NHS staff survey reveals pressures and positives of work on the frontline Latest findings from annual survey show engagement and cohesion among staff but highlight challenges facing system and areas most in need of improvement.
What’s it like to work in the NHS? Read any newspaper, watch any news programme, and any casual observer would likely form a singular impression: it’s rough out there. Coverage of the NHS of late has been dominated by two towering issues that are hugely important to staff and patients alike: pressures on the system, and junior doctors’ pay and conditions. We have already seen strikes and with the prospect of a new contract being imposed, there is now the unprecedented threat of a full walkout of junior doctors.
With workforce issues taking centre stage, this week’s publication of the 2015 NHS staff survey is particularly timely. The NHS staff survey is the foremost source of evidence about what it’s like to work in the health service in England. Covering 297 participating NHS organisations and collated from just under 300,000 responses, it is understood to be the biggest workforce survey anywhere in the world and offers unparalleled insight into staff experiences. Continue reading... The Guardian
What’s it like to work in the NHS? Read any newspaper, watch any news programme, and any casual observer would likely form a singular impression: it’s rough out there. Coverage of the NHS of late has been dominated by two towering issues that are hugely important to staff and patients alike: pressures on the system, and junior doctors’ pay and conditions. We have already seen strikes and with the prospect of a new contract being imposed, there is now the unprecedented threat of a full walkout of junior doctors.
With workforce issues taking centre stage, this week’s publication of the 2015 NHS staff survey is particularly timely. The NHS staff survey is the foremost source of evidence about what it’s like to work in the health service in England. Covering 297 participating NHS organisations and collated from just under 300,000 responses, it is understood to be the biggest workforce survey anywhere in the world and offers unparalleled insight into staff experiences. Continue reading... The Guardian
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