Evidenced Outcome
Improved staff productivity
Evidence point
26 mins of nurse time saved per day per nurse (n=73)
24 minutes of ‘all staff’ time saved per day per ‘all staff ’ (n=152, average reported across all sites)
Staff were asked what tasks they did with the time saved which contributes to improved patient care and greater hospital efficiency:
• Organising care plans and medicines (54% of nurses (n=52) and 44% of all staff (n=96))
• Supporting more patients (23% of nurses (n=52) and 36% of all staff (n=96))
• Focussing more time on patients with higher needs (13% of nurses (n=52) and 13% of all staff (n=96))
• Discharging patients (8% of nurses (n=52) and 5% of all staff (n=96)
Primary beneficiary
Staff
Partner organisation
Multiple NHS Trusts
Volunteering role / intervention
Multiple acute hospital based roles
Evidence strength
Evidence Strength meanings:
- Green - strong evidence
- Amber - Promising evidence
Compelling
Produced
November 2020