Elis - The Thread Issue 1 Summer 2024 - Flipbook - Page 30
29 Healthcare
DELIVERING
SAVINGS AT
EAST SUFFOLK
AND NORTH
ESSEX NHS
FOUNDATION
TRUST
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the largest
NHS organisation in the region and provides services from Colchester
and Ipswich hospitals, as well as a number of community sites.
Elis has been providing the Trust with linen rental
for the past decade, including a fully-managed
on-site service at Colchester Hospital, where it
has more recently also started supplying reusable
surgical gowns.
As part of the service, Elis had previously been
delivering flat linen direct to the Trust’s community
sites. However, following extensive analysis, the
company identified that cost savings could
be achieved by switching to bulk delivery of
community sites’ stock to Ipswich Hospital.
The contract is serviced by Elis’s Dartford site, which
produces a variety of monthly reports, including
monthly and yearly spend and usage comparisons,
top 15 products, pieces per bed analysis and
benchmarking to other sites. From this reporting
it was identified that savings could be made by
switching to direct delivery to Ipswich with pack to
ward, and this change has now been implemented.
This innovative new approach has led to improved
linen management, reduced consumption and
associated cost savings across the Trust.
THE THREAD
Paul Gilbert, Estates and Facilities Contracts
Manager at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS
Foundation Trust, comments: “Over the past
decade, our Trust has consistently relied on Elis for
its expertise in wash and return laundry services
and, more recently, we have extended this service
to our community hospitals.
“We have continually been impressed with the
team’s professionalism, knowledge, efficiency
and effectiveness. Recently, we underwent some
innovations, and Elis supported us fully, enabling
us to deliver cost-effective solutions and achieve
outstanding results. Their unwavering commitment
ensures our patients receive the high-quality
service they deserve.
“Without hesitation, I wholeheartedly recommend
Elis’s services to our NHS colleagues. We eagerly
anticipate collaborating with them again in the
future as the need arises.”