An NHS Staff College?

The need for an NHS Staff College.

‘A recognized but extremely rare complication results in an avoidable patient fatality. A structured debrief surfaces inadequate team safety training. Of the seven consultants in the specialty, five recognize the need for standardizing technique and implementing team training. Two of the consultants do not, and claim that the complication is just one of those things.’ (Author’s experiences of a...

What do NHS staff think about the NHS?

Running out of staff for the NHS.

Healthy eating: an NHS priority A sure way to improve health outcomes for NHS staff and the public.

Tackling the obesity epidemic and its associated adverse health consequences is one of today’s important public health challenges. Obesity directly costs the National Health Service (NHS) about £6 billion per year. Direct and indirect costs of diabetes are estimated to be £24 billion and are likely to double over the next 20 years. Some fundamental misunderstandings among the medical and health...

Workplace bullying in NHS community trust: staff questionnaire survey.

OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of workplace bullying in an NHS community trust; to examine the association between bullying and occupational health outcomes; and to investigate the relation between support at work and bullying. DESIGN Questionnaire survey. SETTING NHS community trust in the south east of England. SUBJECTS Trust employees. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Measures included ...