NEP Cloud, The NHS’ own ‘True’ Cloud Solution.
Leading and supporting our NEP Colleagues in true collaboration style and driving NHS innovation through technology.
NEP Cloud is the largest NHS Consortium, offering the only live, multi-org ‘True Cloud Solution’ combined with the widest range of additional complementary and quality services in the English NHS to date.
Having taken a major step forwards in technology by implementing NEP Cloud for our Finance and Procurement system using Oracle Fusion software, we have already seen how it has positively performed during the Covid19 pandemic, enabling continuity of service for all of its operational processes and reporting timetables.
It is clearly leading the way in terms of the digitalisation initiative of the NHS for all of NEP members and paving the way for the wider NHS.
By maximising the use of the technology and embracing change our consortium members are continually seeing the benefits the technology brings:
- Follows worldwide ‘Industry best practice processes’
- Streamlines local processes
- Provides opportunities to make efficiencies
- Enables local teams to work on their own innovations to the benefit of everyone
- Results in savings achieved to be invested back into front line care
All of this is at the forefront of NEP’s ethos and is the bedrock of what NEP is all about.
A recent example of our unique consortium collaboration is with our colleagues at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals:
Innovation to implement and develop our Cash Management Module
“Our objective : to automate the reconciliation of general ledger items to the bank within the Ledger and not rely upon inefficient manual processes and tools, such as Excel spreadsheets.
Working alongside NEP as a ‘pilot’ was a successful and joint venture experience, as we have seen the following benefits:
- All Bank Statements, loaded and reconciled within NEP Cloud
- Automated reconciliation of all GL Transactions to the Bank
- All Creditor Payments automatically clear
- All Debtor cash is cleared as receipting uses a unique reference generated from Cash Management
Resulting in:
- Saving resource every day
- Improved control environment
- Bank Statements being held within our NEP Cloud system
- Users having access to ‘Live’ reports
- A significant improvement in staff morale
- The team feeling valued as a result of being the first organisation to have such an impact in developing this with NEP
- Comments from Internal Audit that this system has improved all our controls and is fully auditable, to see less reliant upon spreadsheets is a great step forward.
NEP and our NHS Colleagues work well when we work and share experiences together, the enablement of our team having the opportunity to design the process has been exceptional to everyone’s benefit.”
Derek Stewart, Head of Financial Accounting and Control, Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Despite the pandemic, NEP completed successful implementations in 3 large NHS Foundation Trusts during 2020/21, all undertaken remotely and through the sole use of technology. This clearly demonstrates the flexibility and capability of the technologies available and the drive to make it work.
NEP Cloud Procurement Implementation:
“We made a conscious decision to have greater integration between Finance and Procurement utilising our current ERP Cloud provider. As with any implementations, there is always a lot of apprehension, change, and risk associated with it. However, having a strong relationship with NEP in terms of Finance, the collaboration across the Consortium, combined with shared knowledge and learning has helped significantly in our transition.
Across the board, NEP’s customer service has been excellent from an amazing team. Without the patience, knowledge, training and determination to support our team, the transition would not have gone as well. We are looking forward to embracing and engaging in further innovations and opportunities the NEP Cloud technology brings to us, particularly in terms of Peppol, whereby this will bring further enhancements and, in some cases immediate savings.”
Joan Grant, Corporate Reporting Accountant and Deputy FSD Lead, Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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