https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/f/nonclinical-discussions/32069/night-shift-rotas Hi, I am trying to change the rotas at my practice for the night team. We currently have 4 night nurses, 2 do 7on 7 off (8am-8pm) and 2 do 4 on 4 off (9.30pm-7am). There is one of each shift working at any one time but we have no holiday or leave coveren-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/176599?ContentTypeID=1Fri, 23 Oct 2020 12:02:35 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:7e55a9d3-cf78-44a6-aaf2-a25d64d1471aannaschu<p>Hi Harriet,</p> <p>Do you have a budget for your team? It may be sensible to work out per calendar year how much locum cover/replacement staff wages currently cost you and see if this can be put to better use by employing one more person on each team (by that I mean one team being those that work the 8pm shift and the other team the 9.30pm shift). You could then look at the option of annualised hours meaning that the members of each team work fewer hours but are responsible between them for covering each others holiday, cpd etc. Useful to know how much your current system is costing and if you can re-distribute that money better.</p> <p>Also - as has been mentioned already - ask the teams for ideas!&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetnurse.co.uk/thread/176541?ContentTypeID=1Thu, 15 Oct 2020 08:14:41 GMT1a0763ec-3885-442c-853e-6cef656dfec5:604b139b-e11d-4244-b3ee-1a3604a80192Sal the 1st<p>does your team have any good workable suggestions</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>