Utilisation of Rostering Software

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Dear Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS 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

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Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you for your request for information.

The Trust acknowledges your request and it is being processed as a new request under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case, I will let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you if necessary and you will be required to pay before I will proceed to deal with your request.

Please find attached a briefing which explains:

• your rights to request a review by the Trust or to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office if you are not satisfied with the response from the Trust,
• an outline of the Trust’s policy on the Reuse of Public Sector Information

If you have any queries regarding this email, please contact me and quote the reference number above in any future correspondence.

Regards,

Sophie Cole

Freedom of Information Officer

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust | Royal Shrewsbury Hospital | Mytton Oak Road | Shrewsbury | Shropshire | SY3 8XQ

Telephone 01743 261087 |
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Cole Sophie,

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Dear J Taylor,

 

Thank you for your FOI request sent on 28^th September 2016. You asked:

 

 

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.

 

 

Under Section 1(1)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, I can
confirm that The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust holds
information that falls within the definition in your request which is set
out below:

 

1.                   Does the trust currently use rostering software? Yes
software is used for those detailed below but not for Medical and Dental.
Cloud storage is therefore not used for Medical and Dental.

 

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 N/A

b.            Nursing & Midwifery Allocate

c.             AHPs

d.            Other (please specify) Administrative and Clerical,
Additional Professional Scientific and Technical, Estates and Ancillary,
Housekeeper and Radiology all use Allocate

 

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 N/A

b.            Nursing & Midwifery

c.             AHPs

d.            Other (please specify) Administrative and Clerical,
Additional Professional Scientific and Technical, Estates and Ancillary,
Housekeeper and Radiology all use the 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. Allocate is used for roster purposes.

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 N/A

b.            Nursing & Midwifery

c.             AHPs

d.            Other (please specify) Administrative and Clerical,
Additional Professional Scientific and Technical, Estates and Ancillary,
Housekeeper and Radiology all use Allocate

 

Please also find attached a briefing which explains your rights to request
a review by the Trust or to complain to the Information Commissioner’s
Office if you are not satisfied with the response from the Trust, and an
outline of the Trust’s policy on the Reuse of Public Sector Information.

 

If you have any queries regarding this email, please contact the Freedom
of Information Officer via [1][email address] and quote the reference
number above in any future correspondence. If you would like to give
feedback please visit [2]https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/sathFOI  for our
short questionnaire.

 

Kind regards,

 

 

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