NHS staff morale improves but too many facing abuse

NHS staff morale improves but too many facing abuse NHS staff say they are now happier and more likely to recommend their organisation as a place to work than last year, but too many still experience unacceptable abuse from patients and the public.

569,000 NHS employees across 300 separate organisations responded to this year’s NHS Staff Survey, with the results showing staff morale has improved across the NHS.Staff also reported that the quality of care in the NHS has improved over the last year, with more than seven in 10 saying they would recommend their organisation to their family and friends for treatment, a proportion that has increased every year for the past five years. NHS England

See also:

• Violence against NHS staff: letter to the workforce Department of Health and Social Care
• Signs of improvement in staff survey results but too many staff facing violence, bullying and harassment NHS Employers
• NHS Staff Survey Results: Results for the 2019 NHS Staff Survey NHS Survey Coordination Centre
• NHS staff survey highlights difficulty of achieving '50,000 more nurses' pledge The Health Foundation
• The King's Fund responds to the results of the NHS Staff Survey 2019 The King's Fund
• Matt Hancock says assaults on NHS staff will not be tolerated as data shows 28% have been abused The Daily Mail
• One in four NHS staff bullied, harassed or abused, survey finds The Guardian
• Abusive NHS patients to be banned from receiving non-emergency care The Independent