In a move to expand its delivery of intelligent workforce management solutions across the UK, ELMO Group has announced its acquisition of Rotageek and its AI-powered intelligent scheduling engine, aiming to deliver an intelligent end-to-end platform for rostering and scheduling.
Rotageek, founded in 2009, was initially used as a smart scheduling tool for A&E departments, before developing into a workforce management platform using algorithms to create “demand-led rotas” with the goal of reducing manual admin. The company noted that these capabilities will now be utilised in supporting ELMO Group’s ability to deliver advanced rostering and scheduling solutions to organisations across the UK.
Chris McCullough, CEO at Rotageek, added that joining the ELMO Group marks “an exciting new chapter”, stating: “From day one, our mission has been to help businesses schedule intelligently, using data, AI and design thinking to solve real-world workforce challenges. In ELMO, we’ve found a partner who shares that vision and brings the scale, ambition and platform to take it further. Together with Breathe HR and ELMO UK, we’re building the most comprehensive HR technology ecosystem in the UK, one that spans every stage of growth, from frontline teams to head office. We’re energised by what this means for our customers, our team, and the future of workforce management.”
The role of digital in health workforce management
For a HTN Now panel discussion, we were joined by expert panellists including Dr Penny Kechagioglou, CCIO and deputy CMO at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust; Stuart Dures, digital skills development manager at Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH); Dan Chilcott, client enablement director at Patchwork Health; and Sally Mole, senior digital programme manager – digital portfolio delivery team at The Dudley Group. Our panellists considered some of the key determinants of successful NHS workforce transformation, looking at how best to drive buy-in and support the workforce, and noting challenges and barriers to transformation.
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has opened a market engagement exercise for the procurement of a “suite of workforce management solutions” to be used across multiple trusts within the region. The trust first aims to “gather industry feedback to inform the development of service specifications and commissioning strategies”, before they move on to procure a solution that will “enhance operational efficiency and optimise staffing resources” across a number of North West London NHS trusts.
Ramsay Health Care UK has implemented RLDatix’s Loop workforce app as part of its workforce evolution project. Taking to LinkedIn, Ramsay Health Care UK’s head of talent acquisition and HR systems, Kevin Feely, welcomed the “significant milestone” in the company’s workforce programme, praising the “exceptional rostering and project team”, and promising further updates on progress.
