NHS could save £75m by using electronic rostering and monitoring of staffing

Abstract

The NHS could save £71m and improve patient safety by comprehensively adopting electronic systems for rostering and monitoring staffing levels, a report has suggested.1 The report by the Policy Analysis Centre and the London School of Economics says that many health service trusts have so far adopted only partial electronic rostering systems.1 Such systems have been limited to certain staff groups and have not incorporated additional systems to monitor time keeping and attendance. The report’s authors said that development of a “paperless NHS” had largely focused on the collection of clinical data. They argued that this was due to a lack of leadership and an unwillingness to embrace digital workforce solutions. However, staff represent the largest chunk of running costs in …