Health and wellbeing interventions for staff: report summary
The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has published a report looking at the most effective measures to support staff wellbeing in the NHS.
The report was carried out by researchers working across Birkbeck, University of London, University of Nottingham and University of Sheffield, and includes current literature reviews, practitioner interviews and in-depth case studies on this topic.
Key drivers
A series of key drivers are identified in the report as central to improving staff health and wellbeing. These drivers exist at different levels within an organisation and need to be backed up by evidence-based interventions:
- autonomy
- leadership
- organisational culture
- good team relationships.
Key characteristics
The findings indicate there is no single intervention that would resolve staff health and wellbeing in the NHS, but they do indicate common characteristics across a range of organisational interventions that can impact change. Interventions found to be most successful were:
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organisation-wide
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developed with staff involvement
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involved visible leadership
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had long-term implementation.
The report also shows that even small health and wellbeing interventions can build confidence among staff and contribute to wider organisational success.
Read and download the full report - Organisational interventions to support staff wellbeing: Case studies and learnings from the NHS.
