Are you getting the best from your ESR?

ESR has been at the heart of NHS workforce management and planning for some years now, and during that time the solution has continued to evolve – but we know that not everyone fully understands what ESR can do for them.

Some organisations are extracting every drop of efficiency out of ESR and using it to support more streamlined workforce processes. But there are others struggling to make outdated perceptions of ESR work with today’s challenges, whether that’s reducing sickness absence, monitoring workforce diversity, managing staff costs, or improving the quality of workforce data.

In the NHS ESR Central Team, we understand that it’s difficult to take time out of pressurised schedules to take stock and work out how you could be making better use of your ESR, and then to organise the rollout of additional functionality. To help you identify quick wins that will benefit your organisation we have launched a new ESR Assessment.

• The Assessment will be carried out by our NHS ESR Account Managers and Functional Advisors

• You will receive a tailored report identifying your areas of good ESR practice but also identifying any recommendations for improvement.

• In addition, if you decide to implement further ESR functionality as a result of the Assessment, we will give you access to a toolkit of resources that can help you, such as template PIDs, project plans, checklists and user guides.

• And as well as these free resources we can also offer you support from a NHS ESR Functional Advisor who can work with you on-site to get you started.

You don’t need to do anything at this stage... a member of our team will be in contact with your ESR Lead and/or Deputy HR Director to arrange an appointment to visit. But if you want to be one of the first to complete an ESR Assessment and start reaping the benefits, please contact your regional NHS ESR Account Manager today.