A striking report from Policy Exchange this week highlights the scale of the NHS workforce challenge.
With NHS sickness absence now reported at almost three times the private sector average, the impact on productivity, finances and patient care is becoming increasingly clear.
Much of the discussion will understandably focus on absence management. However, equal attention should be paid to prevention.
Whatever your view on the proposed reforms, absence management can only ever deal with the consequence.
Prevention has to be part of the answer.
If we want to reduce burnout, sickness absence and attrition, we must better understand what drives resilience, psychological safety, motivation and engagement in the first place.
For example, take a look at these two NHS case studies demonstrating how HUMAN by ShareGratitude can contribute to addressing this challenge:
– https://lnkd.in/eGRujpY4
by Nyarai Gondo at London North West Healthcare NHS Trust
– https://lnkd.in/eH77BPHA
by Louis Vitone at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
https://lnkd.in/ehwQ7hDt
Policy Exchange
Gareth Lyon