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IDEAGEN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

Healthcare Guardian LFPSE Incident, Audit, NICE, CQC Compliance, Performance & Assurance (InPhase)

Triangulated suite for NHS/healthcare providers.

Oversight for PDSA continuous improvement in CQC, quality, LFPSE risk, incident, NICE compliance, CAS, clinical audit, integrated governance, PAM, complaints, Friends and Family (FFT), planning, performance, policy, nursing dashboards, action plan assurance, ward accreditation, asset management, health and safety, Quality Management (QMS) and others.

Features

  • Triangulated view for assurance throughout your organisation
  • NHS England LFPSE certified, incidents, risks, outcomes, good care
  • Automatically updated CQC, NICE, CAS and statutory frameworks
  • Fast forms for clinical audits, checklists, data collection, with workflow
  • Customer customisable forms, pages, reports, dashboards, questions, workflow
  • Brilliant visualisations, heat maps, dashboards and alerts at every level,
  • Action plan management, action assurance, PDCA, PDSA
  • Compliance, governance, assurance, Board Assurance Framework, Premise Assurance Model, others
  • APIs for Datix, PerfectWard, Ulysses, Cerner, Epic, data warehouse, Excel
  • Microsoft Teams, Power BI, Office 365 Word reporting. AI Enabled

Benefits

  • Enables maximum compliance, assurance and continuous improvement
  • High user adoption on mobile, tablet or desktop without downloads!
  • It's easy to use for everyone, end users and administrators
  • AI enabled, statistics on complete history, trends alerts, exceptions, forecasts
  • NRLS and LFPSE incidents for one version of the truth
  • Cloud first, digital transformation, deployed in weeks,
  • Dramatically reduces processes and removes action duplication
  • Facilitates the right action being taken at the right time.
  • Incredible local consulting backbone to support every customer
  • Fully extensible for all safety, governance, compliance & assurance needs

Pricing

  • Education pricing available

Service documents

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Framework

G-Cloud 15

Service ID

5 2 4 0 3 6 6 0 1 0 0 1 4 8 3

Contact

IDEAGEN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED Sales Support
Telephone: 01629699100
Email: salessupport@ideagen.com

About your service

Service categories

Applications

Content workflow and management

  • Capture
  • Document

Content services

  • Enterprise Content Management Applications
  • Content Sharing and Collaboration Applications

Persuasive content management

  • Digital Asset Management Applications
  • Product Content Management Applications

Enterprise portals and digital workspaces

  • Multi-Audience Portals
  • Integrated Employee Workspaces
Multi cloud support
No

Service scope

Software add-on or extension
No
Cloud deployment model
Public cloud
Service constraints
A modern browser is required to access Healthcare Guardian.

We plan to deliver monthly updates, each requiring no more than 30 minutes of scheduled downtime.
System requirements
  • Software and service agreement
  • Accessible from a Modern Web Browser

User support

Email or online ticketing support
Yes
Support response times
This is outlined in the SLA. With the Premier Success Plan urgent issues are responded to within 20 minutes.
User can manage status and priority of support tickets
Yes
Online ticketing support accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AAA
Phone support
Yes
Phone support availability
24 hours, 7 days a week
Web chat support
No
Onsite support
Yes, at extra cost
Support levels
Remote telephone and on line technical support included.

Additional support billable on an hourly rate, or provided as a total solution in the annual fee at agreed levels.

Day rates for consultancy and technical advice and support also available.

Account Manager support.
Support available to third parties
Yes

Onboarding and offboarding

Getting started
The Project Team and implementation plan have been established and aligned with the agreed scope. The software has been commissioned and configured to meet the customer’s requirements.

Administrator training for selected modules and options has been successfully completed, while user training is delivered through video tutorials.

Ongoing support is provided by your dedicated Success Team Consultant and Account Manager, complemented by resources such as the online forum, web conferences, user group sessions, and the annual User Group Conference.
Service documentation
Yes
Documentation formats
PDF
End-of-contract data extraction
The User can download table data via Excel and the Customer's Admin can extract data via the bulk data Admin Tool at any time, or Ideagen can provide this data extract service at an additional cost.
End-of-contract process
A new contract will be offered within 3-6 months of contract expiry.

If not continuing, then all data may be extracted by the Customer using the system options to extracts to csv. Data is always owned by the Customer.

A full copy of your database is available at an additional cost.
Documentation accessibility standard
WCAG 2.2 AA

Using the service

Web browser interface
Yes
Supported browsers
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Chrome
  • Safari
Application to install
No
Designed for use on mobile devices
Yes
Differences between the mobile and desktop service
Minimal differences in the UI, while comprehensive data capture, self-service capabilities, and reporting are fully enabled through the mobile device—without the need to download an application.
Service interface
Yes
User support accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA
Description of service interface
This is within the application with REST and other API.
Accessibility standards
WCAG 2.2 AA
Accessibility testing
The solution has been designed to be accessible from any browser device, desktop, tablet, and smart phone.
API
Yes
What users can and can't do using the API
Microsoft store download for Microsoft Office 365 Word integration eliminating cut-and-paste.

We have APIs to allow updating of Employees and for the exporting of Questionnaire data.

Ideagen Healthcare Guardian has interfaces to connect to files, databases (e.g. SQL) and OData.
API documentation
Yes
API documentation formats
Other
API sandbox or test environment
Yes
Customisation available
Yes
Description of customisation
Easy audit customisation, forms, questions, answers list management.

Content and design can be customised. QR code generation.

Options for customising: pages, forms, questions, workflow, templates, triggers, imports, exports, layouts, charts, visuals, menus.

Customised by Ideagen Healthcare Guardian Consultants or Customer Admins, some personalisation customisation by End Users.

Scaling

Independence of resources
Using a virtual scalable infrastructure in the Microsoft Azure Cloud, we control and monitor resources to ensure that performance is maintained across the system.

Ideagen Healthcare Guardian is hosted in a stand-alone private Virtual Network, ensuring the product is segregated at a network level. Traffic to/from the Azure Hosted instance and associated secure VNETs is controlled by Application Gateways (virtual WAF firewall).
The Azure infrastructure used by the hosted service is fully isolated from the Ideagen corporate network.

Analytics

Service usage metrics
No

Resellers

Supplier type
Not a reseller

Staff security

Staff security clearance
Other security clearance
Government security clearance
Security Clearance (SC)

Asset protection

Knowledge of data storage and processing locations
Yes
Data storage and processing locations
  • United Kingdom
  • European Economic Area (EEA)
  • Other locations
User control over data storage and processing locations
Yes
Datacentre security standards
Complies with a recognised standard (for example CSA CCM version 4.0)
Penetration testing frequency
At least once a year
Penetration testing approach
‘IT Health Check’ performed by a CREST-approved service provider
Protecting data at rest
  • Physical access control, complying with CSA CCM v4.0
  • Physical access control, complying with SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
  • Encryption of all physical media
  • Other
Other data at rest protection approach
The virtual hard disks (VHD) are encrypted using the industry-standard AES-256 algorithm.
Data sanitisation process
Yes
Equipment disposal approach
Complying with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0, CAS (Sanitisation) or ISO/IEC 27001
Data sanitisation type
  • Deleted data can’t be directly accessed / Cryptographic Erasure
  • Physical Destruction / Hardware containing data is completely destroyed

Data importing and exporting

Data export approach
Users export either as pdf, excel, word, bmp or other image file type. Automating export to MS Office e.g. task integration is also possible.
Data export formats
  • CSV
  • Other
Other data export formats
  • XML
  • PDF
  • Excel
  • Word
Data import formats
CSV

Data-in-transit protection

Data protection between buyer and supplier networks
TLS (version 1.2 or above)
Data protection within supplier network
  • TLS (version 1.2 or above)
  • IPsec or TLS VPN gateway

Availability and resilience

Guaranteed availability
Ideagen provides a 99. 7% uptime guarantee.
If the Monthly Uptime Percentage falls below 99.7% for any given month, you may be eligible for the following Service Credit, subject to various exceptions as described in our SLA:
Monthly Uptime Percentage Service Credit
< 99.7% 10%
< 99.5% 20%
If Ideagen fails to meet the minimum Monthly Uptime Percentage described above for a Service, you may submit a claim for a Service Credit;
Client must submit a claim to customer support at Ideagen that includes: (i) a detailed description of the Incident; (ii) information regarding the duration of the Downtime; (iii) the number and location(s) of affected Users (if applicable); and (iv) descriptions of your attempts to resolve the Incident at the time of occurrence.
Approach to resilience
Leveraging the highly resilient nature of the Microsoft Azure Cloud infrastructure, extensive fault tolerance technologies are used with no single point of failure. Data is replicated across multiple Azure data centres within the hosting region. Detailed information is available on request.
Outage reporting
Automated active monitoring system and alerts are in place. If an outage is detected, Ideagen's Cloud Operations Team will be automatically alerted, and clients will be informed via email or telephone depending on the severity.

Identity and authentication

User authentication needed
Yes
User authentication
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Public key authentication (including by TLS client certificate)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Limited access network (for example PSN)
  • Dedicated link (for example VPN)
  • Username or password
Access restrictions in management interfaces and support channels
Ideagen have Product Specific as well as Corporate Access Control Policies that are assessed as part of our ISO accreditations. Ideagen operate on a least privilege basis. Access to servers containing client data is subject to individuals demonstrating an appropriate need via an access request form that only when approved grants access via a token sent to the requesters email address. Only the requester can authenticate for a predefined amount of time. Even Ideagen "privileged" users in our Cloud Operations Team are subject to the access control process described in the above statement.
Access restriction testing frequency
At least once a year
Management access authentication
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Identity federation with existing provider (for example Google Apps)
  • Dedicated link (for example VPN)
  • Username or password

Audit information for users

Access to user activity audit information
Users have access to real-time audit information
How long user audit data is stored for
At least 12 months
Access to supplier activity audit information
Users contact the support team to get audit information
How long supplier audit data is stored for
At least 12 months
How long system logs are stored for
At least 12 months

Security governance

Named board-level person responsible for service security
Yes
Security governance certified
Yes
Security governance standards
ISO/IEC 27001
Information security policies and processes
Ideagen follow and are externally audited against the ISO27001 Information Security Management Standard. Ideagen are happy to share an overview of our policies through our Ideagen Information Security Overview document and also provide our ISO 27001 Certificate and Statement of Applicability. Furthermore, information on our approach to GDPR can be found via the following link: https://www.ideagen.com/data-protection-policy
Software Security Code of Practice
Yes

Operational security

Configuration and change management standard
Complies with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
Configuration and change management approach
All changes are subject to Ideagen's Change Management Policies and Procedures that are audited as part of our ISO certifications. Risk is measured and appropriate mitigations defined as part of the Change Approval Process. Each change is properly assessed to ensure that operational risk is reduced and measures are in place for back-out plans should an issue occur. Any high-risk change must be authorised by a senior manager. Development adheres to a documented SDLC, from Design to Code to Test through to Release. Development and Test strategies consider security aspects in both application and deployment activities.
Vulnerability management type
Complies with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
Vulnerability management approach
Ideagen undertake at least monthly internally managed vulnerability scans using industry standard tools, in addition to internal vulnerability and penetration tests on the application from a development perspective as per the SDLC document.

Ideagen commission an annual externally managed penetration test, including both the infrastructure and the application. We can share the redacted results upon having a signed NDA.

Findings from each assessment are reviewed, risk ranked, and assigned to the responsible team for remediation in accordance with their classification. Policies are available on request. These areas are part of our ISO 27001:2022 programme and externally audited at least annually.
Protective monitoring type
Complies with a recognised standard, for example CSA CCM v4.0 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
Protective monitoring approach
Ideagen have a managed SIEM that collates events from a large number of sources (E.g. next gen end point EDR, Network OS etc). There are UEBA tools in use that also feed into the SIEM and raise alerts. Alerts are raised with the Cloud Operations Team. There is 24x7x365 monitoring in place. Time to respond is based on severity of issue, issues go through a risk-based triage process and are classified as a Priority 1 to Priority 4 based on the impact to end users and also the severity/urgency of the issue.
Incident management type
Complies with a recognised standard, for example, CSA CCM v4.0 or ISO/IEC 27035:2011 or SSAE-18 / ISAE 3402
Incident management approach
Ideagen has a Cyber Security Operations Centre consisting of dedicated team members, responsible for managing, investigating and resolving all areas relating to information security, and report to the VP Global Cyber Security. We also have a Cyber Emergency Response Team made up from domain experts across the Ideagen business, the members of the CERT would change dynamically to respond to different incidents. The CERT is responsible for working alongside the SOC, extending the technical triage, investigation, resolution and communications. Ideagen staff are required and encouraged to report identified information security events and weaknesses.
Post-quantum cryptography secure
Yes

Secure development

Approach to secure software development best practice
Independent review of processes (for example CESG CPA Build Standard, ISO/IEC 27034, ISO/IEC 27001 or CSA CCM v4.0)

Public sector networks

Connection to public sector networks
Yes
Connected networks
Other
Other public sector networks
N3

Pricing

Discount for educational organisations
Yes
Free trial available
No

Discount percentage by annual call-off contract value (excluding VAT)

Less than £250,000
0%
Between £250,000 and £500,000
0%
Between £500,001 and £1,000,000
0%
Between £1,000,001 and £2,500,000
0%
Between £2,500,001 and £5,000,000
0%
Over £5,000,001
0%

Non-mandatory Standards and certifications

ISO/IEC 27001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO/IEC 27001
United Registrar of Systems (URS)
ISO/IEC 27001 accreditation date
Tuesday 13 January 2015
What the ISO/IEC 27001 doesn’t cover
None
ISO 28000:2022 certification
No
ISO 9001 certification
Yes
Who accredited the ISO 9001 certification
United Registrar of Systems (URS)
ISO 9001 accreditation date
Tuesday 27 May 2014
What the ISO 9001 doesn’t cover
None
Quality management systems (QMS)
Yes
CSA STAR certification
No
PCI certification
No
Cyber essentials
Yes
Please provide your Cyber Essentials Certificate Number
B075fda5-04bb-41ef-b19c-03be1b1a68d9
Cyber essentials plus
Yes
Please provide your Cyber Essentials Plus Certificate Number
Edd62b5f-9e1f-4bc1-87f0-4b9d06f09ed7
Other security certifications
Yes
Any other security certifications
DSPT. The Ideagen ODS code is 8J701 with Standards Exceeded.

Social value

Section B - Commitment for Future: Delivery
  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 1: Fair work: That offers fair wages and good working conditions. Help people get a job, stay in work, and progress in their careers, with good employment opportunities across the country. Notes: Where there is a large proportion of labour costs in the contract, commercial teams should consider MAC in Outcome 1 as a priority

    • New or retained jobs on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b, 1c and 1d
    • New apprenticeships on the contract workforce in the relevant area that meet the criteria set out in MAC 1b
    • Providing opportunities for, and measuring and monitoring of, staff workforce conditions over time, including employee engagement, involvement in decision-making and satisfaction and adapting to any changes in the results, with clear processes for acting on issues identified
    • Plans to engage the contract workforce in deciding the most important workplace issues to address
    • Ensuring new workers are informed of their right to join a trade union
    • Monitoring of employee engagement rates (by protected characteristic) and, where necessary, the development of actions to ensure all voices are heard across the diversity of the workforce
    • Employment contracts that reflect actual hours worked; steps taken to ensure employees understand their contracts and have the ability to review and adjust them if actual hours regularly exceed contracted hours
    • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about, and feel empowered to, address their physical wellbeing
    • Activities that support an environment where staff are educated about and feel empowered to report and address bullying and harassment
    • Activities to cascade good practice on fair working conditions throughout the supply chain
    • Offer a pay and leave entitlement to all eligible staff who become kinship carers, ideally equivalent to statutory adoption pay and leave
    • Payment of more than the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage (as appropriate) to the contract workforce
    • Monitoring and reporting of gender and ethnicity pay gaps and plans to address them where necessary
    • Entitlement to sick pay for the contract workforce, with provision in place for any staff who do not meet the earnings threshold for statutory sick pay, payment of sick pay from day one of absence and payment of staff on the contract workforce who are off sick a replacement income of 100% of their usual earnings for as long as possible
    • Plans for an appropriate income replacement policy for staff who are required to spend time away from work to care for a sick dependent or close relative
    • Understanding of in-work progression issues affecting the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
    • Measures to support in-work progression to help people in the contract workforce, to move into higher paid work by developing new skills relevant to the contract
    • Support for the contract workforce by providing career advice, and providing opportunities for staff working on the contract with in-work progression career development into known skills shortages or high growth areas
    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
    • Volunteering opportunities for staff
    • Understanding of the modern slavery risks and issues affecting the market, industry, sector or country (of origin or of source) relevant to the contract, and the workforce in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key subcontractors
    • Measures to identify, mitigate and manage modern slavery risks relating to the contract and how these will be implemented
    • Outline policies and practices to be applied to or put in place for the contract to mitigate and manage modern slavery risks, including: Pre-employment checks, recruitment practices. Workplace conditions, safeguarding plans and processes in place and regular monitoring with relevant groups considered, which may include sampling
    • How these flow down the supply chain and are monitored Illustrative examples include reporting, site visits, audits, etc.
    • How to ensure business decisions re: price/cost, short lead times, payment timescales do not create modern slavery risks in the supply chain
    • How the supplier will work with NGOs, trade unions or other businesses to address modern slavery risk
    • Means of influencing staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders with respect to modern slavery risks relating to the contract
  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 2: Skills for growth: Supporting growth sectors and addressing skills gaps.

    • Understanding of employment and relevant skills issues, and of the education and training issues relating to the contract. Illustrative examples: demographics, skills shortages, new opportunities in high growth sectors, geographic/local community and skills/employment challenges
    • Support for educational attainment relevant to the contract, including training schemes that address skills gaps and result in recognised qualifications
    • Activities to support relevant sector related skills growth and sustainability in the contract workforce. Illustrative examples: careers talks, curriculum support, literacy support, safety talks and volunteering
    • Delivery of apprenticeships, supported internships and T Level industry placement opportunities (Level 2, 3 and 4+) in relation to the contract
  • Mission: Kick start economic growth. To secure the highest sustained growth in the G7 - with good jobs and productivity growth in every part of the country making everyone, not just a few, better off.

    Policy Outcome 3: Resilient, innovative and flexible supply chains: Support economic growth through enabling resilient businesses, opportunities for small businesses and voluntary, community and social enterprises

    • Understanding of the types of businesses in the market and the level of participation by new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
    • Activities to identify opportunities to open up sub-contracts under the prime contract to a diverse range of businesses, including new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutuals
    • Plans for engaging a diverse range of businesses in engagement activities prior to appointing subcontractors (including activities prior to award of the main contract and during the contract term)
    • Activities that demonstrate a collaborative way to work with a diverse range of businesses as part of the supply chain
    • Advertising of supply chain opportunities openly and to ensure they are accessible to a diverse range of businesses, including advertising all subcontracting opportunities on Contracts Finder
    • Ensuring accessibility to contracting and subcontracting opportunities for disabled business owners and employees
    • Structuring of the supply chain selection process to ensure fairness (e.g. anti-corruption) and encourages participation by a diverse range of businesses, including with regard to new businesses, entrepreneurs, start-ups, SMEs, VCSEs and mutual
    • Understanding of local demographics, needs and opportunities for the co-design of the goods, services and works to be delivered under the contract
    • Methods for engaging with different parts of the community (including the education system and charities representing the community) and how communities come together to inform decisions, strategy and projects to leave a positive legacy for future generations
    • Measures to involve local stakeholders and/or users in design (e.g. in the design of services, systems, products or buildings)
    • Plans for positive actions with community groups.
    • Measures for making facilities used in the delivery of the contract available for community groups, education or training
    • Measures to engage users and communities and build relationships to increase community integration build trust and influence how the contract is delivered
    • Plans to respond flexibly and adapt approaches to community engagement and initiatives
    • Support for community-led initiatives relevant to the contract. Illustrative examples: improving transport links; reducing loneliness; helping with English language proficiency; and facilitating social mixing among people with different backgrounds
    • Collaborating with anchor institutions and community groups to make facilities available for education, training or community events
  • Mission: Make Britain a clean energy superpower: To cut bills, create jobs and deliver security with cheaper, zero-carbon electricity by 2030, accelerating to net zero

    Policy Outcome 4: Sustainable procurement practices: Reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies.

    • Understanding of opportunities for additional environmental benefits delivery in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Collaborative ways of working with the supply chain to deliver additional environmental benefits in the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Delivery of additional environmental benefits through the performance of the contract, including working towards net zero carbon emissions and use of clean energy and green technologies
    • Understanding of how to influence staff, suppliers, customers, communities and/or any other appropriate stakeholders through the delivery of the contract to support climate and nature protection and improvement
    • Activities to reconnect people with the environment and increase awareness of ways to protect and enhance it
  • Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain

    Policy Outcome 6: Employment and training: For those who face barriers to employment

    • Understanding of employment and skills issues, and of the skills and employment shortages of high growth sectors relating to the contract
    • Creation of employment opportunities particularly for those who face barriers to employment, such as prison leavers, care leavers and/or who are located in deprived areas, and for people in industries with known skills shortages or in high growth sectors
    • Delivery of training schemes and programmes to address any identified skills gaps and under-representation in the workforce for the contract (e.g. prison leavers, care leavers, kinship carers, disabled people)
    • Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort
    • Understanding of the issues affecting the representation of disabled people in the workforce in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors
    • Collection of the views and expertise of disabled people and their representative organisations on successfully supporting disabled employees or applicants
    • Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, and retention-focused activities, including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
    • Introducing transparency to pay and reward processes
    • Offering a range of quality opportunities with routes of progression if appropriate, e.g. T Level industry placements, students supported into higher level apprenticeships.
    • Working conditions which promote an inclusive working environment and promote retention and progression
    • Other measures to provide equality of opportunity for disabled people and those with health conditions into employment, including becoming a Disability Confident employer and inclusion of supported businesses in the contract supply chain
    • Understanding of the issues affecting inequality in employment, skills and pay in the market, industry or sector relevant to the contract, and in the supplier’s own organisation and those of its key sub-contractors. Measures to tackle inequality in employment, skills and pay in the contract workforce
    • Inclusive and accessible development practices, including guidance for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing people with a disability or health condition
  • Mission: Break down barriers to opportunity: By reforming our childcare and education systems, to make sure there is no class ceiling on the ambitions of young people in Britain

    Policy Outcome 7: Creating a pipeline of opportunities: For the contract workforce, reducing barriers to entry for under-represented groups.

    • Understanding of the issues affecting the development of new skills by target cohort
    • Understanding of the underlying factors affecting improvements to reduce barriers to entry and training schemes for the target cohort(s) related to the contract workforce
    • Other measures to offer development opportunities for the target cohort(s) in the contract workforce
    • Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort
    • Understanding of issues relating to entering the contract workforce
    • Creation of outreach activities to create a pipeline of employees for the future contract delivery
    • Content of the outreach activity is designed to suit the target cohort
    • Advertising, promotional and outreach activities designed to raise awareness of the offer to reach the target cohort
  • Mission: Build an NHS fit for the future: That is there when people need it; with fewer lives lost to the biggest killers; in a fairer Britain, where everyone lives well for longer.

    Policy Outcome 8: Increasing productivity through physical and mental wellbeing: In the supply chain and communities in the relevant area.

    • Understanding of issues relating to health and wellbeing, including physical and mental health, in the contract workforce
    • Understanding barriers to access to health and social care services or employment opportunities e.g. digital inclusion
    • Inclusive and accessible recruitment practices, development practices and retention policies that support-focused activities including those provided in the Guide for line managers on recruiting, managing and developing which support people with a disability or health condition
    • Actions to invest in the physical and mental health and wellbeing of the contract workforce

Service documents

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