The Royal College of Physicians'(RCP's) publication Work and wellbeing in the NHS: why
staff health matters to patient care1 summarises the current poor performance of the service …

Happiness and wellbeing of NHS staff is critical to the quality of care they can provide for
patients and communities. It is important for healthcare leaders and local policy makers to …

Abstract" A long term solution to sustainable investment in the NHS-and other vital public
services-is clearly required." The NHS staff survey results were based on responses from …

PERSPECTIVE was launched at the hospital to help physicians and nurses grapple with the
emotional effects of caring for the chronically ill. But the suicides that had already occurred …

The NHS is heavily reliant on professional staff with high-level clinical skills that take many
years to acquire. It employs around 140,000 doctors (around 11% of the total workforce) and …

Dissatisfied, burnt out, alienated. Is there a better way to describe how NHS staff feel? When
you consider how much the public values health professionals, we have arrived at a …

A new report from the Royal College of Physicians reveals that almost half of NHS trusts in
England lack a mental wellbeing policy to support staff, and that a quarter of trusts are failing …

Unfortunately, patient safety incidents (PSI) occur in our complex health care systems. These
can have a negative effect both on the patient and the doctor involved. 1, 2 Apart from the …

There is a body of evidence linking staff wellbeing to patient outcomes and experience.
However, work pressures and staff shortages in the NHS are escalating, and likely to worsen …

Effective healthcare delivery within the National Health Service (NHS) in England relies on
maintaining adequate staffing levels across all professional groups. Insufficient medical and …