NHS staff wellbeing needs poster

Lack of access to basic wellbeing needs such as hydration, sleep and sufficient breaks has been identified as a major concern for NHS staff wellbeing and the impact this then has on the health of staff and patient safety. 

This easy-to-use and editable resource has been designed with the NHS for the NHS, and was inspired by Maslow's hierarchy of needs. It aims to highlight the importance of health and wellbeing needs of our NHS workforce to ensure they stay healthy at work. Employers can use it as a poster and may wish to provide contact details of relevant wellbeing leads in their trust in the text box at the bottom. 

This can also be used alongside our Back to basics for a healthy working environment infographic which includes statistics and key facts about the impact of hydration, nutrition, sleep and regular breaks on workforce wellbeing.

Further information

The links and information below provide further information to help you support the wellbeing needs for yourself and your colleagues:

This animation highlights the key programme of research into the mental health of frontline doctors through the COVID -19 Clinician Cohort study. 

Our mental health in the workplace web page details support, guidance and tools to enable employers to make positive improvements to the mental wellbeing of your workforce. 

Information about the importance of sleep, rest and fatigue and the impact this can have on the health and wellbeing of our workforce is detailed on this web page. 

Guidance on key health, safety and wellbeing consideration associated with shift work in healthcare organisations. This infographic supports this guidance for employers. 

For further information on supporting the health and wellbeing of your NHS colleagues please visit our health and wellbeing web pages.