What is Insourcing?
Insourcing – not to be confused with outsourcing – is a simple, cost-effective and highly successful way to reduce NHS waiting lists. We use NHS premises and equipment to deliver extra clinical capacity outside of normal use. In most cases, it simply extends the Trust’s existing clinical service.
Due to a lack of capacity, NHS Trusts may find it difficult to meet referral-to-treatment (RTT) targets. Locum staff can fill gaps, but Trusts still need to manage the patient pathway, which may not be possible outside normal hours (e.g. evenings and weekends). On-site Surgical and Medical Capacity Solutions, commonly called “Insourcing”, act in a complementary way to partially or totally manage the pathway for referred patients.
How can Insourcing help your NHS Trust?
The SHS Partners Insourcing model is simple yet highly effective. Your NHS Trust or Health Board retains capacity planning in-house whilst SHS Partners ensure patients are seen within your normal hospital environment by consultants, healthcare professionals and nursing staff, normally with day jobs elsewhere in the health service.
Service identifies waiting list capacity requirements & timetable
Extra capacity clinical care is delivered within NHS premises
Often outside normal use, such as evenings and weekends
Using qualified NHS-experienced consultants, nurses & professionals
Delivering waiting list reductions & seamless patient service
What Insourcing services do SHS Partners provide?
Our services can be adapted to suit your needs, whether it is a one-off contract operating over a weekend or a fully managed service over a much longer period. We work across 20 different areas of clinical specialty including pathology, endoscopy, ophthalmology and ENT, and expertise in telehealth, capital financing and consultancy. Services may include;
– Provision of procedures and consultations from over 20 different areas of clinical specialty
– Triage and clinical assessment of patients for a range of conditions
– Clinically appropriate diagnostics and treatment, in accordance with your Trust procedure
– Provision of onward referral or discharge as appropriate, in accordance with your Trust procedure
– Follow up patient appointments for the duration of the contract period
– Service delivery on-site at your Trust premises, using your equipment, IT systems and processes
How can SHS Partners clinical services be procured?
We are immensely proud to be members of four fully compliant NHS frameworks for insourcing and outsourced solutions. These frameworks are accessible across the whole NHS and cover onsite and offsite surgical and medical capacity solutions.
SHS Partners NHS Frameworks
Insourcing of Clinical Services – Managed by NHS Shared Business Services Framework Agreement Reference: SBS10203
National Flexible Framework for On-Site Surgical and Medical Capacity Solutions – Managed by Commercial Procurement Services, NHS Countess of Chester Hospital Framework Agreement Reference: F044(2021)/OSMCS/21/IB
Outsourced Clinical Services – Via NHS England Provider Selection Regime (PSR)
Shared Services – Managed by NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
What are the potential cost savings of Insourcing?
Cost is often perceived as the most significant barrier to not using insourced clinical solutions. But it needn’t be the case. Our transparent pricing structure provides a solution designed to meet NHS budgets and staffing needs often below national tariff rates, with the reassurance of no hidden fees. With efficiencies come savings. Our transparent pricing structure gives NHS Trusts and Health Boards reassurance of no hidden fees, and potentially under-tariff rates, with solutions designed to meet your budget and staffing needs. Please contact us to discuss your requirements, and we will create a solution bespoke to your needs.
Experienced in over 20 areas of clinical specialty
SHS Partners is a team of dedicated healthcare professionals and clinicians with extensive experience gained across the private and NHS healthcare sectors. We have years of real-life experience in healthcare commissioning and integrated service provision. We are uniquely positioned to understand and proactively assist our clients in overcoming clinical and financial challenges.
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