Royal Berkshire ‘saves £1m’ with e-rostering
New workforce management software has helped the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust to save more than £1m in the system’s first year of operation. Optimize-Roster, a new e-rostering system developed by HR software specialist Powertec jointly with the trust, interfaces with the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR). It enables staff to enter shift requests directly […]
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Oracle to host ESR e-learning workshops
Oracle has announced it is to hold a series of free workshops on its Oracle Learning Management product, which is available through the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). Oracle Learning Management (OLM) is a component of the ESR which enables users to manage, record and report on the training and development of their employees in real […]
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Peterborough choose McKesson for HR and Payroll
Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has selected McKesson Shared Services to support its HR and Payroll functions. Using McKesson Shared Services will mean they have first-line support for all administration tasks associated with the day-to-day functions of HR and Payroll using the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR), which McKesson provides under a national […]
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ESR set to complete roll-out
The NHS’s Electronic Staff Record is due to complete its national implementation this month, with over 600 NHS organisations across England and Wales live with the centralised national human resources system. When fully operational, the system will hold the details of almost 1.3m NHS staff members, replacing 28 core payroll systems, and 67 legacy human […]
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CfH expand ETD course offerings
Connecting for Health has announced two new additions to its Education, Training and Development (ETD) series, to be launched next month. The agency will be introducing the Essential IT Skills (EITS) Programme on 3 March to replace its European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) service, which is due to close on 21 March. The EITS Programme […]
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McKesson says ESR job done
As the NHS Electronic Staff Record nears completion, E-Health Insider’s Jon Hoeksma speaks to Charmaine McDonald, MD of McKesson UK, the company behind the project.
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Swansea planning remedies for ESR
Some staff at the Swansea NHS Trust have had payments affected by problems with the Electronic Staff Record, eleven months after it was installed at the trust. The trust says it is experiencing "teething problems" with the new system. According to a report in the Swansea Evening Post nearly 100 health workers in Swansea have […]
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ESR approaches one million NHS staff
The ninth wave of NHS organisations have gone live with the integrated HR and payroll system, the NHS Electronic Staff Record (ESR); as a result 476 organisations covering 949,470 NHS employees are now using the system. The £300m 15-year Department of Health project is being delivered by a consortium led by health IT specialist McKesson, […]
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McKesson buys Supporta Payroll Services
Healthcare IT systems specialist McKesson, has acquired Supporta Payroll Services in a deal that will allow the company to provide bureau services to new and existing clients to complement its existing HR and payroll capabilities. The new unit, to be known as McKesson HR and Payroll Solutions will build upon the existing shared NHS customer base using […]
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Ashford and St Peter’s integrates staff rosters with payroll
Ashford and St Peter’s NHS Trust have successfully integrated their Electronic Staff Records system with their MAPS Healthroster staff rostering system, provided by Manpower Software. The trust have introduced the system, which provides an integrated up-to-date view on staff working times, attendance and absence, to reduce the administrative workload for ward managers to electronically monitor […]
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