Covid-19 workforce solutions
Rapid staffing support and services in response to Covid-19
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strong workforces to support the eradication of Covid-19
A diverse range of solutions to support the global response to Covid-19
Medacs Healthcare is working with a wide range of public and private sector clients, resourcing healthcare professionals in their thousands for nationwide testing and vaccination programmes.
With sharp and sustained rises in demand for key groups such as critical care nurses, respiratory specialists, bio-medical scientists and psychiatry professionals, our teams are also supporting the NHS with a dependable supply of the specialist staff needed to respond to the pandemic and resume normal services.
Managed Services: Covid-19 workforces
As a leading healthcare Managed Service Provider (MSP) and an established NHS workforce partner, we have a proven track record of delivering workforce programmes at scale and pace, and can supply both clinical and non-clinical staff via our Impellam group sister brands, and broad network of supply chain partners.
Medacs Healthcare is currently working directly with the Department of Health and Social Care and ICS-level strategic programme leads, delivering end-to-end managed staffing services for thousands of workers needed for ongoing testing and vaccination programmes.
As an MSP for mass vaccination programmes, the expertise of our SEQOHS-accredited Occupational Health teams is of critical importance. They bring 15 years of experience coordinating the safe and efficient delivery of flu vaccination clinics at scale, with immunisations managed by trained, certified and insured clinical professionals, supported by ancillary staff.
Additional Capacity Projects
In response to Covid-19, we have adapted the ‘additional capacity’ model we use for winter pressures to support the NHS to boost staffing levels in line with regional surges in demand.
As a framework-compliant model it enables healthcare providers to temporarily ramp up their nursing capacity, incorporate specific training (e.g. infection control), improve continuity of care and avoid the high agency costs associated with last minute bookings.
Specialist Staffing Supply
We are supporting multiple clients with volume specialist staffing requirements, originating either as a result of pandemic-related pressures or as part of specific Covid-19 workforce programmes. The niche and hard-to-find roles we are resourcing range from respiratory specialists and occupational health nurses to bio-medical scientists and clinicians with insourcing experience.
Our international teams have also been working around the clock since borders reopened, leveraging our established global networks to supply the weekly cohorts of professionals the NHS needs in record time.
For more information on the roles we can supply please contact us
Remote Consultations & Diagnostics
In collaboration with our global technology brand ignosys, we are supporting several international healthcare providers to bring the clinic to the patient with market-leading remote diagnostic and monitoring kits.
Pilots are ongoing in multiple countries, many with built-in support for virtual care delivery models via the supply of the clinical staff needed (field based or remote) to reach and assess patients.
Risk Assessments
We have performed Risk Assessments for thousands of healthcare professionals this year, using a bespoke stratification tool developed by our independent Clinical Governance team that allows workers to be categorised in a non-discriminatory way. Protecting vulnerable and BME workers is a key priority for us and our approach is now considered by regulators to represent industry best practice.
Medacs Healthcare’s Occupational Health business can also provide more in-depth Workplace Risk Assessments, designed to support employers across multiple sectors to manage the complexities of returning staff to workplaces.
Outsourced Recruitment Services
With the Covid-19 response impacting on resource availability in other areas, many NHS trusts are seeking to free up capacity by outsourcing the recruitment, onboarding and management of the healthcare professionals they need.
As framework-approved suppliers for both Managed Staff Banks and RPO services, we have a proven track record managing the supply of both flexible and substantive staff.