Lantum has acquired Doctors Rostering System from Skills for Health, launching InCheck with new features including an app for clinician exception reporting and a modernised user experience.
Doctors Rostering System has previously been used to support trusts in calculating resident doctor pay and contractual compliance, with reporting capabilities helping meet requirements such as those outlined in the Resident Doctor’s Ten Point Plan.
Now, new functionality in compliance automation and real-time validation, as well as interoperability with NHS systems, makes InCheck part of Lantum’s upgraded product suite.
The tool integrates with Lantum’s AI rota generator, In‑Genius, meaning rotas can be created, compliance checked live, with no manual steps to generate payroll.
“In‑Genius automatically generates compliant individual rotas for LTFT and full‑time staff alike, while InCheck performs immediate contractual validation and pay calculation—no manual data entry required,” Lantum explains.
Melissa Morris, CEO of Lantum, added: “DRS has been foundational for the NHS for more than a decade. With InCheck, we have respected that legacy while bringing it into the future—fully interoperable, automated and AI‑ready.”
Wider trend: NHS workforce digital transformation
The Department of Health & Social Care issued a call for evidence late last year, to inform the development of a 10 year workforce plan, looking to understand the roles and skills that will be critical to successfully implementing the 10 year plan. The 10 year plan outlines a new operating model, a new era of transparency, a new workforce model with staff aligned to the direction, a reshaped innovation strategy, and a different approach to NHS finances. AI, technology, and digital tools play a key role in realising the ambitions in the plan, with the UK government signalling the intention to deliver more co-ordinated, personalised and proactive care.
Findings from phase one of the Scottish Government’s Future Medical Workforce Project have been published, noting mixed feelings on the future use of AI, a need to focus on the basics, and a desire for greater IT enablement. More than 200 doctors attending focus groups and over 1,800 doctors sharing their views through a national survey contributed to the report, which asked for insight into how the role of a doctor needs to evolve, what makes a medical career sustainable and fulfilling, how workforce planning can be improved, and what the workforce might look like in 2045.
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