Neutral Vendor Managed Services

One managed solution for your temporary staffing requirements

Litmus can partner with you to manage your temporary staffing operations, leveraging our extensive network of over 170 supply chain partners alongside our technology and workforce expertise to deliver the clinical and non-clinical staff you need.

Our service is far from limited to the management of temporary staffing functions. Our team of managed service experts will embed themselves into your organisation, working closely with all departments to understand what is generating the demand for temporary staff, identifying efficiencies and delivering significant cost savings in line with agreed targets.

With an unrivalled network of quality candidates, we can safeguard the delivery and quality of your patient services, providing guaranteed fill rates and stringent compliance in line with NHS Employers and Framework standards.

Litmus Workforce Solutions is a framework-approved provider of Neutral Vendor Managed Service Programmes.

Benefits

  • ROBUST SUPPLIER MANAGEMENT

    Broad network of framework agency partners, managed objectively with tiering, stringent control and regular engagement and performance monitoring

  • PROPORTIONATE, CONTINGENCY-ONLY AGENCY USE

    Agency use is not a default, but carefully aligned to demand and risk, with tight controls to eliminate costly behaviours and prioritise bank and substantive use

  • EXISTING NHS SYSTEMS - OPTIMISED

    Our advanced expertise with common NHS systems enables us to improve processes without implementing new and unnecessary technology solutions

  • ON-THE-GROUND PRESENCE

    Litmus delivers real, in‑service operational support – embedding our teams directly within NHS staffing teams and services where appropriate

  • RATE AND DEMAND MANAGEMENT

    We consistently realise savings with strong process discipline, driving 100% adherence to agreed compliance, rate and escalation protocols

  • COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE VISIBILITY

    Transparent monitoring with all the data insights needed to track performance on fill, compliance, savings and cost reduction, in line with NHSE requirements

What our partners have to say

“In the first year, Litmus has delivered substantial value, driving savings, embedding better procedures and supporting our ongoing efforts to improve collaboration across the West of Scotland region.”

“Litmus work very hard to meet our requirements and have quickly become a valued partner for the Trust, consistently increasing our fill rates. The team is efficient, taking a proactive approach and we value their support and guidance on a wide range of complex workforce issues”

“The Litmus team have transformed our approach to temporary staffing, delivering significant savings and substantially reducing rates whilst achieving a consistently high fill rate of over 97%”

“Fantastic piece of partnership working and a demonstration of how a successful implementation should run.”

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