Blogs

Improving staff appraisals

13 / 12 / 2019 Midnight

Read how North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust's appraisal framework helped staff feel valued at work.

Author: Amy Davidson

Improving night workers' nutritional wellbeing

11 / 12 / 2019 4.59pm

Find out how Royal Free London worked collaboratively to provide a hot meal service to its night workers.

Author: Zarina Khan

Listening to the voices of disabled staff

02 / 12 / 2019 2.47pm

In this blog equality and diversity lead Chris Rowlands talks about the importance of listening to the voices of disabled staff.

Author: Diversity and inclusion

Some people are disabled, get over it!

02 / 12 / 2019 11.04am

In this blog Paul Deemer highlights the importance of challenging cultural and attitudinal barriers that stop so many people with disabilities in the workplace fulfilling their true potential each day.

Author: Paul Deemer

Supporting employees experiencing domestic abuse

26 / 11 / 2019 1pm

For the last ten years, Belfast Health and Social Care Trust has raised awareness and supported staff experiencing domestic abuse and violence. Read more here.

Author: Health and wellbeing

Talking T Levels across the country

22 / 11 / 2019 9.15am

Read Heidi’s blog on her experience of hosting a series of employer engagement workshops about new T Level qualifications and how employers can use them to support future workforce supply.

Author: Heidi Williams

Work placements and transitioning into an NHS career: A Step into Health blog

20 / 11 / 2019 3.09pm

Read Steve’s experience of transitioning from the Armed Forces to a career in the NHS and how undertaking a work placement helped him.

Author: Steve Crisp

Is targeted pay the solution to solving shortages among medical staff?

04 / 11 / 2019 2.23pm

Sean King, policy manager at NHS Employers, explores whether targeting pay among doctors and dentists could be the solution to recruitment and retention problems.

Author: Sean King

How winning the Advancing Healthcare Award is benefiting my patients

29 / 10 / 2019 11.09am

Emma Busby, a physiotherapy assistant practitioner reflects on how winning a national award has boosted her confidence and raised the profile of her work with patients with Osteoarthritis.

Author: Emma Busby

Tackling the menopause taboo in the workplace

17 / 10 / 2019 11pm

Karen Wright, associate director of workforce for Velindre University NHS Trust, Wales shares her thoughts on working whilst experiencing the menopause, and what she did to challenge the taboo in her organisation.

Author: Health and wellbeing