Received from: College of Podiatry
During and after 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic, workplaces had a renewed and extensive focus on staff wellbeing within the NHS. This was a welcome move from all staff within the NHS but now 4 years on, is what has been put in place working?
There have been many different approaches implemented for health and wellbeing for staff from counselling, stress courses, ways to relax, mindfulness etc.
However, despite these services being on offer the top reasons for sickness absence in parts of the NHS is still stress, depression or anxiety? This is what Burnout looks like in practice.
As well as in the NHS we see this replicated in the private sector as surveys have shown. We ask the TUC to support:
i. asking workplaces to delve deep into the support given to staff and to understand what is and is not working
ii. seeking the views of staff on what support they believe is required to keep them well and at work
iii. developing strategies for workplace reps to deal with burnout.
Royal College of Podiatry
AMENDMENT
Add new final bullet point:
“iv. promote the role of health and safety reps in the NHS, emphasising that their work to improve the working conditions for NHS staff also improves the quality and safety of services we offer to the public, and the environment in which those services are delivered.”
Royal College of Midwives