NHS Patient Communication Services
Giving your patients the required access to their appointments, to ensure ease of confirmation or cancellation to help manage costs associated with Do Not Attends

A two way, multi-channel approach offering complete patient access and the highest patient connection rate possible.
Conduent are an approved supplier on the NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) Patient/Citizen Communications & Engagement Solutions and the NHS SBS Electronic Document Records Management System (EDM/EDRMS) frameworks.
Conduent’s Patient Communication Services is now available to access via the NHS Shared Business Services framework agreement. The purpose of the Patient/Citizen Communications & Engagement Solutions Framework is to improve communication with patients as they access the healthcare system to ensure all patients receive reminders, alerts and support when needed.
Conduent’s experience within Healthcare and Communications:
NHS Patient Communication Services
Conduent has designed a solution that integrates several service offerings to provide the NHS with a true omnichannel service that can send out appointment patient communication, offer a feedback mechanism, and seamlessly switch between channels as required. The ability to shift channels when needed is the key to success for any hospital. Our solution is also designed to easily and quickly onboard new hospitals, and we will use our experience to share best practices.
The sophistication of our solution means that through Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Process Automation (AI and RPA), we can eventually offer a service that will look for the ‘next best patient’ (NBP) to replace any cancellations or declines.
Adam Nickerson – Senior Category Manager of Digital and IT at NHS SBS commented:
“The coronavirus pandemic has added to the complexity of patient appointments and waiting lists. Our Patient/Citizen Communications & Engagement Solutions framework is designed to respond to the need within the NHS for better pre and post appointment communications, to reduce the backlog of urgent appointments and improve the patient journey, pathway and care.
“Replacing the Communications, Appointments, Reminders & Alerts framework, this revised agreement is for the supply of communication methods to engage with patients, citizens and the workforce across NHS organisations and wider public sector bodies. It provides access to market leading communication tools encompassing alerts, reminders and appointment technology that support healthcare professionals to deliver effective and efficient clinical care.
“Critically, with appointment solutions on offer encompassing traditional communication methods like phone, mail, email and SMS, alongside appointment technology via digital first communication channels such as patient self-service booking solutions, the framework ensures organisations can be more inclusive of patient preferences by offering them a greater number of ways in which they can interact, make and respond to medical appointments. In addition, NHS trusts can use the framework to commission Friends and Family Test surveys to understand whether patients are happy with the service provided, or where improvements are needed.”