Title of driver:<\/b>\u00a0NHS Health and Well-being Final Report (Boorman Review)<\/p>\n
Source:<\/b>\u00a0Independent review commissioned by the Department of Health and led by Dr Steve Boorman<\/p>\n
Link to main document: <\/b>http:\/\/www.nhshealthandwellbeing.org<\/a><\/p>\n Publication format:<\/b>\u00a0Web site, with interim and final reports available as PDFs<\/p>\n Date of publication:<\/b>\u00a0November 2009<\/p>\n Summary of driver:<\/b><\/p>\n The report is an analysis of impacts on staff health and well-being within the NHS. The final report states that NHS organisations which prioritise staff health and well being:<\/p>\n Suggestions include focusing on prevention and health improvement, providing efficient support for staff who present with ill-health, being proactive in tackling the causes of ill-health and providing early intervention services, where appropriate.<\/p>\n Reducing staff absence by a third could save the NHS working days equivalent to 14,900 whole-time equivalent staff.<\/p>\n Key features of driver:<\/b>\u00a0There is a separate Appendix<\/a> with 50 case studies of NHS trusts sharing examples of best practice.<\/p>\n Primary audience:<\/b>\u00a0Department of Health, SHAs, NHS Trusts.<\/p>\n Impact on library policy\/practice:<\/b>\u00a0Libraries could support the health and wellbeing of staff in a number of ways. These might include:<\/p>\n One specific example is South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, whose library service ran Mood Boosting events to support Trust\u2019s staff health and wellbeing<\/a>.<\/p>\n Date last updated:<\/b>\u00a0November 2013<\/p>\n Due for review:<\/b>\u00a0November 2014<\/p>\n Group member responsible:<\/b>\u00a0JC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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