New European study overhauling hospitals for nurse wellbeing

Hospitals in the UK will be among 60 across Europe that will be supported to redesign their systems and ways of working to tackle nurse burnout and stress, under a ground-breaking four-year study.

The first-of-its-kind project will see chosen hospitals implement the principles of the Magnet Recognition Programme, an international accreditation scheme that recognises nursing excellence in healthcare organisations.

Run by the accreditation wing of the American Nurses Association, the scheme is based on research showing that creating positive work environments for nurses leads to happier and healthier staff and the delivery of safer patient care, in turn improving recruitment and retention.

Among the key pillars of Magnet are transformational leadership, shared governance and staff empowerment, exemplary professional practice within nursing, strong interdisciplinary relationships and a focus on innovation.

The new study – called Magnet4Europe – is being directed by world-renowned nursing professor Linda Aiken, from the University of Pennsylvania in the US, and Walter Sermeus, professor of healthcare management at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven in Belgium.

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Source: Nursing Times, 24 February 2020