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 delivering high-quality care means it’s now more important than ever to reduce reliance on costly agency staff. That’s where our innovative workforce proposition, Flex, comes in.
Flexis designed to empower healthcare organisations by helping to optimise existing substantive staff, strengthen internal staff banks and tap into regional talent pools—all before considering agency support. And when agency staffing is necessary, Flex can help to reduce agency costs whilst improving governance, through its agency management portal which includes direct engagement.
Why Choose Flex?
Flexibility and Control
Imagine having the tools to maximise your existing workforce, while seamlessly adapting to fluctuating staffing demands. In a market where both supply and demand of temporary workers can be volatile, Flex provides complete flexibility to adapt to service and supply demands, by focusing on solutions that enhance the management of your workforce and enables you to be in control when you need temporary or agency members of staff. By prioritising your internal resources—such as your substantive workforce and talent pools—we help mitigate operational disruptions and promote stability within your workforce.
Productivity and Efficiency
Flex works to improve efficiency by reducing dependencies on traditional agency staffing. Our approach ensures you fully utilise your internal capacity first, minimising unnecessary spend while enhancing recruitment and retention through streamlined internal systems. This results in a more resilient and cost-effective workforce that’s built to deliver.
How Flex Works
Our methodology prioritises optimisation before external staffing, keeping your Trust’s goals at the forefront:
- Substantive Staff Optimisation – Helping you get the most from permanent team members by improving governance and control.
- Internal Bank Expansion – Enhancing your internal staff bank capabilities to recruit additional support while maintaining organisational familiarity.
- Regional Talent Pools – Accessing shared NHS talent pools across the region to ensure unmatched coverage in areas of need.
- Direct Agency Engagement – If external agency staff are still required, Flex ensures engagement is conducted directly, providing greater transparency, accountability and reduced fees.
This approach not only limits unnecessary spending but helps create a unified, cohesive workforce across your organisation, all while maintaining top-tier patient care.
See the Savings for Yourself
Curious to see how much your organisation could save? By using our Flex Calculator, NHS Trusts just like yours can uncover potential reductions in agency spend while creating operational efficiencies across the board. All we need is a few data points.
