From Desktop to Pocket

Top 5 Reasons NHS Staff Need Their Intranet as an App

(That No One's Talking About)

Around 80% of community trust staff work away from a desk. Your intranet was built for the 20% who sit at one. Here is what changes when you put it in their pocket.

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VerseOne intranet shown as an app on a mobile phone, used by NHS staff working away from a desk
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of staff in community settings are deskless workers, away from a workstation
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NHS vacancy rate, adding to sustained workforce pressure
1 in 3
employees are considering leaving their role at the Trust
The reach gap

Your intranet reaches the desks. Not the wards, the cars or the kitchens.

Community nurses, therapists, midwives and healthcare assistants spend the working day delivering care, not sitting at a workstation. When important information only lives behind a desktop login, the people doing the most mobile work are the ones most likely to miss it. Deploying the intranet they already pay for as a mobile app closes that gap, without buying a new system.

How many of your people can the intranet actually reach?

Move the slider to your headcount. We apply the community-sector benchmark of 80% deskless staff.

5,000
Around4,000

staff likely work away from a desk, and rely on someone passing the message on

Indicative figure based on an 80% deskless benchmark. Your real split is one of the things a demo can map.

The five reasons

What changes when the intranet lives in their pocket

Putting the intranet on a phone changes more than where staff read updates. It changes who can access information, how quickly they can act on it and how consistently the organisation communicates.

Connect deskless workers

Many NHS employees spend the day delivering care away from a desk. Frontline workers can easily miss important updates if information only lives in desktop systems.

What this changes
  • Connect and inform deskless workers
  • Reach frontline teams wherever they work
  • Reduce communication gaps between teams
  • Create a more connected workforce

Provide equal access to information

Every employee should reach the same information, whatever their role or location. An app keeps everyone aware of the latest developments across the organisation.

What this changes
  • Equal access across the workforce
  • Better access to policies and guidance
  • Support digital inclusion organisation wide
  • A more consistent employee experience

Increase engagement with communications

Communications only deliver value when staff see and act on them. An app helps employees stay informed about changes, initiatives and support throughout the day.

What this changes
  • Raise visibility of important updates
  • Keep staff informed about changes
  • Improve awareness of support services
  • Strengthen the connection to the organisation

Improve governance and compliance

Making policies and guidance accessible through an app helps ensure staff work from the latest approved information, reducing the risk of outdated content being used.

What this changes
  • Better access to the latest policies
  • Reduce the risk of outdated information
  • Support governance and compliance
  • Improve consistency across services

Increase productivity, reduce admin

Returning to a workstation or moving between systems takes time away from services. An app removes friction with faster access to information and resources on the move.

What this changes
  • Increase productivity across the workforce
  • Reduce time spent searching for information
  • Improve access to services and resources
  • Create more time for patient-facing work
See it in a real trust

Royal Papworth put its intranet in every pocket

"Staff love that they can now access the intranet from their phones, wherever they are, without needing VPN. It has enhanced communication and engagement, especially for people who aren't always at a desk."

Craig MacKenzie, Digital Media Coordinator, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Access anywhereOn the wards, in the office or working remotely, with no VPN required.
Easy to findPowerful search means staff get to what they need in seconds.
Empowered teamsDepartments manage their own content, freeing the comms team.

2,200 staff given secure, mobile-first access to the intranet.

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Supporting the way NHS staff work today

The NHS workforce is increasingly mobile and under pressure. Extending the intranet beyond the desktop helps staff stay informed, reach the information they need and connect with services wherever they are working. See it on a phone in 20 minutes.

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