Evidenced outcome: Improved staff productivity

Evidence point
26 mins of nurse time saved per day per nurse (n=73). 24 minutes of ‘all staff’ time saved per day per ‘all staff ’ (n=152, average reported across all sites). Staff were asked what tasks they did with the time saved which contributes to improved patient care and greater hospital efficiency: Organising care plans and medicines (54% of nurses (n=52) and 44% of all staff (n=96)); Supporting more patients (23% of nurses (n=52) and 36% of all staff (n=96)); Focussing more time on patients with higher needs (13% of nurses (n=52) and 13% of all staff (n=96)); And discharging patients (8% of nurses (n=52) and 5% of all staff (n=96).
Primary beneficiary
Staff
Partner organisation
Multiple NHS Trusts
Volunteering role / intervention
Multiple acute hospital based roles
Evidence strength
Compelling
Produced
November 2020