Macmillan Coffee Morning

Wednesday 28th September 2022

The Library will be holding a Macmillan Coffee Morning on Wednesday 28th September 2022. Please come along to the Lantern Centre (10am until sellout) to have a hot drink and a treat. All proceeds donated to Macmillan cancer support.

Come and take a browse round the library and get to know the team.

If you would like to donate a cake or a prize for our tombola, please get in touch with academic.library.lscft.nhs.uk or bring it with you on the day. Please note this will be cash only.

King’s Fund Free Event

What’s in store for health and care in 2021?

This free online event, taking place Thursday 28th January 2021 (10am -11am), will provide insight into the wider UK health and care landscape in 2021 and will explore how recent trends, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and future developments could affect people working in the sector, patients and the wider population.

Their speakers will discuss some of the big issues that we hope to see progress on in 2021, including health and care staff wellbeing, social care reform, population health and health inequalities, and legislative changes to support the integration agenda.

To register for a place click here.

Courage of compassion

Supporting nurses and midwives to deliver high quality care

The review, led by Professor Michael West, sets out eight key recommendations aimed at supporting nurses and midwives to flourish in their work and to provide sustainable, compassionate and high-quality care.

The report was commissioned by the RCN Foundation and involves a detailed examination of available evidence, new analysis of key data and interviews with staff at all levels across the NHS and social care.

The report finds that staff stress, absenteeism and turnover in these professions have reached alarmingly high levels. This has been compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has laid bare and exacerbated longer-term issues including chronic excessive workload, inadequate working conditions, staff burnout and inequalities, particularly among minority ethnic groups.

Among the recommendations is an urgent call for a review of how 12-hour shifts affect staff mental health and wellbeing and patient safety, as well as, suggestions to improve working conditions, shift patterns, workplace culture, teamworking, support for new staff, supervision and learning opportunities.

To read the report click here.

Flexible working for nurses

Guidance highlighting what nurses look for in a flexible role

This guide is aimed at supporting organisations to increase the uptake of flexible working among nurses. It explains:

business cases for improving opportunities for nurses to work flexibly
the basic principles
what it can look like in practice
practical tips
examples of how trusts have used flexible working to support successful retention of the nursing workforce

For more information or resources linked to this guide click here.

The BMJ

Project Wingman

This project, the brainchild of a British Airways pilot, is a scheme providing first class style lounges in NHS hospitals, as a place for staff to take a break

COVID-19

NHS England and NHS Improvement launches wellbeing support for health staff

A package of wellbeing measures has been launched as part of a bid to support the health service’s 1.4 million staff as they work to tackle the Coronavirus.