Championing Staff Wellbeing in Healthcare
In her role as a workplace steward at Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Jill Taylor discusses the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare workers' mental health and the importance of prioritizing staff health and wellbeing. She addresses challenges faced during the pandemic and plans for the future to enhance trade union membership and staff-side groups.
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North East Regional Steward Work place steward Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust JILL TAYLOR
THE ROLE OF THE STEWARD AND ME! Workplace role: I have been a work place steward now since 2001. Staffside member and vice chair Regional Role North east regional co-chair National Role National group of regional stewards chair CSP Lay member representnative to NHS staff council Representing members, either individually or collectively, is the core role of the CSP steward As a CSP steward, you are elected to advise and represent all members of the society who experience difficulties arising from their employment - irrespective of their grade.
POLICY IN THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING ARENA During COVID the NHS has had the highest levels of sickness absence recorded related to stress and anxiety. Usually 26-28% average but increased to 35+% during COVID Research focussing on mental health following world-wide disease outbreaks reports that healthcare workers are at greater risk of adverse mental health outcomes (Kisely et al 2020). It is believed that the impact will not only be long-term but will continue to increase Research shows that where NHS Trusts prioritise staff health and wellbeing and actively engage with staff to develop work in this area, levels of engagement increase along with morale, loyalty, innovation and productivity. These all result in higher quality patient care.
DURING COVID Wow well what can I say . That was life changing. As a rep: oDaily staff-side meetings oRedeployment oWorking patterns oshielding oWorking spaces hydration, nutrition and rest oPPE
RECOVERY I would have say that I am finding recovery more stressful in my stewards role: Sickness absence Mental health and wellbeing Organisational change and consultation Re-deployment Home working Safe space Car parking and transport Changing facilities and showering facilities Bereavement management
THE FUTURE Stronger trade union membership More powerful staff-side groups bolstered by emerging groups: speak up guardians, health and wellbeing frameworks utilising the peoples plan etc. There is so much more work to be done: Restart pressure and burn out Long COVID impact and sickness management Organisational change Rehab space Therapy as the efficiency and QI answer Tackling the pay inequality
