Case Study: Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust reduces agency spend with NHS Employers

Responsive workforce reduces agency spend in Derbyshire

NHS Employers worked with Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust, which faced the challenge of high and fluctuating agency staff spending across its numerous community health service sites. The trust needed a more flexible and cost-effective workforce model to target specific geographical areas with the greatest service demands.

The solution implemented by NHS Employers was the creation of a bespoke responsive workforce team. This involved recruiting a core group of multi-skilled nurses who received a tailored training program to ensure they were equipped for varied clinical settings. NHS Employers reports that this initiative led to significant financial savings, improved clinical effectiveness with shorter patient hospital stays, and created new internal career pathways for staff.

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust