This is a very attractive feature when recruiting consultants to our department. I am constantly asked about it by other departments and colleagues in other hospitals. We are in a specialty that is prone to burnout, traditionally under-resourced, low status and with a high emotional burden. It makes a massive difference for those who are full-time clinical but also for those part-time or clinical academics as it allows flexibility and ensures fairness across the rota. It has really changed things for the better – our full-time consultants now consistently get one day-off per week. This has never happened before HealthRota. Our previously very understaffed department is now much better staffed than neighbouring Trusts’ and I think this is (at least in part) down to the implementation of HealthRota for our consultants.
I have found HealthRota to be really helpful in terms of having a rota whereby I can plan for important events in my life and also in taking study leave without having to jump through multiple administrative hoops. In comparison to the previous system of having a pre-allocated line on a spreadsheet, HealthRota is far superior.
HealthRota meant I was able to have a great work- life balance, got the time off for study/annual leave when I needed it and protected me from inevitable burnout. I would recommend HealthRota to any future trusts I work in – it is a huge asset to a Trust, and particularly to the Emergency Department.
I like that there is a large amount of functionality under one platform. As a Rota Coordinator, this helps me do everything I need to in one place. Authorising leave, flagging shifts to fill and more involved processes like generating templates for rotations is all easy to do. I have used other rostering platforms in the past and find HealthRota more adaptable to my needs and simple to use.
Excellent system. I found it very helpful for allocating the department juniors appropriately. As a consultant, it’s great to be able to document our session time and being an app, it’s accessible from anywhere.
Just to say that the HealthRota app is really great. Thank you very much. It is a good way to keep track of one’s shifts, easy to use. And, also to plan one’s leave.
HealthRota has been invaluable in giving me flexibility for my personal and professional leave. It is very easy to use and gives a clear overview of staffing. As teaching fellow I have needed the flexibility to optimise my work opportunities, I could easily swap my shifts and leave to ensure I didn’t miss out and could contribute. I have never had such a flawless rota before… I cannot praise this rota enough and would be sorely disappointed if it was withdrawn.
The HealthRota app is very user friendly. By making rotas visible across specialties, it allows easy communication between teams and safe allocation of staff. In addition, and particularly important for Doctors in Training, it makes requesting leave simple – a task that’s never been straightforward when using different processes in previous Trusts.
HealthRota was the main reason I applied for this job.
The rotas are easy to view on the app and you can see how good the cover is on any given day. It is also very useful being able to request annual leave whenever you want to rather than having to fit it in between on-calls.
I enjoyed the flexibility that the HealthRota app provided. For the first time in my career was i able to have annual leave when i wanted it without complex rota swaps. It definitely made my working life better!
HealthRota has revolutionised my experience of working in medicine. It allows me to indicate unavailability months in advance for future rotations for known plans and life events e.g., family weddings etc, without having the stress and worry of tracking down the specific specialty’s rota coordinator to discuss an advance request for time off which may get lost under the wealth of requests they receive between now and the formulation of the next rota.