Locala
Locala Community Partnerships is a community interest company providing NHS community services in Yorkshire. It was developed by Kirklees Primary Care Trust as a result of the Transforming Community Services initiative in 2011.[1]
All staff are equipped with mobile devices which they can use for creating and accessing records and managing work schedules. This permits staff to work without having repeatedly to return to an office base, which saves time in an area which is 40% rural.[2]
In April 2015 it won a contract to manage school nurses in Calderdale, previously run by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.[3] The local authority rejected a bid by Locala to run sexual health services jointly with the trust and decided to go with the trust alone.[4]
Chief executive Robert Flack had a 27% pay rise - £26,000 - in 2014 while the staff bonus scheme - yearly gift vouchers worth £40 - was scrapped.[5]
References
- ^ "Kirklees PCT developing community services social enterprise 'at pace'". Health Service Journal. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Paperless NHS supplement: Technology – instant access". Health Service Journal. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Calderdale Royal Hospital loses school nursing contract to Kirklees social enterprise Locala". Huddersfield Examiner. 6 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Kirklees Council set to award £3.5m sexual health deal to hospital trust". Huddersfield Examiner. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Locala scraps nurses' bonuses after directors scooped huge pay boost". Huddersfield Examiner. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.