Direct Engagement

Rapidly reduce temporary staffing costs

Direct Engagement enables NHS Trusts and Health Boards to quickly realise significant savings by changing the way the services of temporary doctors and allied health professionals are sourced.

Under the Direct Engagement model, Litmus facilitates the sourcing and introduction of temporary candidates, and our healthcare partners engage directly with those candidates for payment and contractual purposes.

Our Direct Engagement model can be procured via a range of frameworks and has been independently reviewed to ensure it adheres to all current employment, tax and pension legislation.

With HMRC guidance pending, we safeguard our NHS partners against VAT and umbrella company risks by ensuring all workers are directly engaged where the provision is available or via PAYE.

We consistently maintain 100% Direct Engagement compliance rates across all our managed service contracts, with a zero-tolerance policy on umbrella use.

Benefits

  • COST SAVINGS

    Save up to 22% on temporary staffing costs with minimal operational impact

  • OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCIES

    Outsource time-consuming contractual processes and the administration of payroll files

  • RAPID IMPLEMENTATION

    Realise benefits and cost savings in just eight weeks

  • IMPROVED MANAGEMENT REPORTING

    Access all bookings in real time with monthly MI analysis and a full audit trail

Increased our DE throughput to 100% with better processes and a lot more engagement with internal teams and supply chain partners

Director of Finance, NHS Foundation Trust