Blogs

Nursing associates at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Elliott Fletcher, a nursing associate (NA) at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), talks to us about being one of the first NAs.

12 October 2022

My career as a SAS doctor at UHDB

Mr Fuad Abid, specialist general and vascular surgeon, shares his experience of being a SAS doctor and the support he receives from his employer.

11 October 2022

Giving ‘our NHS people’ a voice that counts

In this blog, John Drew of NHS England, highlights the importance of the NHS Staff Survey in ensuring all NHS people have a voice that counts.

3 October 2022

Student forum and student mentorship

An initiative developed by West Suffolk NHS Trust to increase student retention and support student health and wellbeing.

30 September 2022

Maximising talent attraction in the NHS

In this blog, Haydn Rawlings discusses how creative recruitment concepts help with attracting the best pool of talent.

22 September 2022

Nursing associates at Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

In a series of conversations about how the nursing associate (NA) role has developed, Kate Ward tells us how valuable the role has been in her trust.

16 September 2022

Hosting under 18 T Level industry placements at Yeovil District Hospital NHS Trust

This blog discusses what Yeovil have been doing to support under 18s in T Level industry placements.

16 September 2022

Continuing to recognise and reward our NHS people during the pandemic

Ros Waring shares how Barts Health has recognised its NHS people during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating a virtual celebration event for all staff.

31 August 2022

Journey of an international AHP: student to director

A blog exploring the career journey of an international allied health professional from being a student to becoming a programme director at HEE.

23 August 2022

Implementing SAS advocate and specialist roles

Read our blog to see how one trust has developed the SAS advocate role and implemented the specialist grade.

12 August 2022

Overcoming challenges as a South Asian NHS leader with a disability

As part of South Asian Heritage Month, Faisal Hussain shares insights on how the values instilled in him, helped him overcome many challenges.

19 July 2022

Supporting Armed Forces reservists to benefit your trust

Hear how Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust embraces the military commitments of its reservist staff.

21 June 2022

Recognition for health care workers using award schemes

In this blog, Katy Mallender-Ward, at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust (LTHT) talks about why they introduced a new recognition scheme and how it works.

1 June 2022

Getting vital health and wellbeing information to busy colleagues

Victoria Manning, from London Northwest University Healthcare NHS Trust, explains the importance of having health and wellbeing representatives.

11 May 2022

Total Reward Statements at the centre of staff experience

Read how embedding TRS in all HR communications can help prepare staff for the future.

11 May 2022

Using NHS Staff Survey data at local level: improving equality

A blog by Steven Weeks on using the NHS Staff Survey to improve equality in organisations.

10 May 2022