In the year to May 2018, there were over 130,000 NHS staff or contract “leavers”. All of them would have been registered on NHS IT systems, the majority would have had access to hardware and many would have had access to software.
The number of redundant accounts in the NHS at any one time is not fully known, but we do know that the fact they are not being managed effectively is contributing to unnecessary costs in software licences, excessive hardware capability and vulnerabilities in security.
Each NHS Trust spends millions on IT every year, so even the smallest percentage saved by the effective management of NHS leavers could equate to a significant amount.
Tasked with saving £25 billion by 2030, the NHS could look more closely at how it can better manage staff and contract leavers.
This is a key area for the NHS and potentially an easy win. With a solution in place to automatically and effectively manage employee accounts, so an accurate list is available when considering IT investment, NHS organisations can be assured that they are not overspending on critical software and hardware systems.
At the same time, the NHS will minimise the risk of data or application breaches, protecting themselves against costly fines.
Working towards an effective management system that considers current employees, as well as being able to quickly manage both new starters and leavers is essential to meet productivity savings and create efficiencies.
BDS Solutions’ Directory Manager creates an automatic link between ESR, Active Directory and NHSmail, ensuring there is a single, accurate record of the staff currently actively employed by that NHS organisation.
Directory Manager delivers an audit trail for each transaction, so when it comes to buying new software or hardware, the organisation can be confident that it is working from accurate figures.
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