decrease in unfilled shift rates . Following the pandemic in 2021- 22 , the number of unfilled hours seen across the three organisations was approximately 111,591 hours per quarter . Following the launch of the staff bank the trusts have seen this reduce significantly to 49,928 of unfilled hours per quarter . Staff feedback has revealed that they felt the process of joining and taking shifts via the bank was easy and organised and shared that colleagues at other trusts had given them good inductions and were helpful and friendly .
Following this success , other staff groups will be added to the new bank further increasing the workforce size in understaffed areas and enhancing patient safety and care . There is also potential for this model to be adopted by other acute trusts in the future and combine resources with the mental health trusts , keeping both patients and staff safe and supporting new ways of collaborative working .
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