About this episode
The episode discusses the declining morale among NHS staff and the implications of the latest staff survey results.
NHS staff are becoming less likely to recommend their employer as a place to work, are less confident about raising concerns and increasingly say they would not want relatives to be treated at their trust. HSJ digs into the annual NHS staff survey to find out what this year’s results mean for the future of the health service. Henry Anderson is joined by HSJ’s Nick Kituno and Chris Graham, from the Picker Institute, to discuss how staff feel about working for the NHS after the first full year of a Labour government - and what can be done to turn this around. Send podcast thoughts and ideas to annabelle.collins@hsj.co.uk You can listen to HSJ Health Check on this page, or subscribe on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , Amazon Music , and all the other popular podcast platforms .
People in this episode
Guests: Nick Kituno, Chris Graham
Topics covered
- NHS staff morale
- NHS staff survey
- Labour government
- health service future
Keywords
- NHS
- staff recommendations
- raising concerns
- healthcare
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