Resident Doctors | Work. Rest. Care.
It’s time for a generational shift. A win-win for doctors and for care.
While technology can’t change every aspect of a resident doctor’s experience of training and work, it can make a material difference.
How rota, rostering and patient safety technology is set up and applied can mean the difference between a poor experience at work or a great one.
Everyone has heard the stories. From residents that report safety incidents and never get feedback, to rotas and work schedules that are shared too late, or overly restrictive rules on annual leave, slow approval and no flexibility or access to self-rostering.
These experiences can make the difference between a trainee that thrives and stays in the NHS or one that struggles and opts to work elsewhere. We believe it is incumbent on all of us to help support the next generation of doctors, by shaping how they experience work today.
The good news is that across the NHS in all nations and across professional bodies there is an increasing consensus about how some of these poor experiences can be prevented. In England that has resulted in the 10 Point Plan to improve resident doctors’ working lives.
RLD believe that we have a part to play. Our plan is to help resident doctors, medical staffing, rostering teams, patient safety teams, bank offices and their respective leaders to fully understand how workforce and patient safety software can be used for good, and of course how to spot when it might be set up and applied to deliver a less then desirable experience. Through our Generational Shift Win:Win Programme we aim to support and train our customers, across all the professions and disciplines above, so they can meet the standards so clearly articulated in recent guidance.
The training and support include a full curriculum, a clear assessment against the standards, a community of practice to help shape the future, and supporting tools and events. We encourage our customers and the resident doctors using our solutions to select the elements of the programme that are most meaningful to them.
Why Now
A generational shift in how we work, rest, and care.
Resident doctors are at the heart of NHS delivery, yet face outdated systems and wellbeing barriers. NHS England’s 10-Point Plan recognises this — and calls for real change.
RLDatix supports Trusts to translate that vision into sustainable, safe care.
Community of Practice
Creating a movement for better working lives.
We’re building a Community of Practice bringing together clinical leaders, HR directors, and medical workforce teams to collaborate, share solutions and improve resident doctors’ experiences.
✅ Share challenges and best practice
✅ Learn from early adopters
✅ Access templates and webinars
✅ Influence future NHS policy alignment
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Community of Practice Schedule
Session 1: Introduction
Virtual session | Zoom
Thursday 20th November | 13:00-13:30pm
Key Topics Covered:
- Overall Mission
- Quick Wins in the 10 Point Plan
- MRI Assessment
Session 2: 10 Point Plan
Virtual session | Zoom
Thursday 4th December | 13:00-14:00pm
Key Topics Covered:
- Comprehensive 10 point plan education
- Small Fixes, Big Impact
- Rostering with Wellbeing in Mind
Session 3: Coming Soon
Virtual session | Zoom
Coming Soon | Coming Soon
Key Topics Covered:
- Coming Soon
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Resource Hub
Practical tools for sustainable improvement.
Access guides, templates and toolkits to help your organisation deliver the NHS 10-Point Plan and improve working lives.
Find out more around how we support you with exception reporting, resident doctor strikes, MRMI assessment, and much more.
How RLDatix Helps
Empowering doctors. Enabling organisations.
Learn more about how our solutions empower your organisation and care for your workforce.
Smarter rostering for safer, more sustainable care.
Create fair, efficient rosters for your clinical and non-clinical workforce. Allocate Optima is trusted across health and care organisations to deliver compliant rosters that help improve staffing outcomes, staff satisfaction, and cost control.
Your clinical activity. Efficiently and safely deployed.
ActivityManager allows you to assign the right staff to the right clinical activities – whether in theatres, wards, or clinics – ensuring continuous, safe and efficient care delivery.
Job planning. Simple, flexible and collaborative.
Used by over 60,000 clinical professionals, our job planning solution supports consistent, collaborative planning for every clinical workforce to help you plan smarter and deliver care more efficiently across all staff groups.
Your rotas. Efficient and compliant.
Our resident doctor rota management solution, which integrates with our electronic rostering solution Allocate Optima, enables you to create fully compliant medical rotas that meet a wide range of service and training needs.
Case Studies & Stories
Real change, real impact
Trusts across the NHS are already transforming doctor wellbeing and operational efficiency through smarter rostering and communication tools.
Modernising Medical Workforce Management at Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
How effective scheduling of operating theatre staff helped achieve zero theatre cancellations due to staff absence over 12 months at Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
How Whittington Health raised job planning compliance from 7% to 98%.
A journey to improved visibility of junior
doctors rotas in Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Let’s create a generational shift together.
From rota design to exception reporting, every action matters. Together, we can make working in the NHS sustainable for resident doctors, and safer for patients.