Over recent weeks, the social media feeds of most MPs have shown the very detailed work they are doing to map exactly what is going on with Covid-19 vaccinations in their constituency. You can read about what they are doing to ensure that bottlenecks for vaccination are addressed. You can read the letters they are writing to the health secretary which precisely describe what’s working, what’s not working so well and what needs to happen next. Last week Sir Ed Davey won his battle to ensure that voluntary carers who need to be vaccinated to carry out their caring were added to the category of carers eligible for early vaccination.
Money: Awarded to NCIC The trust that runs both the Cumberland Infirmary in Carlisle and the West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven are delighted to be awarded funding to help digitally schedule shifts. NHS hospitals, clinics and pharmacies across 40 trusts will be able to save staff time and money by rolling out digital shift planning, known as e-rostering systems, thanks to £7.5 million government funding. £2.4 million will be funding eight projects across 12 NHS Trusts in the North West of England. The North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £618,000 to help with the new system. During the pandemic, e-rostering has proven instrumental when redeploying staff, reporting absences and managing working hours and pay information, notably for vaccination centres.
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£7.5 million to digitally schedule shifts and save NHS staff time
The investment is part of a £26 million national fund to have all NHS doctors, nurses and other clinical staff on e-rostering systems by 2021, shown to be particularly invaluable during the pandemic
E-rostering can save time and effort when redeploying staff, digitally matching staff skillset with patient care requirements and geography, while managing working hours and pay to save clinicians time and effort every week
NHS hospitals, clinics and pharmacies across 38 more trusts will be able to save staff time and money by rolling out digital shift planning, known as e-rostering systems, thanks to £7.5 million government funding.
Success: Lynsey Robson, Macmillan Lead Cancer Nurse at NCIC NHS Foundation Trust A RECENTLY retired driving instructor, who lives with life limiting secondary pancreatic cancer, has backed a new West Cumbrian community cancer service as providing vital additional support to all those living with cancer. Carolyn Pickering, 62, from Tirril near Penrith, recently retired after almost 40 years as a driving instructor. She was forced to retire last year following her diagnosis of secondary pancreatic cancer that can be managed with a course of targeted daily chemotherapy tablets, but not cured. The service has been launched in partnership with national charity Macmillan Cancer Support and the local NHS in West Cumbria and will support people living with cancer in the community with tailored cancer care, support and advice and with a focus on the psychological and physical impact of cancer.