Learning HubBeta
You have to be signed in to use this resource.
NHS England Safe Learning Environment Charter
The courage of compassion. Supporting nurses and midwives to deliver high-quality care (Summary)
- The Covid-19 pandemic has put the UK health and care workforce under unprecedented pressure. The workforce had been struggling to cope even before the pandemic took hold. Staff stress, absenteeism, turnover and intentions to quit had reached alarmingly high levels in 2019, with large numbers of nurse and midwife vacancies across the health and care system. And then the pandemic struck.
- The impact of the pandemic on the nursing and midwifery workforce has been unprecedented and will be felt for a long time to come. The crisis has also laid bare and exacerbated longstanding problems faced by nurses and midwives, including inequalities, inadequate working conditions and chronic excessive work pressures.
- The health and wellbeing of nurses and midwives are essential to the quality of care they can provide for people and communities, affecting their compassion, professionalism and effectiveness.
- This review investigated how to transform nurses’ and midwives’ workplaces so that they can thrive and flourish and are better able to provide the compassionate, high-quality care that they wish to offer.
- Nurse and midwives have three core work needs that must be met to ensure wellbeing and motivation at work, and to minimise workplace stress: autonomy, belonging and contribution.
- This report sets out eight key recommendations designed to meet these three core work needs. These recommendations focus on: authority, empowerment and influence; justice and fairness; work conditions and working schedules; teamworking; culture and leadership; workload; management and supervision; and learning, education and development.
Resource details
| Contributed by: | NHS England Safe Learning Environment Charter |
| Authored by: |
|
| Licence: | More information on licences |
| First contributed: | 18 January 2024 |
| Audience access level: | Full user |
Share this resource
Report an issue with this resource
You may report a resource, for example, if there is an issue with copyright infringement, breach of personal data, factual inaccuracies, typing errors or safety concerns. The type of issue will determine whether the resource is immediately removed from the platform or if the contributor is asked to make amendments. You can report a resource from the resource information page or by contacting the Learning Hub support team.
You can contact the Learning Hub support team by completing the support form or if you have a general enquiry you can email enquiries@learninghub.nhs.uk.