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RotaMaster's People+ module provides substantial HR capabilities on top of RotaMaster's already comprehensive staff records.  Want to know more? Grab a brew, and a have a view... ...

  As many people yearn for post-lockdown life and getting back to ‘normal’, being able to turn their backs on the fear and anxiety caused by the pandemic, we are left contemplating what the new normal will look like. There are many positives to take from the last few months that will change the way we work for the better going forward. Think of ...

We know Primary Care. GP Federations, Alliances, PCNs - however you're defined, RotaMaster is the Primary Care workforce collaboration tool. Rotas, communication, absence management and much, much more.   Short on time? Here's a whistle-stop tour!   ...

After 9 weeks of lockdown and working from home becoming the new norm for many, you may be finding it is getting harder to stay motivated and asking yourself when will it all end. For many it is a tricky and anxiety-inducing time – weeks of working in one place, with family to juggle can take its toll on anyone’s productivity and ...

Since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak, general practice has been forced to change its daily routines and adjust to a new reality, with surgeries moving fast to online triage and consultations in a very short space of time. Leaders have had to make plans to ensure their staff are ready to play their part in the COVID-19 response. GPs ...

  It’s very difficult at the moment to think about anything other than the Covid-19 pandemic. It is presenting primary care with unforeseen challenges and there is a lot of trepidation around how it will cope under the strain. Although it is far too early to be thinking about absolute learning points from how we deal with it, it will ...

Free trial or no free trial? In the world of IT software it seems to have become the norm to offer potential customers a free trial. But, dare I say it, we don’t do this at RotaMaster and nor do we plan to. “WHAT?” I hear you gasp. It does often spark questions and confusion as to why. The reasons why are quite simple really and are ...

Practice managers – what does the future hold? Recent statistics from 2019 suggest that more than 25% of practice managers are actively planning to quit their jobs and many more feel unhappy in a role with increasing pressure and decreasing satisfaction. Burnout is often cited. Practice managers keep the doors open, the lights on, the ...

Winding down for Christmas? I’m not sure about that, but as the countdown to Christmas ticks down, I thought I’d take a moment to sit back and reflect on the business and the sectors we operate in. There has been a lot going on at RotaMaster HQ in the last few months against a backdrop of difficult and changing times in our key sectors of ...

  Over the last couple of months we have attended a number of healthcare events and conferences, including Management in Practice, Urgent Health, RCGP annual conference and one thing that has been quite striking is the number of people talking to us about their uncertainty over primary care networks (PCNs). In this blog we thought we’d look ...

We have been working with Nouvita now for around 3 years. We wanted to share their story, as it’s a great example of what a positive impact our systems can have on a business in helping them on the path to greater success. Nouvita’s predicament In 2016, when Nouvita first approached us, they had in place a cumbersome system of manual rota ...

Population health Improving population health has become an urgent priority. It’s not difficult to understand why when you consider that morbidity strikes 10-15 years earlier in some disadvantaged populations (David Buck, King’s Fund). We have got used to people living longer, that we have an ageing population, but in reality, in recent years, ...