Workforce Solutions

Across the NHS, workforce management is an increasingly challenging task.

Against the backdrop of a weakened economy, coupled with the increasing pressure to improve the quality of healthcare and business processes while simultaneously reducing costs; now more than ever, the focus is on spending smarter, investing for the future and delivering results.

 

 

 

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A flexible, robust, worldclass workforce is crucial to be able to deliver results and adapt to the challenges of the future.

McKesson Workforce Solutions manages an impressive portfolio of products, designed specifically to help NHS organisations realise the full benefits of the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR) as the strategic workforce management system.  This unique ability and proven track record has enabled McKesson to take the next step in accelerating efficiency improvements in support of NHS Workforce Management. Put quite simply, McKesson Workforce Solutions are greater than the sum of its parts.

 

McKesson Shared Services now pays more than 107,000 people in the NHS; more than any other private sector organisation. Providing HR, Payroll and Pensions services exclusively to the NHS, staff have in-depth system, people and process knowledge through their experience in delivering ESR, and are all based here in the UK.

 

Electronic expenses streamline the payroll process further, removing more manual errors, which increases accuracy and drives down costs.  McKesson has partnered with Point Progress to deliver DX.Expenses, a web-based solution which allows claims to be submitted and authorised from virtually anywhere! 

 

McKesson offers consultancy and education to support NHS organisations with the endeavour to continue to engage with their staff, increase retention, effectively manage their workforce to ultimately improve patient care.  McKesson Professional Services delivers flexible, bespoke consultancy and education, from project management and ESR health check assessments to structured education courses or the new pick and mix style courses tailored to individuals needs.

 

Horizon OneStaff ™ takes rostering, time & attendance a step further with its unique patient acuity process and new concepts for bank staff and shift bidding.  The bi-directional interface with ESR ensures that the correct staff data is available to create the rosters and that time & attendance data is automatically fed back, ensuring accurate pay.