Solving retention to support workforce recovery

Solving retention to support workforce recovery

Author: The BMJ March 11, 2022 Duration: 58:52
The covid-19 pandemic has stretched healthcare staff like never before. As part of the 2022 Nuffield Trust summit, The BMJ hosted a roundtable discussion looking at why workers leave the NHS and how staff wellbeing and retention can be improved. Joining us to discuss are: Kamran Abbasi, editor in chief, The BMJ Billy Palmer, senior fellow, Nuffield Trust Lucina Rolewicz, researcher, Nuffield Trust Mark Britnell, global healthcare expert and senior partner, KPMG International Neil Greenburg, consultant occupational and forensic psychiatrist, King's College London's centre for military health research Rose Penfold, National Institute for Clinical Research academic clinical fellow in geriatrics Rammya Mathew, GP and quality improvement lead for Islington GP Federation Partha Kar, diabetes consultant and NHS England's national advisor for diabetes Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers

The Nuffield Trust report, "The Long Goodbye" which was discussed in this roundtable is available here - https://www.nuffieldtrust.org.uk/resource/the-long-goodbye-exploring-rates-of-staff-leaving-the-nhs-and-social-care


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