Use Cases – Patchwork Health

Transforming AHP Job Planning at Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Admin — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:37:47 GMT

Written by Aimee Turner, Trust AHP Professional Development Lead

Restoring financial governance and workforce efficiency at Barts Health NHS Trust

Admin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 10:59:14 GMT

Hear from Liam Slattery, Director of People Services at Barts Health NHS Trust

Success at a glance

£1,111,545 annualised saving
431,142 hours of shifts filled
2,690 approved workers

Barts Health NHS Trust is one of the largest trusts in the UK, employing over 17,000 staff across four main hospital sites. Managing an NHS service at this scale requires robust mechanisms to ensure the safe and financially sustainable deployment of medical professionals.

To address rising costs and streamline operational management, Patchwork Health partnered with the Trust in 2024. Working alongside their managed service provider, Bank Partners, Patchwork implemented a solution designed to provide a "governance reset" - moving the Trust towards a model of strict financial control and standardised processes.

Improving grip and control: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board Cardiff and Vale University Health Board saves £312,563 in just 6 months

Admin — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 12:10:30 GMT

Success at a glance

● 2,324 bank workers approved on system
● More than 80% of this number using Patchwork
● Over 50,000 shifts, equating to 430,000 hours, filled
● 98% shift fill

Martyn Capel, Associate Director of Medical Workforce & Resourcing, at Cardiff & Vale University Health Board, shares an overview of our partnership.

Improving temporary and substantive staffing through integrated workforce tools at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust – Patchwork Health

Admin — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:03:00 GMT

The Challenge

Before partnering with Patchwork Health, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust faced mounting challenges in medical workforce management, including:

A longstanding partnership to deliver long-term workforce improvements – Patchwork Health

Admin — Tue, 20 May 2025 12:41:00 GMT

Where it all began

Patchwork Health’s relationship with Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (CW) is a special one. It’s where our story began.

Meeting NHS critical care transfer demand across London

Admin — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 10:59:00 GMT

Introduction

Commissioned by NHSE London, ACCESS London is a Critical Care Transfer and Retrieval service. The initiative is hosted by Barts Health and delivered by London Operational Delivery Networks, in collaboration with London Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Boosting efficiency in NHS rostering with Patchwork Rota

Admin — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 08:44:00 GMT

What did we need to do?

The Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) was already using Patchwork to manage temporary staffing for medics and is achieving great results via their staff bank. However, the trust faced common challenges when it came to rostering their substantive clinicians. Due to staffing pressures, rota gaps were a common occurrence, meaning extra resources were required to send shifts to temporary workers, often leading to higher costs. To address this, we introduced them to Patchwork Rota, which has gone live across the trust’s Trauma and Orthopaedics divisions.

Tackling NHS workforce pressures through collaboration

Admin — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 11:23:00 GMT

The Challenge

Endoscopy teams in Cheshire and Merseyside – who are responsible for performing diagnostic tests for conditions including cancer – faced significant staffing challenges due to rising patient demand and growing staff shortages. Without system-wide technology in place, workers were unable to safely passport their credentials and background checks across multiple organisations, limiting the ability to collaborate on workforce deployment as an ICS.

Improving rostering productivity at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust – Patchwork Health

Admin — Thu, 16 May 2024 08:49:00 GMT

Before Patchwork

As a result of complex siloed systems and manual processes, teams at North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) faced a number of challenges when it came to managing their medical workforce. The previous rostering system in place lacked flexibility, making it arduous to build rosters that accounted for the personal and professional commitments of medical staff.

Implementing a trust-wide integrated staff bank and agency solution – Patchwork Health

Admin — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 11:42:00 GMT

Before Patchwork

In mid-2023, Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust adopted Patchwork Bank and Agency Manager to manage medical temporary staffing trust-wide. Below, we share the story of our partnership so far and how workforce technology has supported a large integrated care trust in East London.