Call for Evidence - now closed
Since the Call for Evidence opened on 21 April, we have enjoyed a fantastic response from all parts of the NHS and beyond. We have received relevant information and intelligence on health and well-being provision within the NHS workforce, as well as evidence on which, policies, approaches, and practices have been effective so far, and which have failed and why.
Thank you for all the contributions we have received. This information is proving invaluable in enabling us to develop the Review’s Interim Report – which will be published before the summer, and will go on to help develop our final recommendations published before the end of the year. Those recommendations will inform national and local strategies and make a real difference to the health and well-being of staff across the NHS.
If you still wish to contribute to the Review process, there will be upcoming events and opportunities on this site to respond directly to the Interim Report once it is published. Alternatively, please contact the Review Team directly via the Contacts page.
The Call for Evidence questions were:
1. Do you think any workplace health and well-being practices – whether driven by occupational health, management or HR – make a positive difference to staff? If so, do you have any evidence to support this?
2. Do you have any examples of current or past health and well-being practices that have not been successful? What impeded their success?
3. Do you have any statistical data or information which relates to staff health and well-being in the NHS that you could submit?
4. Do you think that there are inconsistencies in the way that staff health and well-being is supported across the NHS? If so, do these inconsistencies lead to inequalities in the ability of staff groups to access health and well-being support and services, and are there varying outcomes as a result?
5. What should be done to improve staff health and well-being across the NHS in the short term? What should be done to improve staff health and well-being across the NHS in the long term?
6. In your opinion, what do people think about occupational health services in the NHS? What could be done to make these services more effective?
7. What should ‘success’ for NHS staff health and well-being look like? How should it be measured?
8. How can managers and leaders across the NHS be encouraged to take action to ensure that sustainable improvements are made to staff health and well-being in their organisation?
