Operational management in the NHS often focuses at quite short range – just the next few weeks. But there is only so much you can manage at such short range: annual leave is usually finalised six weeks ahead, and patients are typically booked into sessions several weeks ahead too, so the only thing you can really do is add temporary capacity at high marginal cost. It’s an expensive way to run a service.

Gooroo Planner helps you see further ahead, especially the crucial period from six weeks to several months into the future. So you can adjust capacity down as well as up, with a clear distinction between recurring and one-off requirements.

We can’t promise to eliminate the expense and effort of fire-fighting, but we should be able to help you reduce it.