21.07.2026
Optimizing Shift Work & Managing Time-Off Requests
Not only on July 24th, the Day of Shift Work, should we remember how essential healthcare employees are to society. Nurses, doctors,…
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Shift scheduling software / program for caregivers and hospitals — automatic staff planning
More About Staff Planning for the Healthcare Sector (Hospitals, Caregiving and More)
Stressful work environments, shiftwork, and unpredictable working hour models: Staff scheduling in the healthcare sector can be particularly challenging. It’s not about a product, it’s about the well-being of the elderly, sick, or others who are dependent on care.
Caregiving staff need to be professionally competent but also committed and motivated. This is only possible when working conditions are right. Since that’s not often the case, the healthcare sector has become less attractive and is continuing to lose employees. The result: The workload for those that remain increases.
Not only does the right staff planning efficiently cover existing personnel needs, it also does the employees justice and automatically takes all legal and company parameters into account. And in the end, it offers what matters: A work environment that allows time for patient care.
Employees are the heart of the healthcare sector and ensure the medical care and treatment of patients. Hospitals, doctor’s offices, and care facilities may offer the necessary infrastructure, but it’s the people that are essential. That means the shortage of skilled workers has dramatic consequences, especially for healthcare.
With self-determined and fair staff planning, you can combine economic efficiency with the human side of the industry. You can motivate your employees and include them in the scheduling process, taking individual preferences into account when assigning shifts and creating a positive working environment overall.
Staffing Planning in the Healthcare Sector
Fair shift schedules, legally compliant at all times. Reduce the burden on your caregiving and hospital staff.
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Hardly any other branch is affected by staff shortages like the healthcare sector, which also requires qualified staff around the clock.
Make sure your medical staff are assigned as resource-efficiently as possible while still ensuring they aren’t overworked. With plano, you can offer your doctor and nursing staff with optimal shift scheduling to deal with the hectic hospital working environment.
Efficient and Fair Schedules for Clinics and Doctor’s Offices
Medicine knows no breaks. Caregivers and medical professionals must always be there when their patients need them. With plano, you can schedule your employees as efficiently as possible and always have an overview of your staff. Automatically include your employees’ working hour preferences in your scheduling so they can also be a part of the process. For a fair and balanced shift schedule that motivates and avoids employee overload.
PpUGV and PPP-RL — Automatically Comply with Legal Requirements
Not only does your clinical staff need to be scheduled efficiently and in an employee-oriented manner, but legal requirements also need to be adhered to. With plano, company and legal regulations are automatically considered in your shift scheduling. Whether collective agreements, the Nursing Staff Lower Limits Ordinance (PpUGV), or the Guideline on Staffing in Psychiatry and Psychosomatics (PPP-RL): Your staff planning will be legally compliant, offer transparent reports, and can be flexibly adjusted to future legal changes.
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Quickly and flexibly resolve staffing shortages
The plano Pooling feature allows a pool manager to easily select and assign available employees to open shifts, enabling a quick and flexible resolution of staffing shortages in the staff schedule.
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Your Benefits at a Glance
Efficiently schedule medical staff
Schedule employees more efficiently and make sure you always have enough personnel to care for your patients.
Minimize costs
plano WFM helps minimize overtime and unnecessary additional costs while ensuring high-quality patient care.
Happier employees
With plano, you can take employee preferences into account. Working hours are distributed fairly and make for happier staff.
Higher-quality patient care
With plano WFM, you always have enough qualified personnel to ensure your patients are cared for. With the right staff-patient ratio, the quality of care and treatment increases.
Live staff management
React quickly to last-minute staff changes, such as illness or department changes. Readjust schedules in real time, for less overtime and understaffing.
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With plano, legal requirements for PPP-RL, PpUGV, and collective agreements are taken into account by default during shift scheduling. Data protective guidelines are also complied with automatically.
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From time recording to shift scheduling: We have the right solution for your needs.
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