All Staff wellbeing articles – Page 13
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News
NHSE staff survey delivers damning verdict on People Directorate
NHS England’s People Directorate recorded consistently poor results across the great majority of key measures according to the organisation’s annual Staff Survey, HSJ has discovered
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News
Retired CEO to lead trust with ‘deep-seated’ cultural problems
A trust found by a review to have ‘multiple’ corporate governance problems and ‘deep-seated’ cultural issues has appointed a recently retired chief executive as its new chair.
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Few staff using wellbeing hubs despite rise in sick days
Only 53,500 staff have used a flagship NHS staff wellbeing initiative in its first year of operation, HSJ can reveal, while separate analysis finds mental health sick days have soared in the last five years.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: The Great Resignation
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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News
Cost of living pushing more staff to ‘off-framework’ agencies
Clinicians are increasingly choosing to join ‘off-framework’ staffing agencies which pay higher day rates, pushing up trusts’ costs, according to information shared with HSJ.
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More than 7k resignations every month as NHS staff seek better work-life balance
New NHS staffing data suggest a ‘worrying acceleration’ of people choosing to resign from their jobs.
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HSJ Partners
Unlocking the ‘miracle cure’
Physical activity is an under-utilised tool in the health and care sector and professional’s toolkit. The time is right to reclaim it, writes Michelle Roberts
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Comment
The money for the fight against covid is drying up
If the NHS is going to emerge from the next 12 months in robust shape, politicians and senior leaders need to make the hard choices and back managers who are facing some very tough decisions, says Jon Restell
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Comment
How bad is burnout in the NHS?
For the first time, the 2021 NHS Staff Survey included a set of questions specifically designed to measure workplace burnout and the results are revealing, writes Chris Graham, chief executive of Picker Institute Europe
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News
Huge drop in midwives’ morale amid Ockenden fallout
There has been a dramatic fall in morale among midwives across multiple measures within the NHS staff survey.
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Comment
Make local NHS charities your allies in the push for service recovery
The NHS and health voluntary sector should unite to provide the extra support that staff and the health service need as they recover from the impact of the pandemic, writes Ellie Orton
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News
Racial equality report reveals drop in executive board directors from ethnic minorities
The number of executive directors from ethnic minority backgrounds on the boards of English NHS trusts has declined for the first time since records began to be collected four years ago, a report has revealed.
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HSJ Local
‘Big personalities’ accused of bullying thought to be ‘bullet proof’, finds review
Doctors at an acute trust believe their clinical leaders have failed to tackle the ‘big personalities’ accused of being aggressive bullies, a review has found.
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HSJ Interactive
How can the NHS make the most of temporary staff?
Organisations need to find new ways of emphasising how much the service values temporary workers, a recent HSJ webinar suggested. Claire Read reports
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News
Bullying among top surgeons sparks two national investigations
‘Horrifying and upsetting’ reports of bullying in prestigious heart units are being probed by national officials and professional leaders, HSJ can reveal.
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Expert Briefing
The Ward Round: A final wake-up call for ministers
Staffing is the issue keeping NHS leaders awake at night – and which consumes two-thirds of trusts’ spending. The fortnightly The Ward Round newsletter, by HSJ workforce correspondent Annabelle Collins, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies shaping the workforce.
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News
Ethnic minority career opportunities still lower than four years ago
A smaller proportion of NHS staff from ethnic minority backgrounds believe they are given equal opportunities for career progression or promotion than in the last four years, the NHS Staff Survey reveals.
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News
‘Ideologically driven’ NHSE maternity model causing national tension
A policy ‘at the heart’ of NHS England’s efforts to improve maternity care is under question after being sharply criticised by an independent inquiry, and is the subject of major tensions within NHSE and midwifery, HSJ understands.
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News
Revealed: The best and worst acute trusts to work at, according to staff
Where do NHS staff most recommend their trust as a place to work? Full results for general acute and acute/community trusts in the 2021 NHS Staff Survey, including those most improved and declined, and split by region.
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Two out of five NHS staff would not recommend their organisation as a place to work
NHS staff are significantly less likely to recommend their organisations as places to work or believe they employ enough people to deliver effective care, the service’s annual staff survey has revealed.