Blogs

Staff engagement and retention - squaring the circle

Steven Weeks explains how a focus on staff engagement can help support the retention of your workforce within the NHS.

25 September 2023

In-house international recruitment and occupational health

Hilary Winch from Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals explains how moving international recruitment in-house has impacted occupational health.

18 September 2023

Reward and benefits champions

Read how Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust uses reward champions to communicate its reward offering effectively.

13 July 2023

Becoming a specialist - a SAS perspective

Rob Fleming provides insights into his journey from specialty doctor to a specialist and encourages all employers to recruit specialty doctors.

20 June 2023

There's no secret to staff engagement

A blog by Steven Weeks exploring the lessons that can be taken from the 2022 NHS Staff Survey and how they can be applied across the service.

9 June 2023

What is the experience of LGBTQ+ NHS staff?

The NHS Staff Survey highlights the inequalities faced by LGBTQ+ staff and is a measure of how our healthcare system cares for those who care for us.

17 May 2023

A flexible approach to supporting and developing newly qualified maternity support workers

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust tell us about their flexible maternity support worker (MSW) role and preceptorship programme.

25 April 2023

Conscious retention – creating a more secure workforce

A blog exploring how freedom to speak up guardians can play a key role in the 'conscious' retention of staff.

16 March 2023

Supporting, developing and celebrating our care support workers

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) tell us about their Care Support Worker (CSW) development programme.

14 March 2023

Junior energy manager apprenticeship at North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Introducing a junior energy manager apprenticeship helped the trust move towards sustainability as a priority.

7 March 2023

The Devon Alliance - a collaborative approach to international recruitment

Read how Devon Alliance for International Recruitment has continued to expand into other professions over the past year.

3 March 2023

Pledged to success: ULHT supports its local Armed Forces community to ‘Step into Health’

United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) has recently pledged to support its Armed Forces community with Step into Health.

10 February 2023

‘Growing your own’ – a focus on internal staff development to grow the workforce

Encouraging staff to upskill as learning disability nurses leads to further initiatives to develop and retain staff.

24 January 2023

Nursing associates at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Foundation Trust

Michelle Hoole, Project Lead (Nurse) NQN System Rotations Programme, talks to us about implementing the NA role through tailored learning.

13 January 2023

I don’t want to be called disabled

Paul Deemer talks about the language used to describe disability and the impact it has on disabled staff recording their disability on ESR.

2 December 2022

Nursing associates at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Maxine Simmons, head of practice and professional development, talks to us about developing nursing career pathways with the nursing associate role.

1 December 2022