Utilisation of Rostering Software

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Dear Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust,
Under FOI please provide the following information relating to how the organisation rosters its staff.
1. Does the trust currently use rostering software?
2. Please state the name(s) of all rostering provider(s) used, split by the following staffing groups. Where no third parties are used, please explain how these staff are rostered:
a. Medical & Dental
b. Nursing & Midwifery
c. AHPs
d. Other (please specify)
3. Does the organisation store its rostering data on its own servers or in the Cloud? Again please provide this information for each of the following staffing groups:
a. Medical & Dental
b. Nursing & Midwifery
c. AHPs
d. Other (please specify)
4. What other rota management systems are used by the organisation? Please state the names of any providers used and what they are used for.
5. Please state the name(s) of all third party tech solutions used by the organisation to manage internal bank staff (Allocate, Liaison, Holt, Brookson etc.). Please split this by the following staffing groups:
a. Medical & Dental
b. Nursing & Midwifery
c. AHPs
d. Other (please specify)
Thank you for the time spent in dealing with this request. If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Yours faithfully,

J Taylor

Freedom Of Information Requests (LCFT), Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Taylor

Thank you for your enquiry. As per the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 you will be sent a response within twenty working days i.e. 25th October 2016

For all future correspondence please quote the reference shown in the subject line above.

Regards
 
Sue Stone
Information Governance Specialist & RA Agent
 
Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust
Phone: 01772 695300
e-mail:  [email address]
post address:   Sceptre Point, Sceptre Way, Walton Summit, Bamber Bridge, Preston PR5 6AW

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Freedom Of Information Requests (LCFT), Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Mr Taylor

The Trust response to your recent FOI request is as follows:

 

1.         Does the trust currently use rostering software? Yes

2.         Please state the name(s) of all rostering provider(s) used,
split by the following staffing groups. Where no third parties are used,
please explain how these staff are rostered:

a.         Medical & Dental; Allocate Software; HealthRoster

b.         Nursing & Midwifery; Allocate Software; HealthRoster

c.         AHPs; Allocate Software; HealthRoster

d.         Other (please specify) Admin; Allocate Software; HealthRoster

3.         Does the organisation store its rostering data on its own
servers or in the Cloud? Again please provide this information for each of
the following staffing groups:

a.         Medical & Dental; Cloud

b.         Nursing & Midwifery; Cloud

c.         AHPs; Cloud

d.         Other (please specify) Admin; Cloud

4.         What other rota management systems are used by the
organisation? Please state the names of any providers used and what they
are used for. Not applicable

5.         Please state the name(s) of all third party tech solutions used
by the organisation to manage internal bank staff (Allocate, Liaison,
Holt, Brookson etc.). Please split this by the following staffing groups:

a.         Medical & Dental; Brookson/Allocate Software; HealthRoster

b.         Nursing & Midwifery; Allocate Software; HealthRoster

c.         AHPs; Allocate Software; HealthRoster

d.         Other (please specify) Admin; Allocate Software; HealthRoster

 

If you are unhappy with the way the Trust has handled your request, you
may ask for an internal review by contacting the FOI Lead at
[1][email address] If you are not content with the
outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to
the Information Commissioner for a decision. 

The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner’s Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire SK9 5AF

Fax: 01625 524 510

 

Regards

 

Sue Stone

Information Governance Specialist & RA Agent

 

Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust

Phone: 01772 695300

e-mail:  [email address]

post address:   Sceptre Point, Sceptre Way, Walton Summit, Bamber Bridge,
Preston PR5 6AW

 

 

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