Interim report explores impact of staff wellbeing on patient safety

Interim report explores impact of staff wellbeing on patient safety HSIB have published a third interim report for this investigation which focuses on staff wellbeing across the urgent and emergency care systems and the impact that this has on patient safety.

The investigation team spoke to staff working across the urgent and emergency care system in the NHS including in emergency departments, NHS 111 call handling centres and ambulance services. As conversations progressed, we saw that there was ‘significant distress’ from staff as they expressed that not being able to help the sickest of people had an impact on their personal health and wellbeing. Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch

See also:

• NHS staff cried in safety interviews, says watchdog BBC News
• ‘How many people will we kill today?’: Shocking reality facing NHS ambulance workers The Indepedent