What is our agency reduction programme?
Managing agency spend efficiently is crucial for NHS trusts. At ID Medical, we’ve created a transformative solution with our Agency Reduction Programme.
It’s a flexible model designed to drive down your long-term agency usage and reliance.
Flexible to your trust’s requirements, our programme can help you realise extensive savings opportunities through:
- Agency Management and Direct Engagement
- Managed Services
- International & Permanent Recruitment
- Clinical Services
- Staff Bank
- Primary Care – GP Triage
90%
Avg DE
throughput
28%
Avg cost per
shift reduction
140
Suppliers delivering
best value
6 wks
From initiation to
tangible results
A multifaceted strategy
Designed to sustainably reduce your trust’s contingent labour costs and eradicate off-Framework reliance.
Start reducing costsTake back control of your DE processes
Many trusts lose significant revenue from missed opportunities in their Direct Engagement processes, not having a Managed Services supply chain or long term permanent recruitment strategy.
With the Agency Reduction Programme, we help ensure you’re realising the full benefits, leading to maximised savings.
And our focus isn’t just on the short term; we help you build for the future.
Flexible to any organisation’s requirements
Our programme can help you realise extensive savings opportunities through:
• Agency Management and Direct Engagement
• Fully Managed Services
• International, Permanent Recruitment
• Clinical Services – Insourcing and outsourcing
All supported by fully interoperable Workforce Management Technology for transparent Management Information.
Rate and unit cost reductions for tangible savings
Unnoticed excessive charges and varying rates from different departments can quickly add up. By providing a comprehensive analysis of your trust’s agency spend, we can identify and rectify these inefficiencies.
Another approach for reducing rates and unit costs is through the eradication of off-Framework reliance. This is made possible through ID Medical’s approval with all major Frameworks.
Our market insight also allows us to adapt to seasonal demands, ensuring you always get the best value.
Reduce demand, increase consistency
Rather than just filling vacancies, our aim is to reduce the overall demand for agency workers. Our continuous international recruitment drive, coupled with a demand reduction strategy, ensures that we can fill positions with substantive workers, leading to consistent, long-term savings.
With our consultancy insights, we’re not just reacting to current needs; we’re anticipating future demands.
Engaging the supply chain for unrivalled value
The heart of our approach lies in changing the inefficient buying behaviours prevalent in the industry. We focus on ensuring the best value for your trust, with a commitment to cost-efficiency.
With our unmatched reputation and established relationships, we stand in the optimal position to offer the best rates, every single time.
Achieve 80–90% Direct Engagement throughput
Where most trusts achieve a maximum of 30–40% throughput due to existing inefficiencies, our tailored programme guarantees an impressive 80–90% DE throughput.
This is because we not only have a huge pool of HCPs already registered with us, but access to an amazing supply chain to ensure your fill maximises your DE trhoughput.
Testimonials
International Mental Health Nurse
International Mental Health Nurse
Your whole team helped me a lot to make my dreams come true. I liked the way you communicated each and everything in detail and clarified all my doubts. It helped me to get my thoughts clear. I felt free to ask about my doubts because you gave such a warm experience… Thank you and the whole team… Thank you so much for everything!
International Mental Health Nurse
International Mental Health Nurse
Thanks a lot for your support… Without ID Medical, this (journey) would not have been so smooth. Very happy and 100% of the credit goes to the team.
International Mental Health Nurse
International Mental Health Nurse
“ID Medical were very professional, fast and so considerate with my case. I have actually recommended a lot of my colleagues to use ID Medical. What I liked mostly was that you were constantly checking our well-being with my daughter whether we were ok throughout our journey till we were received at the airport and you could check if myself and my daughter were fine. I actually enjoyed your services. More of a family than agents.”
Head of operations for Acute & Emergency Medicine
Head of operations for Acute & Emergency Medicine | Head of Aintree University Hospital
“ID Medical are engaging, adaptable and flexible company who are willing to work with you in partnership to make the best of the service. Any changes suggested they welcome and will work with you to make the best out of it.”
Head of Change and Delivery for South East Temporary Staffing Programme
Head of Change and Delivery for South East Temporary Staffing Programme | Frimley ICB
“700k in savings delivered in a month has demonstrated how a more focused and planned approach to requests results in more meaningful supply, by providing better quality workers at a more advantageous price point. We are really seeing the benefits of this agreement.”
Performance Improvement Manager
Performance Improvement Manager | NHS Suffolk and North East Essex Integrated Care Board (ICB)
“I have no reservations in recommending ID Medical and would work with them again. ID Medical team have been communicative, responsive and open at every step of our time working with them and we would recommend the ID Medical Team.”
Commissioning Manager
Commissioning Manager | NHS Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board (ICB)
“May I say that as a commissioner of many years, I have worked with countless providers. My experience of working with IDM thus far has been refreshing and a pleasure.”
Service Manager
Service Manager | Acute Services
“The service delivered by ID Medical has a number of benefits, but the greatest benefit is the collaboration and integration of the teams alongside our own, which has enabled us to really strengthen the services we deliver. ID Medical are helping us get our waiting lists down so we can look at our longer term recruitment processes and needs.”
Director of Procurement
Director of Procurement | University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire
“The Nurses recruited have made an excellent impact to our overall vacancy rate and supported reduction of agency spend in key shortfall areas. ID Medical continues to be our preferred agency for international Nurse recruitment due to the quality of service they have offered to the trust and their Nurses.”
Dr T
Doctor
“Honestly wonderful. Helped me to complete on line requirements, and reviewed the data I had put onto the system. I had not been through this process before and was unsure what was needed, so this made me feel very reassured that I was prepared on the day of my Revalidation. Easy to contact, prioritized my concerns so that they were addressed quickly to avoid stress/concern.”