are collectively putting an unprecedented degree of pressure on the health service. That’s prior to any Autumn/winter trends on…
Policy Management Software Vs SharePoint: The Pros and Cons
Policy Management Software Vs SharePoint: The Pros and Cons
Policies and procedures are the fibres that hold healthcare organisations together, they streamline and standardise daily operational activities, create efficiencies and enable smooth operations. Each organisation has unique policies and…
Is your Intranet good enough for Policy Management?
Is your Intranet good enough for Policy Management?
Many healthcare organisations that are still using their Intranet for policy management are experiencing what we call "policy chaos". Policy chaos is a state of disorganisation and disarray, where policies…
The need for care providers to diversify recruitment sources | Learnings from international leaders
The need for care providers to diversify recruitment sources | Learnings from international leaders
Allocate Software spoke to Neil Eastwood, international speaker on care worker recruitment and retention, Founder and CEO of Care Friends (Global) and author of ‘Saving Social Care’, and Ross Bell,…
The three phases of retention | Learnings from international leaders on improving staff retention in social care
The three phases of retention | Learnings from international leaders on improving staff retention in social care
Allocate Software spoke to Neil Eastwood, international speaker on care worker recruitment and retention, Founder and CEO of Care Friends (Global) and author of ‘Saving Social Care’, and Ross Bell,…
Workforce challenges in social care | Learnings from international leaders
Workforce challenges in social care | Learnings from international leaders
Allocate Software spoke to Neil Eastwood, international speaker on care worker recruitment and retention, Founder and CEO of Care Friends (Global) and author of ‘Saving Social Care’, and Ross Bell, Director…
Medics | ‘How to’ Guides and Resources
Medics | ‘How to’ Guides and Resources
Click on the links below to view the 'How to' video: Loop Guides: How to Sign Up How to Navigate the Main Menu How to Navigate Your Personal Roster How…
Medics Monthly Round Up – June 2025
Medics Monthly Round Up – June 2025
Click on the links below to go straight to the story: Event | NHS ConfedExpo Upcoming Webinars | Exception Reporting Product Updates Podcast | New Episode Tip of the month…
Medics Monthly Round Up – April 2025
Medics Monthly Round Up – April 2025
Click on the links below to go straight to the story: Monthly Insights from a Medical Director Podcast | Clinical Leadership Prepare Your Trust | New Exception Reporting Product Updates…
Medics Monthly Round Up | March 2025
Medics Monthly Round Up | March 2025
Click on the links below to go straight to the story: Monthly Insights from a Medical Director Announcement | New Exception Reporting Framework Our latest product updates Webinar On-Demand | How…
Medics Monthly Round up | February 2025
Medics Monthly Round up | February 2025
Click on the links below to go straight to the story: Monthly Insights from a Medical Director Our latest product updates Upcoming Webinar | How job planning can improve safety, drive…
Medics Monthly Round Up | October 2024
Medics Monthly Round Up | October 2024
News | The Snapshot Click on the links below to go straight to the story: Access on-demand: Connected Health Care & Summit 2024 Meet the winners of the RLDatix Awards…
Medics Monthly Round Up | July 2024
Medics Monthly Round Up | July 2024
Welcome to the July version of the Medics Round-Up. This month we cover a variety of topics from Connected Health & Care Summit, a new pay scales view in Allocate…
Harrogate and District moves towards a more transparent view of their medical workforce
Harrogate and District moves towards a more transparent view of their medical workforce
Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust were experiencing challenges around the visibility of their medical workforce, making it hard for the Trust to efficiently plan and schedule rosters. Working collaboratively…
Medics Monthly Round Up | June 2024
Medics Monthly Round Up | June 2024
A note on the Junior Doctors Strike Earlier this month, Darren Kilroy (Medical Director at RLDatix) shared some steps and things to think about to help you during this challenging…
Improving hospital performance through up-to-date assurance systems
Improving hospital performance through up-to-date assurance systems
Allocate Software and the Good Governance Institute (GGI) are currently working together to produce a collaborative white paper exploring how mechanised assurance can have a positive impact on the performance…
A raw feel: What happens when CQC Inspection preparation uncovers a surprise?
A raw feel: What happens when CQC Inspection preparation uncovers a surprise?
Having worked with a variety of healthcare organisations and their Senior Management Teams (SMT) it is very clear to me that whatever the healthcare setting there is common ground underpinning the fabric…
The proposed CQC changes to Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs) and how Allocate is keeping in touch with developments
The proposed CQC changes to Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs) and how Allocate is keeping in touch with developments
As the CQC responds to the consultation on its strategy and looks to update their Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs), we closely monitor developments to ensure that they are adopted quickly.…
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust: using HealthAssure for one consistent source of data for the whole organisation, enabling improvement over compliance and releasing time to care.
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust: using HealthAssure for one consistent source of data for the whole organisation, enabling improvement over compliance and releasing time to care.
The reporting and resulting administration pressure on healthcare is higher than ever; yet how is great governance, assurance and compliance expected to come out of multiple reports, systems, paper forms,…
Guest blog: Lessons on how you self-regulate across a health economy vs a large trust
Guest blog: Lessons on how you self-regulate across a health economy vs a large trust
Allocate are proud to introduce guest blogger Andrew Corbett-Nolan, Chief Executive of Good Governance Institute. GGI support better governance practice to ensure organisations develop a focus on leadership and strategy.…
Allocate Awards – a look back at 2015
Allocate Awards – a look back at 2015
With the 2016 Awards now open for nominations we take a look back at 2015's ceremony and the winners - it could be you this year but you have to be in it to…
Regulation news and updates
Regulation news and updates
Highlights from CQC, NICE, Department of Health, NHS England, HSJ, Monitor/NHS Improvement CQC general update CQC have started to use a prototype report looking at how it will assess the…
CQC Inspections – tips from recent conferences
CQC Inspections – tips from recent conferences
Outstanding CQC Inspections Conference – London, June 2016 Allocate Software sponsored the recent event Outstanding CQC Inspections in Hospitals. There were many speakers including the CEO of Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation…
Managing CAS alerts at Kettering
Managing CAS alerts at Kettering
Chris Sawyer, Health and Safety Manager at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, tells us about managing CAS alerts at Kettering; why they partnered with Allocate to develop the CASAssure system; some of the functionality and benefits. "Kettering…
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