Easing NHS staff pressures and shortages
In the 12 months ending June 2024, the average sickness absence rate was 6.2%.
In February 2024, the most common reason for sickness absence was anxiety, stress, depression or other psychiatric illnesses.
The level of digital transformation driven by SPARK Fusion® makes the lives of frontline staff easier, with seamless solutions to increase productivity and reduce unnecessary wastage of time and resources, fostering a more supportive culture for staff wellbeing.
Increased efficiency
Thanks to the communication functionality of the bedside devices, staff have better-quality patient interactions, saving time and stress.
Better quality of care
Staff are empowered with the ability to provide better care. For example, they can use digital pain scoring at the bedside to treat non-verbal patients or even administer medication reminders remotely.
Reduced bed blocking
Better care means shorter treatment cycles, so staff are more equipped to deal with increased service demand and discharge patients more smoothly, responsibly and informed than ever before.
Make staff wellbeing a priority
Your staff are at the heart of your Trust and are the key to ensuring patients get the care they deserve.
Investing in digital transformation is a massively impactful way to ensure they have the support and satisfaction they need to do their job.
A way to win against wastage
SPARK Fusion®'s instant messaging and wider communication features lead to more efficient patient interactions.
This is currently limited to a single nurse call button in many Trusts, making requests ambiguous.
SPARK Fusion® accommodates more nuanced requests — everything from a glass of water to something more serious, requiring immediate attention. This reduces staff time wasted, as patients can be engaged more readily via the bedside device.
Empowering patient freedom
The number of malnourished people leaving NHS hospitals in England has risen by 85% over the past 10 years.
In many cases, this is due to rigid meal ordering, where patients are pressured to order ‘in the moment’, which can lead to them rejecting the food and wasting what arrives.
SPARK Fusion®’s digital meal ordering integration service gives patients more freedom and time over their selection and is individually linked to them – so if they’re discharged or moved, their meal choice follows them to a new bed and they don’t get stuck with another patient’s order.
Dementia
Dialysis
Physio
Patient education
Emergency department
Maternity
and many more
Dementia
Dementia patients are among some of the most vulnerable people in NHS hospitals.
SPARK Fusion® supports their treatment with access to the BBC archives to take comfort from precious memories of times past.
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More digital healthcare naturally leads to greener healthcare
The benefits of digitisation
£230m
Estimated cost of hospital food waste per annum
Feeding the sustainability agenda
More considered meal ordering means less food wastage.
Throwing away food wastes the carbon emissions generated from growing, transporting and preparing it — and food waste itself costs the NHS an estimated £230 million per year, which is a staggering 39% of the total food budget.
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