National NHS & social care staff survey launched to build future workforce resilience

Good morning Colleague,

National NHS and social care staff survey launched:“to build a culture of workforce resilience that is organisational-based - not just reliant on the individual.”

Launched this week, the ‘Developing a Resilient Workforce Survey’, funded by Skills for Health, aims to identify the critical development shortages of the nation's NHS and social care workforce at an individual, organisational and systemic level, to support the UK government and sector leaders implement measures that will not only protect staff from pressures that pre-date the pandemic but, crucially, address the new challenges they will continue to face as a result of it.

John Rogers, Chief Executive at Skills for Health says: “As the nation emerges from the pandemic, there has never been a greater need to address the challenges of NHS and social care workforce development. Workforce issues remain the biggest concern facing the sector and now is the time to ensure long-term plans are based on an accurate evidence-based understanding of the needs of the workforce. The upcoming NHS Bill offers an opportunity to create a truly integrated workforce and this research can help inform policy to both improve the workplace for our people and build a workforce which is better able to meet the needs of patients in the future.”

Download the press release here (with survey link)

Kindest regards,

Tara Duffy
PR and Communications Manager
Skills for Health