A cloud-based tool built to help NHS Providers build virtual clinical staff banks and fill empty shifts in rotas.
A cloud-based tool built to help NHS Providers build virtual clinical staff banks and fill empty shifts in rotas.
Summary:
Lantum is a bespoke staffing management platform for NHS providers, designed by doctors and rota managers over five years. Lantum offers a secure online environment where providers can advertise shifts for their own clinical staff to book at any time via any device. The tool integrates with clinical staff calendars to efficiently match available clinicians with open shifts. The smartphone app for clinical staff allows them to cover shifts quickly on the go 24/7. Clinicians love Lantum because of the easy-to-use tools to help them manage their time and automate all of their work-related administration. Lantum has been adopted by 40 GP Federations across the UK and aims to support more healthcare providers across all staff grades.
Challenge/problem identified:
Melissa Morris, the founder and CEO, came up with the idea of Lantum whilst working at NHS London, recognising how much time, effort and money was wasted on organising rotas as well as on filling gaps through agencies. £3.5 billion annually is spent on recruitment agencies in the NHS. Lantum also improves clinician engagement, ensuring that only relevant shifts are matched with clinicians rather than bombarding them with long emails listing jobs they could not do. The software tools that Lantum provides to clinicians, frees up hours of their time previously spent completing pension forms and creating invoices.
Impact:
Fellow: Melissa Morris
self-care and education
primary care and urgent care
safety, quality and efficiency within hospitals
self-care and education
earlier intervention and diagnostics
primary care and urgent care
self-care and education