By using SafeCare, the trust has realised numerous benefits, including improved bed management and utilisation, increased staff availability through better staff management, absence reporting and planning. There is also clear evidence of safe, quality care being delivered, with robust escalation processes to action areas of concern. Through making full use of the hours available, it is anticipated that temporary workers will be able to cover the additional duties required to manage the patient acuity. Acute and community units across Norfolk are reaping the benefits of a whole-systems approach to bed management and patient flow thanks to the successful implementation of Allocate's SafeCare software. With a county as geographically dispersed as Norfolk, Norfolk Community Healt

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