At the 2012 March Management & Training Day the CLWRota team
presented several graphs showing both individual department and
cross-departmental activity. The main focus of analysis data was
cross-departmental benchmarks which incorporated data from 26
departments which have used the CLWRota anaesthetics rota management
system for at least 12 months.
Data for the benchmark reports came from the CLWRota system together
with session scoring information from an early release of our Rota
Management Console. Each department's name has been replaced with a
random two character code to maintain anonymity.
First, a set of graphs were shown of individual department activity.
DCC activity of various types is stacked above the zero line, with leave
shown below the zero line.
The department activity graph is useful for showing how various
factors, such as trainee solo sessions or the extra & locum
sessions, contribute to DCC session delivery. Variations in leave
through the year can also be easily discerned, as can the balance of
planned, unplanned (such as leave for sickness) and study/professional
Few departments show a dip in activity in August 2011. The three bank
holidays in April 2011 caused significant drops in activity across most
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