As outlined in the NHS Constitution, the recent Boorman review and a variety of other policies and projects the health, work and well-being of NHS staff is an issue that is important to the SPF and an area where working in partnership can deliver real improvements.
This page brings together details of current work in this area and the involvement of SPF.
Partnership working and Improving Working Lives
In July 2009 the NHS Staff Council produced the document ‘Improving Working Lives in the NHS – a framework’. The Social partnership forum fully support this document as an excellent example of partnership working in its development and in the practice it promotes.
The Boorman Review
The Boorman review was commissioned following the publication of Dame Carol Black's report on health and well-being of the working age population, Lord Darzi's report High Quality Care for All and the Department of Health's report A High Quality Workforce.
The report has now been pubished which sets out the results of the review team's work and thinking to improve the health and well-being of staff in the NHS. It also provides examples of best practice in the NHS and other organisations and highlights the benefits to staff, patients and the NHS from investing in improving staff health and well-being.
The SPF has been involved in the review through regular updates from Dr Boorman and input at its monthly meetings.
The Social Partnership Forum has issued a statement in response to the publication of the final report by Dr Steve Boorman on staff health and well-being in the NHS.