NHS trust chief’s comments on safe staffing ‘seriously worrying’ (Nursing Standard July 2016 30(47) pps. 11-11)

The RCN has accused the head of NHS Improvement of putting finances before patient care amid ‘worrying’ comments on safe staffing levels.

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Prime minister urged to re-examine safe staffing (Nursing Standard July 2016 30(47) pps. 7-8)

Nursing leaders have pressed new prime minister Theresa May to re-examine key issues affecting the profession as a matter of urgency.

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The relationship between organizational culture and the health and wellbeing of hospital nurses worldwide: a mixed methods systematic review protocol (JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports June 2016 – 14(6), p.103–116)

The objective of this mixed methods systematic review is to examine the relationship between organizational culture and the health and wellbeing of hospital nurses, and to develop an aggregated synthesis of quantitative and qualitative systematic reviews to derive recommendations for policy and practice.

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Reshaping the workforce to deliver the care patients need. (2016 Nuffield Trust Research Report)

The Nuffield Trust was commissioned by NHS Employers to examine how best NHS staffing can be reorganised to support new ways of delivering care to patients. The report finds that equipping the existing non-medical workforce – NHS nursing, community and support staff – with additional skills is the best way to develop the capacity of the health service workforce. In the paper, authors offer practical guidance on implementation to those wishing to reshape their workforce, and identify opportunities to ‘grow’ the workforce.

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Transformational leadership and social identity as predictors of team climate, perceived quality of care, burnout and turnover intention among nurses. (Personnel Review . 2016 45(6)).

The purpose of this study is to examine the role of transformational leadership in developing social identity and its subsequent impact on team climate, intention to leave, burnout and quality of patient care among nurses. This study provides valuable insights into understanding the critical role of HRM practice and policy in healthcare environments. Findings from this study indicate that human resource managers can assist nurse unit managers to deliver their HRM roles effectively when adequate support and relevant HRM infrastructures are put in place. This research considers the role of first-line nurse managers in healthcare organisations. It provides evidence-based knowledge about the type of leadership style required to achieve desirable employee outcomes and the essential HRM opportunities to facilitate this.

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What is the effectiveness of the support worker role for people with dementia and their carers? A systematic review. (2016, BMC Health Services Research)

A systematic review of international literature on key worker type support roles to identify essential components and ascertain how the role can be best utilised to assist community-dwelling people with dementia and their carers. This review of support roles is the first to our knowledge to include both quantitative and qualitative studies and all models of support. Conclusion: Studies that include a high quality evaluation of holistic, tailored models of support that identify which components of support produce the most valuable outcomes to assist people with dementia and their carers and families to continue to live meaningful lives are needed. There is also a need for a cost effectiveness evaluation of support worker roles.

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The labour market for nurses in the UK and its relationship to the demand for, and supply of, international nurses in the NHS

This research examines and seeks to explain the variation in the recruitment of non-European Economic Area (EEA) nurses at trust level in the NHS in England, drawing on evidence from quantitative analysis of available data, as well as qualitative interviews with NHS trusts and health sector experts.

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Staffing matters; funding counts – workforce profile and trends in the English NHS

This report examines the salient features of the health care workforce in England and reviews associated health labour market trends and dynamics. It also explores some specific
health care workforce ‘pressure points’ for the NHS in England, where workforce profile and effectiveness is at risk and which require attention from policymakers.

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UK is ‘unprepared’ for predicted nurse shortages (Nursing Standard 13 July 2016)

The UK is heading for a major nursing shortage because it has failed to deal with the challenges of an ageing workforce and reliance on overseas staff, the RCN has said.

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