Yesterday, I took the first steps in what is going to be a major project, Tackling Stress in the NHS. (you can register for updates here)
It's an ambitious project to say the least. The NHS is a huge organization and stress is a big problem in the NHS, with high levels of stress-related absence and presenteeism. My experience (and available data) suggests this is having major human impacts on staff at all levels: on managers, doctors, nurses, support staff, ancillary staff, everyone.
It's not a trivial task to tackle this problem I know, but it's surely worth the effort. We already know there's a substantial return-on-investment from such activity. I intend to use the skills I have to do something about it; to raise awareness and help NHS organizations and their staff prevent and reduce stress. I certainly can't do it on my own, so I'm in discussion with professional colleagues to see what can be done.
One expert I'm already working with on this project is Professor Derek Mowbray. I've known and worked with Derek for many years. He's done more than anyone else I know to make a difference to stress in the NHS having developed the NHS Managers Code back in 2010.
What I've done so far is set up Google+ and Facebook pages and a YouTube channel. As I write this (10th Feb 2015), no videos have been uploaded to YouTube but that will change very soon.
I'll be setting up conferences and regional roadshow events, which will kick off in October 2015
I'll also be working with Derek and others to promote existing tools and develop some new tools and resources. New interventions will include a range of training courses and train-the-trainer.
If you want to get involved, I've set up a web page with an overview of the project where you can find links to useful resources and social media channels. You can also sign up for regular updates.
It's an ambitious project to say the least. The NHS is a huge organization and stress is a big problem in the NHS, with high levels of stress-related absence and presenteeism. My experience (and available data) suggests this is having major human impacts on staff at all levels: on managers, doctors, nurses, support staff, ancillary staff, everyone.
It's not a trivial task to tackle this problem I know, but it's surely worth the effort. We already know there's a substantial return-on-investment from such activity. I intend to use the skills I have to do something about it; to raise awareness and help NHS organizations and their staff prevent and reduce stress. I certainly can't do it on my own, so I'm in discussion with professional colleagues to see what can be done.
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| Prof Derek Mowbray |
One expert I'm already working with on this project is Professor Derek Mowbray. I've known and worked with Derek for many years. He's done more than anyone else I know to make a difference to stress in the NHS having developed the NHS Managers Code back in 2010.
What I've done so far is set up Google+ and Facebook pages and a YouTube channel. As I write this (10th Feb 2015), no videos have been uploaded to YouTube but that will change very soon.
I'll be setting up conferences and regional roadshow events, which will kick off in October 2015
I'll also be working with Derek and others to promote existing tools and develop some new tools and resources. New interventions will include a range of training courses and train-the-trainer.
If you want to get involved, I've set up a web page with an overview of the project where you can find links to useful resources and social media channels. You can also sign up for regular updates.
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