Tech implementation in the NHS; the importance of change management

We know that technology does not work without the people to back it up and engage with it. So how can we ensure these time-saving and potentially life-saving solutions are successfully adopted? In this article we explore the importance of change management within the NHS, and how we, as a leading healthcare tech provider, support organisations through this challenging process.

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Alexia Souvaliotis
Supporting doctors' mental health with 'You Okay, Doc?'

Protecting healthcare professionals’ mental health has always been our top priority. Long before Covid-19, we outlined our mission to enable better flexibility, staffing and collaboration within the NHS.

We are therefore delighted to announce we have recently joined forces with ‘You Okay, Doc?’, a mental health charity that seeks to improve and support doctors’ wellbeing worldwide.

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Alexia Souvaliotis
Microinteractions: bridging the gap between NHS teams

In the third episode of our video series ‘Designing for HealthTech’. Our Co-Founder, Dr Nicholas Andreou, and Head of Design, Jason Peart, met to share how, through a series of microinteractions, the Locum’s Nest app has not only heightened engagement between frontline users and management, but has improved the overall wellbeing of our NHS people.

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Demis Makris-Colman
Demystifying appraisal and revalidation with Doctors Appraisal Consultancy

At Locum’s Nest, we understand that healthcare processes can be rather time-consuming and stressful to complete. That’s why we’ve partnered with Doctors Appraisal Consultancy (DAC) to bring our users peace of mind and prepare you as you get ready to progress your medical career. DAC are our doctors’ appraisal provider of choice, with a friendly team of experts on hand to help you through the appraisal and revalidation process.

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Alexia Souvaliotis
How North Central London STP is forming the capital's largest medical collaborative staff bank

We are delighted to share that the North Central London Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (NCL STP) has appointed Locum’s Nest to create London’s largest collaborative staff bank for their 10 NHS Trusts.

By introducing our cloud-based solution, it will enable each hospital to access a larger pool of doctors and tackle the building pressure on our NHS healthcare professionals.

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Alexia Souvaliotis
Deepening the synergy between hospital managers and frontline workers with Locum’s Nest workforce solutions

Since Locum’s Nest was launched, our team has been working hard to bridge the communication gap within the NHS. We have created collaborative staff banks, generated dramatic cost savings and heavily reduced manual administration within people management. Here, we share how, by advancing the synergy between hospital managers and frontline workers, the NHS can bring a sense of unity and enhance overall employee wellbeing.

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Alexia Souvaliotis
The best NHS HR Analytics initiatives of 2021

As ambassadors for digital healthcare innovation, we’re proud to sponsor this year’s HR Analytics Award, a category that recognises the value of workforce data to deliver insights, better decision-making and, ultimately, safer wards and improved patient care. Many submissions were received, each demonstrating the creativity and commitment of HR & OD teams across the country.

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Alexia Souvaliotis
Humanising Healthcare Technology

In the second episode of our new video series, ‘Designing for HealthTech’, our Co-Founder, Dr Nicholas Andreou, and Head of Design, Jason Peart, discuss how, through thoughtful design, Locum’s Nest has created a truly empathetic user experience, contributing to our users’ peace of mind as well as building the ultimate destination for flexible, empowered shift work.

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Alexia Souvaliotis
Reinventing Workforce Rostering at Ashford & St Peter's Hospitals NHS FT

Not afraid to challenge the status quo, ASPH teamed up with Locum’s Nest and Rotageek to pioneer a new way to roster their staff. We invited Debbie Beck, Workforce Deployment Systems Project Manager, and Coleen Sherlock, Assistant HR Director, to discuss how they championed rostering innovation in an online workshop on how the NHS must build a flexible workforce. Here, we share their journey so far.

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Alexia Souvaliotis
Provider collaboratives: the shift from competition to collaboration

At Locum’s Nest, we strongly believe in the power of a collaborative workforce, having enabled NHS Trusts across the country to consistently achieve shift fill rates of over 90%, generating dramatic cost savings and empowering their employees through our suite of products.

Here we share more about this important shift and how, by embracing this change, NHS providers can become leaders in the continuously evolving healthcare landscape.

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Alexia Souvaliotis
Introducing our brand new 'Designing for HealthTech' video series

Our aim has always been to better the lives of NHS workers; a user-centric philosophy which continues to remain front of mind whilst designing our platform of workforce solutions. We are therefore delighted to announce the launch of our brand new video series, ‘Designing for HealthTech’, which shares how Locum’s Nest is revolutionising design in healthcare technology today.

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Alexia Souvaliotis