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Cuts, Cuts, Cuts! That’s all NHS Trust’s will be seeing and hearing at the moment, and although it’s not ideal, can sometimes lead to a solution of bigger issues through trying to be frugal and having to find new ways of working with a reduced budget – at least that’s the positive spin many are going to have to put on the situation. Clever ways of solving a problem with a smaller pot of money are often sought out by those who are creative in their ways of thinking - thinking outside the box in moments of huge pressure. Sometimes the solution to such problems take time and effort to seek out, other times the answer may not seem that obvious, even when it might be staring you in the face. The Government suggests efficiency savings should be made via the digitisation of diagnostic and frontline services, as this has been shown to reduce cost per admission by up to 13% - improving the efficiency of surgical hubs and developing digital tools to cut time spent by staff on administrative tasks.
This came after the Government announced that the NHS should aim to make £5.5 billion in savings through reduction in waste spending. However, NHS Providers via asking NHS Trust Leaders claims their views on efficiency savings should be focused on better workforce planning (joint highest response alongside ‘Reducing unwarranted clinical variation’, to a poll asking ‘Which specific initiatives offer the best opportunity for large savings at your trust in the next 5 years?’. Which do you think is better for efficiency savings – the Government’s less admin via digitisation route, or NHS Providers’ workforce planning option? The ideal solution would combine both of the above options - sound improved workforce planning, workforce efficiency and increased throughput. Digitised in their ways of working; GV Healthcare. GV Healthcare has allowed those hospitals to use the data provided to track progress, trends, peaks and troughs in demand - meaning they can plan accordingly with their workforce. Admin from the actual task is reduced as is the need for the administrative needs for showcasing results. Some of the improvements seen include a hospital expansion that required no extra staff due to the of data from the digitised system. It saw new wards built, but due to the data available through the system, it allowed management to be better with their workforce management, meaning no extra staff were needed to cover the extra beds. Another hospitals saw improved efficiency within its Imaging Department greater throughput for patient imaging, and for some hospitals where it is install site-wide, saw an increase in throughput over the entire hospital, one showing nearly an extra 10,000 jobs completed per month, all thanks to better planning and efficiency. We’re not saying this is the answer to all your budget saving requirements, but a short-term investment can result in big long-term savings. If you’d like to know more, or be put in touch with one of the hospital’s we work with to hear first-hand how MyPorter has helped them, please contact: myporter@globalviewsystems.co.uk or for more information, please visit: www.myporterlogisitcs.com.
The shortlist for the MyPorter Awards has been announced, featuring a list of 4 candidates for each of the six award categories, after a judging panel met on Tuesday 18th January to discuss each nomination, its merits and reasons why they should be shortlisted to win. With over 100 entries, this years’ MyPorter Awards has seen it grow vastly from its humble beginnings last year, which saw the single category of awarding the MyPorter Award 2020, which was later won by Claire Blackhall – Chargehand Porter at Wansbeck General Hospital. A live awards ceremony taking place in London, where Claire herself will be there to hand out one of the awards, will see six awards presented to their worthy winners, along with a 3-course meal, and will start the day with a live portering conference. The MyPorter Awards Portering Conference will see guest speakers talking all things portering best practice, team work and wellbeing, with talks from portering peers, mental health experts and from NHSI’s Emma Brookes, Head of Soft FM Strategy and Operation and Philip Shelley, Senior Operational & Policy Manager Soft FM, both of whom were part of the judging panel for the awards, alongside GV Healthcare’s CEO Matt Wright and GV Healthcare (and former Porter Manager at HUTH NHS Trust) Business Development Manager Mark Edwards. The shortlist for the six categories are as follows: Newcomer of The Year Award – shortlist: Kenneth Mcintyre - Royal Berkshire – nominated by Steve SellwoodKevin Smith - Cambridge University Hospitals (Addenbrookes) – nominated by Phil Butters Tracy Banford – Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust – nominated by Mark Stankovich Thomas Foulkes – University Hospital of the North Midlands – nominated by Diane Clarke
Leadership of The Year Award – shortlist: Alison Carter – Stoke Mandeville - Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust – nominated by Alex Gallo Mark Turner – CHoICE (Sunderland) – nominated by Claire Dodds Joseph Ryan – Stepping Hill Hospital - Stockport NHS Foundation Trust – nominated by Steve Whitehead Zaheer Iqbal – Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust – nominated by Mark Stankovich Outstanding Contribution to Patient Experience Award – shortlist: Ian Butler – Milton Keynes University Hospital – nominated by Hannah Burnett Trevor Knight – William Harvey Hospital – nominated by Leanne Knight Radiology Ultrasound Porters Team Addenbrookes Hospital – nominated by Jasanthy Bell Darren Davies – University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire – nominated by Sarah Haynes Portering Team of The Year Award – shortlist:
The Radiology Porter Team at The James Cook University Hospital (South Tees) – nominated by Paula Taggart Alan Shepherd & team – Royal Berkshire – nominated by Steve Sellwood Portering Team at East and North Herts NHS Trust – nominated by Nikki Lane L2 DSU Portering Team – Cambridge University Hospitals – nominated by Graham Johnston Dennis Southern Award – For Endeavour – shortlist: Ken Grant – Cambridge University Hospitals (Addenbrookes) – nominated by Lucy Jobson Nigel Close – University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire – nominated by Sarah Haynes Keith Bellfield – CHoICE (Sunderland) – nominated by Claire Dodds John Shaw – Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals NHS Trust – nominated by Terry Kelly MyPorter Award 2021 – shortlist: Naga Vejandla – East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust – nominated by Nikki Lane John Roe – Sheffield Children’s Hospital – nominated by Kate Mackintosh Leon Hill – Gloucestershire Royal Hospital – nominated by Michelle Morgan Matthew Wood – Tunbridge Wells Hospital – nominated by Alexandra Bolou Congratulations to all those who have been shortlisted – Good Luck in the MyPorter Awards live final. For any questions or queries relating to the MyPorter Awards, please contact:
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