Using data to reduce non-medical agency expenditure and maximise substantive staff usage | The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust

In 2016, The Rotherham Foundation Trust (TRFT) recognised that it did not have good over-sight of the usage of staff, substantive or temporary.Using e-Roster and Electronic Staff Record data, the TRFT has worked to resolve these issues through the creation of a Workforce Programme Group (WPG), formed to monitor and manage agency expenditure. At a weekly meeting, the WPG reviews the staffing planned for the week passed and the week coming to review areas with gaps or additional staff, and ensure budgets are adhered to. As a result of this new process we have seen an over 25 per cent drop in non-medical agency, as well as improvement