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.
Find out more about the Conduent NHS Communication Services with our explainer video.
Conduent’s experience within Healthcare and Communications:
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39 Years
of Contact Center Services.
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22 Years
of Health Analytics and Reporting.
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1B+ communications delivered anually
Create manage and distribute communications.
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50-75% cost reductions
Transform traditional communication to digital interactions.
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Document Management Services
Gain visibility and control over and ensure the compliance of your critical business communications through our comprehensive document management services and advanced technologies.
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.
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SMS
98% of UK households have access to a mobile phone. The average open rate of an SMS is 99%.
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Email
the average person has 1.75 email accounts. Email usage continues to grow steadily year on year.
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Call
14.88% of healthcare appointments are scheduled by phone.
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IVR
expands access to patients’ appointments 24/7*365.
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Print
an easy way to introduce digital communication by adding a barcode to the letter.
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Surveys
the ability to receive feedback from patients across all channels.
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Social Media
a complimentary range of channels for reaching patients effectively.
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BOTS
giving patients access to immediate trusted and relevant healthcare services and information from any device.
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Speech to Text
a solution to support ESL patients to respond to reminders.
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Video Calling
a channel to support post-operative patients or those that will benefit from visual communications.
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AR
the ability to create digital and interactive communication channels from paper.
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.”
