NurseBook is a key processing tool for assigning nurses to jobs. The NurseBook database stores nurse availabilities and client requirements. It allows matching to take place to assign a nurse to the client requirement. The extent to which this is automated is your decision – current customers prefer this matching to take place using their own skill and knowledge.

Nurse availabilities and Client requirements are entered concurrently. By highlighting a requirement and selecting a type of nurse*, the available nurses are displayed. Based on locations of the client and the nurse, a match can be made to book the nurse to the client requirement. The nurse is then confirmed for the position and the client is contacted to ensure that the post has not been filled and that the nurse is acceptable to the client – the client may record a reference number to confirm this booking.

Management reports will be useful at this stage to assess number of fulfilled bookings, client cancellation rate and so on.

*Nurse types are categorised as Qualified/Unqualified [where unqualified are grades A and B] and Day/Night.