Bespoke online portal aims to cut NHS costs

An online recruitment portal launched by Bespoke Healthcare Holdings says it can reduce NHS agency costs by as much as a quarter.

The system, known as Quantum, will be operated by a new business, Bespoke Digital Bookings.

Two years in development, Quantum has spent the last 12 months undergoing rigorous market testing to ensure that NHS clinical standards are met and an independent marketing company has ran several research reserve auction projects to verify potential cost savings.

“Quantum has been designed specifically to help drive these excessive costs down significantly, with many of the test programmes we have run showing a possible reduction in wages and fees of up to 20 to 25 per cent, per temporary assignment. The opportunity for potential savings is massive and shouldn’t be ignored. “We have achieved these results by scrapping the old-style agency model and creating what is simply a reverse eBay programme, where the cheapest agency will secure the business whilst still meeting the clinical standards necessary to deliver high quality, safe healthcare services. The benefits are here for all to see.”