Examining the health and social care workers’ mental wellbeing and quality of working life during COVID-19.
The Health and Social Care Workforce Research Study was designed to examine the impact of providing health and social care during Covid-19 on the wellbeing and quality of working life of the health and social care workforce in the UK. The target occupational groups for this research are nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers.
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The existing evidence in relation to how the above occupational groups deal with the challenges of caring for patients and service users, while potentially putting their own health and lives at risk, is limited. We all know that the UK health and social care system was struggling to cope with the demands even prior to the pandemic. The added burden of Covid-19 could only have made things worse. It is for this reason the current research is being conducted.
The aim of this survey is to explore the perspectives of nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers in relation to the challenges they are facing whilst working in health and social care during Covid-19. The focus is primarily on the mental wellbeing and the quality of working life of these occupational groups, exploring what coping strategies and employer supports have worked or not worked for them and what could be improved.
The results of this research will help design good practice recommendations for managers, employers and regulators on how to best support their workforce, both during the pandemic, as well as the business as usual times.