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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust implements Central Bureau with Kronos SMART e-Rostering and Reduces Incidence of Staff Sickness(M2 PressWIRE Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) CODICOTE, UK -- Kronos Incorporated today announced that Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust has implemented its www.smart-rostering.co.uk ' target='_blank'>SMART workforce management solution using a centralised bureau approach. The central bureau supports the matrons and ward managers with efficient rosters so that they are able to run their wards or departments knowing that the skills mix is optimised and patient care is supported. The central bureau approach enables best practice to be identified and shared across the Trust, to the benefit of all and has resulted in reductions in sickness of 1% for healthcare assistants and .8% for qualified nurses. News Facts: o The bureau produces rosters not less than six weeks in advance, enabling staff to keep a work/life balance o Greater transparency and financial controls means that ward managers are now fully aware of all budget available to them, which has made a significant difference to the resourcing of wards o Ensuring all ward staff have access to, and are using, SMART's e-Rostering means more accurate records of actual shifts worked. o The rosters highlight where there are gaps in the rosters, allowing staff with the right skill levels to be deployed across wards and reducing the need to use agency staff. o Additional benefits that ensure compliance and also reduce costs include: o Identifying over worked hours, which contravene EWTD o Holiday entitlement for leavers means the Trust is now able to negotiate leave to be taken rather than paid o Frequent spot checks eliminate staff claiming hours for Bank shifts when on duty o A link to ESR has led to more accurate payroll, saving time for the payroll department and resulting in staff being paid in a more timely manner and tighter management of sickness. Within the last 6 months payroll verification has improved dramatically from 19% to only 2.6% as unverified by payroll. Supporting Quotes o Lynne Swiatczak, Chief Nurse and Director of Patient Care Standards, Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust "By ensuring that e-rostering is implemented effectively making best use of the staff we already have, we have seen a lower requirement for temporary staff, reduced absence, better management of leave, reduced admin for other departments such as payroll and ESR, all of which save the Trust money. The transparency that the centralised approach gives us means that we are able to apply best practice across the trust, which ultimately improves patient care" o Tristan Spencer, director, SMART, A Kronos Solution "Adopting a centralised approach to e-Rostering means that Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS has be able to realise the full benefits of the system. Matrons and Ward Managers maintain control of the staffing of their wards, but without the personal requests for shift swaps and leave that can be difficult to manage. This has enable the Trust to implement a standardised system that gives an overall view of the Trust's largest cost and most important asset, its people, enabling the optimised deployment of staff, and learning and best practice applied across the Trust, ultimately leading to better staff morale and improved patient care." Supporting Resources o The NHS is one of the largest employers in the world, and is the largest in Europe, with more than 1.3 million staff. o Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is a major provider of community and hospital services in South-east England, providing care to over half a million patients every year. The Trust has a workforce of around 6,000 including highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, health visitors, therapists and other support staff, caring for the full spectrum of patients from newborn babies to elderly people needing help to maintain living independently at home. o SMART is a workforce management solution widely used by the UK's NHS across England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. SMART enables NHS and other health organisations to meet their patient quality care objectives, including the Quality, Innovation, Productivity, and Prevention (QIPP) agenda in England, by optimising staff and ensuring that quality patient care is delivered as efficiently as possible. To learn more about the SMART solution, visit www.smart-rostering.co.uk . o Kronos acquired SMART in April 2012. o Connect with Kronos via Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, and YouTube. o Subscribe to our workforce management blogs. o Take a look at the lighter side of workforce management in our Time Well Spent cartoons. About Kronos Incorporated Kronos is the global leader in delivering workforce management solutions in the cloud. Tens of thousands of organizations in more than 100 countries -- including more than half of the Fortune 1000 -- use Kronos to control labor costs, minimize compliance risk, and improve workforce productivity. Learn more about Kronos industry-specific time and attendance, scheduling, absence management, HR and payroll, hiring, and labor analytics applications at www.kronos.com . Kronos: Workforce Innovation That Works(TM). 2013 Kronos Incorporated. All rights reserved. Kronos is a registered trademark of Kronos Incorporated or a related company. 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