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Chief Nurse, Oxford University Hospitals
‘There is an opportunity for the NHS to learn from how other large organisations have developed systematic approaches to the options available to staff’ .
‘The lyrics to Janet Jackson's song, Nasty, includes this line, “No, my first name ain't baby, it's Janet. Ms. Jackson if you're nasty.” Miss Jackson doesn't like being called, “baby,” and neither...
‘Contact with several NHS professionals in a hospital and non-hospital setting can sometimes feel confusing, frequently due to not knowing who does which role.’ .
‘The tireless and outstanding commitment of all our nurses over the past year … is the best advert for the nursing profession.’ .
‘Today I worked with two CMTs. I would like to express my gratitude and thanks. I am extremely impressed by them, their resilience, their capacity to adapt and learn so quickly and being proactive....
‘The support from the psychologists has been invaluable in putting the whole wellbeing project on a professional footing. Without them, it feels like a group of well-meaning amateurs. They have...
‘The normal ways in which nurses de-stress, with wellbeing activities such as going to the gym, the pub or socialising together, are not available to us’ .
The second imperative identified by Bailey and West (2021) will be to seek to transform the way that health and social care are delivered because the demand for services will be relentless. For this...
‘I hope that the need for strong leadership is not misunderstood, by leaders, as a requirement to assert themselves on those whom they lead. Kind, compassionate leadership is the sweetness that...
‘The mistaken belief persists that patient safety is about individual effort.’ .
‘We are effectively running at 100 per cent occupancy in terms of available staffed beds.’ .
‘It is critical that organisations also tackle the underlying causes of stress, ill health and poor wellbeing—such as chronic excessive workload, bullying, inadequate supervision, discrimination and...
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