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Welcome to the NHS Electronic Staff Record Website

Composition - ESR is put together from many different components.Absence - ESR enables NHS organisations to monitor and manage the times when staff are away from work - including sickness, annual leave, special leave and maternity.Core HR - The HR module is at the heart of ESR because it contains all the core employee information used by other components of the system.Data Warehouse - ESR replaces the outdated, fragmented multiple technologies which are unable to provide accurate and consistent information about the NHS workforce as a whole. Data from ESR is collated nationally in a computer system called the Data Warehouse.Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) - is an automated process that removes the manual procedures associated with NHS Staff Transfer Forms and reduces the data entry needed following the appointment of staff from other NHS Trusts.Interfaces - ESR provides interfaces that send information to and from other NHS organisations, external bodies and local systems.Learning Management - The Oracle Learning Management (OLM) component of ESR enables comprehensive control over all activities associated with the training and development of NHS staff.Local Reports - ESR can produce reports at a local level, drawing on information that is only relevant to a single NHS organisation. There are over 250 reports built into ESR, but others can easily be designed and produced at a local, regional and national level using a tool called Discoverer.Self Service - ESR Self Service capabilities allow any staff member to access the system through a simple browser-based interface.Work Structures - Work Structures are the means by which ESR captures the hierarchy of an NHS body, from an entire Trust through directorates, departments and wards down to individual posts. Information in Work Structures supports other facilities in ESR.

The Electronic Staff Record (ESR) programme is a Department of Health (England) led initiative, providing an integrated HR and Payroll system across the whole of the NHS in England and Wales (with the exception of two organisations).  It is the largest programme of its kind in the world.

This website is designed to explain how the ESR system works, the benefits it delivers for the NHS, the potential benefits that are yet to be fully exploited, and information about the range of projects that ESR is involved in, or leading on.

For detailed background information about the ESR programme, contact the NHS Programme Management Office at esr.communications@nhs.net or call 01926 478989

Latest ESR News

NHS ESR Central Team are Moving to a New Office

Posted: 07/02/2012 by: editor@esrnews.nhs.uk (ESR News)