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The health and well-being of healthcare workers have taken center stage, especially in these challenging times. Many tools and resources are dedicated to supporting healthcare professionals' mental health and overall well-being. These tools are designed to help with everything from management trust to work-life balance. Investing in the safety and well-being of your workforce can lead to better patient safety and health outcomes and improve the bottom line. #healthcarestaffing #burnoutinhealthcare  

Healthcare staff face immense pressure daily, from workplace stressors to challenges like rising violence. This explores essential strategies for healthcare leaders to promote mental health and resilience among their teams. Learn how fostering safe work environments, offering robust mental health resources, and encouraging open communication can empower staff while enhancing patient care.

How a strategy to support psychological health and safety can build a stronger and more inclusive workforce.

Wonderful news for Healthcare workers in the USA. Stress, mental health problems and burnout are at an all time high. It's good to see the federal government taking steps to create change. "As part of the first federal campaign to address healthcare worker burnout, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) today released an evidence-informed and actionable guide for the nation’s hospital leaders to improve healthcare worker wellbeing – Impact Wellbeing™ Guide: Taking Action to Improve Healthcare Worker Wellbeing. This Guide is the newest addition to the Impact Wellbeing™ Campaign, launched in October 2023, and provides a step-by-step process for hospitals to start making organizational-level changes that will impact and improve the mental health of their employees." #healthcareworkers #physicians #burnoutprevention

Attention fellow Psychological Health and Safety Praciticioners! Amazing news! Check out and read the MHCC Opening Minds link below to learn more! It’s a celebration day for all Wellness SMEs and People Metrics and our courageous conversations in the workplace! #leadershipmatters #wellnessprograms #wellnessgoals #psychologicalsafety #mentalhealthmatters #organisationaldevelopment #organizationaldevelopment #organization #wellbeing

I'm lucky to partner with such an incredible group of people in Bemidji, MN dedicated to continuously improving employee well-being! This is one of many initiatives across Sanford Health that is driven directly by employee feedback, supports the mental health of our people, and helps us create a culture of psychological safety. "Embracing our own: Enhancing employee wellness Project led by Anna Chock, Nikki Bowman, Tiffany Garcia and Sara Zimmerman Health care workers are consistently exposed to language, behaviors and emotional expressions of loss, pain, trauma, neglect, abuse, suicide and other high-risk issues. These are routinely identified as the leading causes of burnout, secondary trauma, moral injury and compassion fatigue. To help support our employees and prevent burnout, the behavioral health department applied for and received a grant through the Minnesota Department of Health to hire a behavioral health therapist to provide rapid-response support, debriefing and therapeutic services to employees at no cost to them. Since offering the new service in July 2023, demand has surpassed projections. In the first six months, 296 encounters with the therapist were recorded. Many of the employees have reported that, because of this service, they were able to continue with their day or week as scheduled versus taking unplanned time off to manage the effects of the trauma they experienced in the workplace." #EmployeeWellbeing #MentalHealth #PsychologicalSafety https://lnkd.in/deCMhQGR

The guide comes with worksheets and other materials breaking down six major actions organizations should be able to complete within a six-month timeframe. Its topline steps for leaders are to: 1. Conduct a review of your hospital’s operations to determine how they support professional wellbeing. 2. Build a dedicated team to support professional wellbeing at your hospital. 3. Remove barriers to seeking care, such as intrusive mental health questions on credentialing applications. 4. Develop a suite of communication tools that help you share updates with your workforce about your hospital’s journey to improve professional wellbeing. 5. Integrate professional wellbeing measures into an ongoing quality improvement project. 6. Create a 12-month plan to continue to move your hospital’s professional wellbeing work forward.

The Human Psychology team are privileged to work with SA Health providing psychological services including Employee Assistance Program support. Off the back of World Mental Health Day yesterday, this article summarises what works for wellbeing for medical professionals. The work they do is incredibly demanding and important for us all. A thriving, mentally well workforce also results in better patient care by all metrics. Point 5 Expert Psychological Support - "Sometimes, despite our best efforts, all of the above may not be enough. In those circumstances, we need staff to feel able to reach out for help. This means addressing the undercurrent of stigma around mental illness in medicine and ensuring easy-access to expert emotional and psychological support. It is therefore imperative that organisations not only provide specialist wellbeing services, but also train leaders and supervisors on how to spot, support and signpost colleagues in distress." Expert psychological support relies on working with a Wellbeing provider like Human Psychology who only employs highly experienced and qualified Psychologists and Social Workers to deliver EAP, who understand the unique demands faced by a medical workforce. Support needs to be available where and when people want it with wrap-around services for managing potentially traumatic events and training for leadership to skill them in creating a genuine culture of wellbeing so people feel safe to reach out. #doctorwellbeing #medicalleadership #mentalhealth #EAP

Healthcare workers face the most challenging workweeks. Their relentless efforts, commitment, and passion for the profession and patient care fuel all healthcare facilities worldwide. Now THEIR mental health is at serious risk/danger. Healthcare worker burnout goes un- and under-addressed to date. These actionable steps by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention could drive some tangible changes at the organizational level. A short news summary I recently wrote.👇👇👇 #burnout #HealthcareWorkers #StaffingCrisis #MentalHealth

📢 Improving Workplace Wellbeing: Insights from Australian Paramedic Research A recent Australian study highlights the critical role of creating a shared consensus between key representatives in improving employee wellbeing. 🔍 Key Findings: ·        Among nearly 500 ambulance personnel, 68% experienced insomnia, and 20% engaged in hazardous alcohol consumption. ·        Workers were less likely to experience insomnia when organisations fostered a consensus in HR practices—where senior management and HR teams align on expectations, resource allocation, and employee support systems. 📋 Why This Matters: In high-stress professions such as paramedics, consensus-driven systems provide employees with confidence that their organisation is united and supportive. This approach helps to alleviate stress and foster healthier working environments. 🚑 For ambulance workers frequently exposed to trauma, such systems can make a significant difference. However, addressing hazardous drinking requires multi-faceted approaches, such as motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy. 💡 Takeaway: ·        Create a shared consensus between key representatives on how to best manage psychosocial risks, protect mental health and promote wellbeing. To find out how OPUS can support your organisation to develop integrated systems for psychosocial safety go to www.opus.com.au Reference: Associations between employees' alcohol consumption, insomnia and HR management strength. T-H Dao-Tran, et al, Australia, Occupational Medicine, published online November 2024, doi: 10.1093/occmed/kqae100. #PsychosocialRisk #WorkplaceWellbeing #MentalHealth #Paramedics #ResearchInsights