Why staff health matters to patient care

"This report by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), entitled Work and wellbeing in the NHS: why staff health matters to patient care, sets out why it is in the best interests of both patients and NHS organisations for the health, wellbeing and engagement of the NHS workforce to be prioritised."

Work and wellbeing in the NHS: Why staff health matters to patient care
Royal College of Physicians
March 2015

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Is general practice in crisis?

"Not enough GPs are being trained, more trainees now work part-time, and more existing GPs plan to retire early. Numbers are not keeping up with hospital doctors."

Is general practice in crisis?
M Dayan, S Arora, R Rosen, N Curry
Nuffield Trust
November 2014

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The use of discrete choice experiments to inform health workforce policy

"Discrete choice experiments have become a popular study design to investigate health worker preferences, with several advantages in this field."

The use of discrete choice experiments to inform health workforce policy: a systematic review
KL Mandeville, M Lagarde, K Hanson
BMC Health Services Research, 2014, 14:367

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Early benefits and impact of medical revalidation

"Our research shows there is strong support, particularly among responsible officers and appraisers, 
for the principles and value of revalidation and its ability to improve safety, quality and effective delivery of care for patients."

The early benefits and impact of medical revalidation: report on research findings in year one
Revalidation Support Team
NHS England
March 2014

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Doctors and nurses

"To improve the quality of healthcare and get better value for money from the NHS workforce, employers need the motivation and freedom to be better leaders and employers."

Doctors and nurses
T Cawston, A Haldenby, N Seddon
Reform
November 2012

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