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To support the GP workforce to effectively meet patient demand, primary care systems have been granted access to up to £120k in NHSEI funding to establish flexible staff pools through the procurement of a digital workforce solution.

Patchwork Health, the healthcare staffing platform founded by doctors, has raised £3.5m to accelerate their mission to solve the NHS burnout crisis.

An additional three NHS Trusts from across the North West have joined the North West Doctors in Training Collaborative Staff Bank – an initiative led by St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Patchwork Health.

As a doctor, achieving the very best for my patients motivates everything I do. In the NHS, where I began working in 2014, this is nothing unusual. 

A digital GP locum staff pool has been created to meet the needs of General Practice surgeries across Worcestershire, one of the first of its kind for the primary care sector.

It’s no secret that your temporary workforce can be one of the most effective ways of safely and efficiently meeting fluctuating demand. But this isn’t always straightforward.

There is no such thing as a ‘one size fits all’ tech solution. New solutions need to be configured to meet the unique demands of each clinician or organisation.

We are staring into the face of a workforce shortage that is placing a heavy financial burden on healthcare organisations, and that is extremely detrimental both to patient outcomes and the wellbeing of remaining workers.

Demand-Driven Staffing: the 4th of 5 ‘Outcomes-Based Staffing’ principles

Using Patchwork’s live data analytics platform, we have collected data from over 32 of our NHS partner organisations across a 6-month period to identify 5 best-practice tactics you can introduce to optimise shift fill rates across your organisation.

A month on from the tragic death of Sarah Everard, Dr Aaniya Sherwani, Associate Product Manager at Patchwork Health, has spoken to women working across the NHS about their safety fears.

Worker-Centricity: The 3rd of 5 ‘Outcomes-Based Staffing’ principles

At Patchwork, we believe that if best outcomes are to be achieved, suppliers must take on more responsibility to provide an ongoing partnership.

Patchwork Health is today launching a new end-to-end rostering solution, as part of our new mission to deliver Outcomes-Based Staffing to the NHS.

Bringing genuine flexible working to NHS staff has always been the cornerstone of our mission at Patchwork Health

Never underestimate the power of a day off. A single day off for a single NHS staff member might sound as insignificant as a drop in the ocean, but in reality, it has a huge ripple effect.

Primary Care Networks (PCNs) across England are currently grappling with a litany of pressures.

The extended lockdown period has certainly had an impact on our mood with many people feeling down and low.

The world of work will never be the same again. As every lockdown day into this pandemic dawns, it becomes more and more evident that the way in which many people are now working is no longer a temporary response to these extraordinary times.

At risk of succumbing to end-of-year sentimentality, as I look back on 2020 I am truly staggered by what the NHS has achieved this year.

A pioneering initiative to transform NHS temporary staffing has been introduced across the North West.

COVID-19 has undoubtedly been the biggest challenge faced by the NHS in a generation; a challenge which continues to evolve and to drive innovation.

As COVID-19 cases continue to increase, it’s vital that we ensure NHS team members at greatest risk from the virus can work safely and risks can be monitored accurately.

As COVID-19 pressures mount once again, four London NHS Trusts have come together to launch the North West London Collaborative Staff Bank.

The acute impact of a pandemic on the NHS continues to be felt by all those working in and around healthcare.

COVID-19 has sparked unprecedented cooperation in the healthcare sector: how can we take those lessons forward?

COVID-19 has highlighted the need to collaborate beyond traditional organisational boundaries.

So what can an old organisation like the Royal Navy learn from a young upstart like Patchwork?

In order to mitigate risks of underpayment, your Trust must have a seamless process in place

Yesterday saw the publication of the long-awaited NHS People Plan 2020/21, a set of practical guidelines for NHS England and Health Education England employers. 

Another pandemic could be about to hit the NHS – staff burnout. Dr Anas Nader explains how to ease the burden on stretched healthcare workers.

As the NHS embarks on its COVID-19 recovery phase, now is the time to reflect on the lessons of the last few months

I felt my limbs tremble uncontrollably, my mind - despite being asleep - was churning away.  It felt like there was friction in my head, cogs turning faster than they normally would.

Today we announce the launch of the ‘London COVID-19 Digital Staff Bank’

With COVID-19 admissions on the rise in mid-March, critical care beds were running out across a number of hospitals

Through its collaboration with Patchwork Health, and with support from Capacity, South Liverpool NHS Treatment Centre has recently opened its ‘hot clinic’,

Patchwork Health is proud to have partnered with ShieldNHS, helping to donate over 60,000 protective shields to NHS workers.

Patchwork Health and Medics.Academy, have announced a partnership designed to support returning and recently qualified clinicians

Anas Nader and Jing Ouyang were working as junior doctors when they imagined a platform that would connect vacant shifts with healthcare workers

Patchwork Health, the digital staff bank service that provides access to thousands of temporary healthcare workers, has announced a partnership

Leading healthtech startups Patchwork.Health and Truu have announced a new partnership to enable the rapid and flexible deployment of key NHS staff members

Rapid recruitment and redeployment of clinicians is critical. We’re arming the NHS to cope, writes Dr Anas Nader

NHS Trusts are accessing Patchwork free of charge to manage COVID19 staffing requirements

Earlier this month Patchwork Health announced an exciting new partnership with financial wellness company Wagestream

In recent weeks, the NHS offered extra money to doctors in an attempt to stave off the current pensions crisis.

Stockpiling used to evoke visions of Doomsday preppers. But stockpiling is an idea that now sits squarely in the reality of 2019.

Southport and Ormskirk has partnered with Patchwork to roll-out a new clinical staffing solution for their medical workforce.

We are extremely excited to announce the release of Patchwork Insights, offering real-time insights and intuitive reporting

With a new decade on the horizon, the urge to reflect on the previous 12 months seems as inevitable

As we head into our next decade, we are excited to see the effects of the new NHS ‘Head of Flexible Working’ appointment.

Last week I attended our first Women in Health Tech Supper Club event on mental health, with my colleague Celine.

Patchwork, bringing flexible working to thousands of clinicians has secured £3m in a funding round led by Praetura Ventures...

In a world intensely focused on data's potential power, there’s little thought given to how we go about making sense of it...

Health technology company Patchwork, has announced a partnership with the income streaming solution Wagestream.

Whilst we like to see ourselves as autonomous and logical creatures – you’d take the £100 today, why wouldn’t you?

A mini-golf course in the office. Fridges overflowing with free drinks. The incessant need to make ….

It was a privilege to collect these awards alongside the team from Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, who were our first clinical partner when we started Patchwork.