All Staff wellbeing articles – Page 16
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News‘Humiliated’ trust staff complain of ‘unprofessional behaviour’ and ‘lack of compassion’
‘Unprofessional’ behaviours, a lack of compassion, and tension among staff and managers are all contributing to pockets of ‘poor culture’ at an acute trust.
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NewsNational plan to modernise NHS’s HR function revealed
NHS England has unveiled a plan to modernise the health service’s human resources and organisational development functions over the next decade.
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NewsNational plan needed to end discrimination against disabled NHS staff, say leaders
NHS England’s programme to tackle discrimination against disabled staff and patients is “fairly limited” and needs to “go up a couple gears”, according to two senior leaders.
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CommentA fully funded workforce plan is an ‘absolute priority’
Staffing is the biggest challenge currently facing the NHS. Ensuring that people know they are valued and being invested in is key to any workforce initiative, whether it is intended to address issues in the short, medium, or long-term, writes Sarah White, policy advisor at NHS Providers
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Expert BriefingUnions guilty of a ‘moral failure’ in poor support for staff with long covid
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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CommentRacial discrimination is present at all levels and all professions within the NHS
Understanding what is needed to turn the situation around after data from new research reveals, Black and minority ethnic staff are more than twice as likely to experience discrimination at work from a colleague
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News‘Climate of fear’ faces staff who voice bullying concerns at major trust
A major trust’s Freedom To Speak Up Guardian has warned that a failure to address employees’ concerns about alleged bullying and long-standing ‘dysfunctional behaviours’ is damaging confidence and resulting in the loss of high-quality staff.
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NewsTrusts spending £1m+ a year on settlement deals with gagging clauses
Trusts are still spending at least £1m a year on settlement agreements with staff containing ‘gagging clauses’, despite a crackdown on these conditions in recent years, HSJ research reveals.
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Expert BriefingThe Ward Round: What does it mean to speak up now?
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 performance, recovery and workforce correspondent Nick Kituno, ensures you are tuned in to the daily pressures on staff, and the wider trends and policies ...
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NewsNHSE is ‘pussyfooting around’ race strategy amid ‘wokery media storm’, says lead
NHS England is ‘pussyfooting’ around the release of a new workforce race equality strategy amid a “media storm around ‘wokery’,” the lead of the programme has said.
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NewsNHS leaders must give staff time to ‘access psychological support’
NHS trusts must give their workforce the time to access nationally funded psychological therapies, a leading doctor has warned, as the ‘tired’ health service prepares to face a difficult winter.
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HSJ InteractiveAppreciating what goes well in Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes has developed a culture where positive practice is actively sought out, learned from and shared with champions across the trust encouraging take up. Jennifer Trueland reports
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CommentThrough collaboration, flexibility, and compassion we can retain our NHS staff
With over 5.6 million patients waiting for surgery and the winter flu season nearly upon us, there is an urgent need to keep our NHS staff happy, healthy and in work now, writes Dr Fiona Donald, president of the Royal College of Anaesthetists
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HSJ PartnersWhy NHS staff wellbeing is key to caring for patients
This is paid-for content from our commercial partners. Find out more This article was authored by All.Can UK, a multi-stakeholder initiative involving patient groups and industry experts, and has been fully funded by the All.Can UK funding partners – Bristol Myers Squibb (primary sponsor) and ...
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HSJ PartnersListen when people speak up
Russell Parkinson, Head of Office and Strategy at the National Guardian’s Office, highlights the importance of encouraging staff to speak up and lists ways in which organisations can take action
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CommentICSs take over in just six months, but many questions remain unanswered
With six months to go until integrated care systems become statutory bodies, Georgia Butterworth explores the aspects of system working that are currently preoccupying trust leaders.
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NewsNHSE staff raise concerns over ‘conduct of senior leaders’
The behaviour of senior leaders and unfair recruitment practices were the most common concerns expressed by NHS England and Improvement staff who raised issues with the organisation’s freedom to speak up guardians.
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NewsUK nurses ‘not a feasible solution’ to short-term crisis
Initial savings made by using agency nurses over recruiting internationally could be cancelled out in as little as six months, according to a new Nuffield Trust analysis.
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