Blogs

Refugee Employment Programme in North West London

This blog describes how a dedicated recruitment project is helping refugees to find work.

19 October 2023

Freedom to Speak Up: breaking down barriers

NHS national guardian Dr Jayne Chidgey-Clark explains why breaking barriers is the key focus for Speak Up Month 2023.

16 October 2023

SAS - a personal journey

Dr Louise Egan, specialist psychiatrist talks about her journey into the SAS grade.

16 October 2023

Staff voices matter

Director of staff experience and engagement at NHS England John Drew explains the power of the NHS Staff Survey and why employee voices matter.

9 October 2023

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

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

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

The Devon Alliance - international recruitment approach

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

3 March 2023

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

Pledged to success: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has recently pledged to support its Armed Forces community with Step into Health.

10 February 2023

Finding hope, possibility and connection

Lisa Falkingham on episode 1 of Do OD podcasts: Doing OD in the NHS, featuring Glenda Eoyang discussing OD in a time of uncertainty.

22 November 2022

Domestic abuse support

Kim Sunley and Samantha Whann discuss the importance of having a workplace policy and bespoke support for staff regarding domestic abuse.

9 November 2022

National Personal Safety Day

In this blog Phil Tanner writes about the importance of National Personal Safety Day, which takes place on 8 November.

8 November 2022

Adoption, kinship and childcare – better supporting our workforce

Alice Sorby of the NHS Staff Council's Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group highlights some of the challenges.

3 November 2022

Everyday experts: staff involvement in quality improvement

A blog by Steven Weeks on the need for a staff engagement approach as part of wider quality improvement efforts.

17 October 2022