Helping East London NHS Foundation Trust save over £9 Million with a mental health master vendor solution

Through a tailored master vendor partnership, Pulse, part of Acacium Group for East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), delivered major cost savings, improved staffing consistency and enhanced workforce efficiency across five key regions. 

ELFT faced challenges managing agency spend and maintaining a consistent mental health workforce across five areas. Partnering with Pulse, a leading UK provider of healthcare staffing, ELFT implemented a bespoke managed vendor solution.  

Key Statistics

• Over £9 million in savings delivered
• 97% fill rate across all mental health vacancies 
• Over 205,000 hours delivered through the Master Vendor 
• Up to 175 timesheets processed weekly at peak demand 
• 99% adherence to Direct Engagement (DE) standards 

“By developing a bespoke managed vendor solution tailored to ELFT’s unique staffing challenges, we ensured rapid, specialist recruitment across all areas of mental health, including critical services like Child and Adolescent mental health Services. Our focused approach provided significant cost savings, streamlined administrative processes, full adherence to Trust directives and guaranteed consistent, high-quality coverage across the whole Trust directorate footprint, allowing clinical teams to dedicate more time to delivering exceptional patient care.”  

Gary Porter, Client Relations Manager at Pulse Healthcare  

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