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Content ArticleThis editorial in BMJ Quality & Safety examines literature that looks at the negative side effects of quality improvement (QI) approaches and initiatives, arguing that QI can contribute to staff burnout, stress and reduced engagement. The authors make a number of recommendations for avoiding the negative side effects of QI.
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Content ArticleAppreciative Inquiry (AI) is a research approach that aims to create practical and collaborative change by taking participants through an in-depth exploration of their organisation, team or role. This article in the European Journal of Midwifery reflects on the process of using AI in a study that explored staff wellbeing in a UK maternity unit. The authors share key lessons to help others decide whether AI will fit their research aims, and highlight issues in its design and application.
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Content ArticleWhistleblowing is crucial to a free and open society. The APPG Whistleblowing is committed to bringing forward root and branch reform that protects every person from the mistreatment whistleblowers are currently subjected to. The whistleblowing manifesto aims to bring forward these reforms. The Bill will establish the Office of the Whistleblower to ensure that every citizen is protected, that legitimate concerns are investigated, and that those people and institutions are prosecuted when they breach the law.
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Content ArticleMany nurses also act as family caregivers, and this study in the journal Nursing Outlook aimed to examine the impact of family caregiving on nurses, their colleagues and the organisations they work for. Nurse caregivers and healthcare organisation leaders completed two surveys about views on family caregiving. The authors found that healthcare leaders perceived family caregiving to have a larger impact on the nurses’ health and work performance than nurses themselves. Family caregiving was also identified as a potential contributor to burnout, and the authors highlight that lack of workplace support for family caregiving may influence nurses decisions about leaving or reducing their role.
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Content ArticleThe aim of this paper is to raise awareness of the impact menopause is having on the workforce, as well as to issue recommendations and help healthcare organisations, managers, and employers to better support health care workers so that they do not leave the workforce or suffer in silence if they struggle with managing menopause symptoms.
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Content ArticleThere are over 850 Freedom to Speak Up guardians in NHS primary and secondary care and independent sector organisations, national bodies and elsewhere who work to ensure workers can speak up about any issues which have an impact on their ability to do their job. For Speak Up month, the National Guardian Office find out more about the people behind the role in the 'Stuck in a lift' interviews.
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Content ArticleThis research is a collaboration between the NHS AI Lab and Health Education England. Its primary aim is to inform the development of education and training to develop healthcare workers’ confidence in artificial intelligence (AI).
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Content ArticleThis report explores the factors influencing healthcare workers’ confidence in AI-driven technologies. A second report will detail how their confidence can be developed through education and training.
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Content ArticleThey play a vital role in society, but workers in adult social care – who are mostly women – are among the lowest paid in the UK and experience poor working conditions. This report by The Health Foundation analyses national survey data from 2017/18 to 2019/20 to understand rates of poverty and deprivation among residential care workers in the UK. It then compares these rates to other sectors including health, retail, hospitality and administration. The analysis demonstrates that: over a quarter of the UK’s residential care workers lived in, or were on the brink of, poverty. Nearly 1 in 10 experienced food insecurity. Around 1 in 8 children of residential care workers were ‘materially deprived’, meaning they may not have access to essential resources such as fresh fruit and vegetables or adequate winter clothing. the prevalence of poverty and deprivation in residential care is similar to hospitality, retail and administration. But residential care workers experienced much higher rates than most workers – and were at least twice as likely to experience poverty and food insecurity than health workers. Their dependent children were nearly four times as likely to experience material deprivation than children of health workers. The report highlights that political and economic conditions have changed since the data they looked at was collected, meaning that the situation is likely to have worsened for many social care workers. The poorest households in the UK are being disproportionately affected by sharp rises in inflation and poverty is set to increase. The report also highlights chronic underfunding in the social care sector, particularly in England, and calls on the new Government to make it a priority to ensure social care workers are paid fairly.
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Content ArticleIn this opinion piece for The BMJ, David Oliver, consultant in geriatrics and acute general medicine, highlights the findings of three recent reports into the growing crisis in social care: Falling short: How far have we come in improving support for unpaid carers in England? (The Nuffield Trust) The state of the adult social care workforce in England 2022 (Skills for Care) The Cost of Caring: Deprivation and Poverty among Residential Care Workers in the UK (The Health Foundation) The reports evidence a lack of support for unpaid carers, growing vacancies in the sector and a high proportion of the residential care workforce living in poverty and food insecurity. David Oliver highlights that in spite of Government promises, there is still no feasible, future-proof plan to protect social care and its staff.
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Content ArticleThe workforce is healthcare’s most precious resource. Hospitals and health systems are committed to supporting mental well-being and improving access to behavioural health screenings, referrals and treatment when the workforce needs it. This new American Hosptial Association guide, Suicide Prevention: Evidence-Informed Interventions for the Health Care Workforce, identifies three drivers of suicide: stigma, limited access to behavioural health resources and treatment, and job-related stressors. The guide offers a curated list of 12 evidence-informed interventions that hospitals and health systems can implement to reduce the risk of suicide among healthcare workers. Hospitals and health systems should choose the interventions and metrics that work for their organisation based on their own needs and available resources to customise a pathway to suicide prevention for their employees.
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Content ArticleDespite the constant pressures and chronic shortages, the number of nurses leaving the NHS had flatlined over recent years. Now our analysis of new data shows there has been a large increase in nurses leaving the NHS, and that this trend is being driven by younger workers. The last year's data (June 2021 - June 2022) saw a 25% increase in the number of NHS nurses leaving their role, with an additional 7,000 leaving compared to the previous year. The largest increase in numbers leaving was seen among the younger nurses, two thirds of leavers were under 45 years of age. In this article, Jonathon Holmes explores why there is a sudden increase in vacancies.
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Content ArticleDevelop your understanding of your own health and wellbeing to better lead and support your colleagues, and organisation in this King's Fund online course delivered over 3 weeks.
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Content ArticleIn this blog, Ted Baker, Former Chief Inspector of Hospitals at the Care Quality Commission, suggests that a false view that health services are intrinsically safe leads to defensive responses to safety concerns and perpetuates a culture of blame. He argues that the mismatch between safety as described and the reality of safety in practice prevents healthcare professionals being able to speak up about safety concerns. By taking an alternative approach that accepts the risk inherent in healthcare and the fallibility of individuals, he believes we can build organisations and systems that really learn from safety events. In order to do this, we need staff to feel able and supported to speak up, something that can be achieved through widespread understanding of safety society and building a supportive culture. Ted argues that this open culture is still lacking within many services.
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Content ArticleThis framework from NHS England supports nurses, midwives and care staff in ensuring care remains at a high standard, as well as demonstrating the contribution to the Long Covid response. It aims to give the opportunity to embrace collective leadership in supporting people and communities served and showcase good practice as it emerges across England.
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Three years since we launched the hub, our award-winning platform to share learning for patient safety, we have seen it grow in members, content and impact. To date, the hub has received over 565,000 visits and had over 1 million page views. It now has over 3,400 members from 80 countries working in over 1,000 different organisations, and offers 7,500 knowledge resources, viewed by people from 221 countries. We continue to highlight serious patient safety issues, celebrate patient safety achievements, provide ‘how to’ resources on good practice and offer a safe space for staff and patients to share their experiences and discuss challenges. In this blog, we would like to celebrate just some of the work we are especially proud of and highlight where we’ve been making the case for change and the many ways the hub is making an impact. -
Content ArticleTalking General Practice speaks to Dr Helen Garr, medical director of NHS Practitioner Health, the NHS service that looks after doctors and dentists - and also other NHS staff - who are experiencing mental ill health. In this conversation, Helen talk about the impact that pressures on the NHS are having on doctors’ wellbeing and how this is affecting GPs in particular. Helen also explains what doctors and other NHS staff can do if they are suffering from burnout, how to prevent burnout, what people can do if they are worried about a colleague and how NHS Practitioner Health supports doctors who seek help from the service. She also outlines how she thinks the NHS could change to help ensure better mental health for doctors and other staff.
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Content ArticleNursing is the single largest profession in the NHS, but it suffers from substantial staffing shortages. This analysis from Billy Palmer and Lucina Rolewicz for the Nuffield Trust reflects on the rate at which the health service is losing nurses, and considers the reasons why.
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Content ArticleThis study in BMJ Open examines the impacts of the four episodes of industrial action by English junior doctors in early 2016. The authors looked at the impact of the strikes on A&E visits, outpatient appointments and cancellations, admitted patients and all in-hospital mortality. The study concluded that industrial action by junior doctors during early 2016 had a significant impact on the healthcare provided by English hospitals. It also found that t here were regional variations in how these strikes affected providers, and that there was not a measurable increase in mortality on strike days.
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RSM: Exercise and fitness for wellbeing
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untilJoin this interactive webinar for an overview of the benefits of exercise and physical activity on wellbeing for healthcare professionals. Anja Hudson, specialist physiotherapist and Dr Elizabeth Haxby, immediate Past President of the RSM Patient Safety Section, will explore the benefits of exercise on our physical and mental health. Outlining the risks associated with working from home and how this may affect wellbeing, this session will arm you with the resources, confidence and motivation needed to pursue exercise in the coronavirus era. We will also offer you tools to facilitate exercise during lockdown along with some general physiotherapy and musculoskeletal advice to maximise your exercise goals. Register -
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RSM: Healthy sleep and sleep for health
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untilExplore the key role of sleep in physical and mental health and wellbeing in the third episode of the Royal Society of Medicine's Patient Safety Section's Optimising Strength and Resilience webinar series. Dr Allie Hare, consultant physician in respiratory and sleep medicine, and Dr Elizabeth Haxby, immediate Past President of the RSM Patient Safety Section, will help you to understand what happens when you sleep and how to improve your sleep. Arguably the most undervalued component of health in today’s society, sleep is the foundation of energy recovery, growth and repair. Even small amounts of sleep deprivation can affect us. Fast-paced modern life and busy wards and clinics can leave little time to rest and relax, which can be detrimental to health and impact our ability to unwind and sleep well. This webinar will offer evidence-based tips and techniques to help you improve the quality and quantity of your sleep to enhance your health, wellbeing and productivity. Register -
EventuntilUsing psychological theory and research-based techniques, this session will demonstrate how to enhance recovery and build resilience for healthcare professionals. In this interactive webinar, Dr Anne-Marie Doyle, consultant clinical psychologist and Dr Elizabeth Haxby, immediate Past President of the RSM Patient Safety Section, will offer strategies to protect the wellbeing of healthcare professionals by helping to anticipate and manage stress, recovery and build resilience. Register
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EventuntilExplore the link between healthcare staff wellbeing and patient safety in the first episode of the Royal Society of Medicine's Patient Safety Section's webinar series, Optimising Strength and Resilience. The wellbeing of healthcare professionals is fundamental to the delivery of high-quality, safe patient care. It has become a major focus of attention during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially in relation to physical and mental health, resilience and potential for burnout. In contrast to existing resources and support initiatives, this series is designed to be proactive and help healthcare staff anticipate and prepare for stressful events. It will offer knowledge and tools to help staff to manage stressful events in both their professional and personal lives. Join Dr Anne-Marie Doyle, consultant clinical psychologist and Dr Elizabeth Haxby, immediate Past President of the RSM Patient Safety Section, for this interactive webinar which will help healthcare professionals to identify sources of stress, acknowledge its impact on individuals and teams and understand how they respond to stresses. Using systems theory and strengths-based positive psychology, this session will examine the concept of integrated health and psychological resilience. Register
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EventuntilThis conference focuses on the delivery of ambitions in the newly published NHS People Plan, and wider priorities for the health workforce. It also takes place with: intensification of the recruitment drive for health and social care staff unprecedented personal and professional challenges for those working across the NHS in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Assessing what will be needed for ambitions in the newly published NHS People Plan to be achieved, including: improving health and wellbeing support for all staff tackling discrimination and fostering a sense of belonging adopting innovation in care and ways of working making the most of staff skills and experience recruitment, retention and encouraging previous staff to re-join the NHS plans for an additional people plan focussed on pay, based on workforce numbers and funding. Registration
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Content ArticleThis report from the Skills for Health reveals the extensive mental and physical health impact on the NHS, and health and care professionals across the UK, as a result of working and living through COVID-19. It also identifies organisational priorities for recovery, both as the country enters the next phase of the pandemic and for the longer term.
