IHI Joy in Work Results-Oriented Learning Network

IHI Joy in Work Results-Oriented Learning Network

• The Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI's) Joy in Work Results-Oriented Learning Network is intended for health care organizations that ​are looking to boost joy in work, increase staff engagement and productivity, and improve the overall quality of care and experience for staff and patients. 
• Case studies from Kaiser Permanente: Antelope Valley Medical Center; MassGeneral Hospital for Children and NorthShore University HealthSystem.

What support do frontline workers want?

What support do frontline workers want? A qualitative study of health and social care workers' experiences and views of psychosocial support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PLoS One. 2021 Sep 2;16(9):e0256454. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0256454.

• This research explores UK frontline health and social care workers' own experiences and views of psychosocial support during the pandemic. Interviews with 25 front line workers from a variety of professional groups working in health and social care settings across the UK were carried out. Peer support was many workers' first line of support but could also be experienced as a burden. Workers were ambivalent about support shown by organisations, media and the public. Whilst workers valued psychological support services, there were many disparities in provision and barriers to access.

Working well? How the pandemic changed work for people with health conditions

Working well? How the pandemic changed work for people with health conditions
Centre for Ageing Better 24 June 2021

• This research carried out by the Institute for Employment Studies, highlights the challenges faced by employees with long-term health conditions. It looks at stories of people aged 50 and over living with long-term conditions and disabilities.

Developing and evaluating workplace health interventions: employer toolkit

Guidance: Developing and evaluating workplace health interventions: employer toolkit

PHE 17 July 2020

• This toolkit provides guidance for employers to develop their offer of workplace health interventions.

Health and Work - resources

Health matters: health and work
PHE 31 January 2019

• This edition of Health matters brings together in one place the most informative data, toolkits and the best evidence of what works in addressing and removing health-related barriers to gaining and retaining employment. It focuses on the actions that can be taken by employers in general, local authorities and the NHS workforce with regards to health and work.
• It is aimed at health and care professionals, local commissioners, employers and system partners, including the community and voluntary sector

Workforce health and wellbeing framework

Workforce health and wellbeing framework
NHS Employers 1 January 2019

• An interactive document that makes the case for staff health and wellbeing, sets out clear actionable steps for each of the 14 areas and includes guidance on how organisations can plan and deliver a staff health and wellbeing strategy. The framework and diagnostic tool have been designed to be used in a flexible way to meet the needs of individual organisations.

Incentives and physical activity

Incentives and physical activity: An assessment of the association between Vitality's Active Rewards with Apple Watch benefit and sustained physical activity improvements
RAND 27 November 2018

• Discovery, and its insurance partners, offer wellness participants the opportunity to join a traditional wellness incentive programme, Vitality Active Rewards, in which an Apple Watch is provided as an incentive up front and repayment is dependent on level of activity.
• Researchers found that this loss-framed incentive is associated with higher physical activity levels, and that these associations persist over time.

Towards commissioning for workplace compassion: a support guide

Towards commissioning for workplace compassion: a support guide
NHS England October 2018

• An evidence-informed good practice guide for commissioners and for providers to support them in working together to create and sustain compassionate workplaces.
• Includes a commissioning cycle for workplace compassion and videos of the work at Birmingham South Central CCG.

Beyond steps: Wearables, productivity, and health

Beyond steps: Wearables, productivity, and health

Quill.com 8 September 2018

• Google Surveys was used to investigate the ways wearable fitness trackers can positively impact employee productivity, work-life balance, and health. 
• Method: 10 questions from 350 participants (all US based)
• Some key findings:
• Nearly two-thirds of respondents believe their wearable makes them more active.
• The majority of respondents use their wearable to track sleep
• More than half of respondents use their wearable to track steps.
• More than 40 percent of respondents use their wearable to track heart rate.
• Less than half of participants use their wearable to track calories on a regular basis.
• More than half of respondents are open to using their wearable as part of a workplace health incentive program

Workplace health needs assessment

Workplace health needs assessment
PHE 12 September 2017

• Practical advice for employers on workplace health and a tool for carrying out workplace health needs assessments.

The return of investment for preventive healthcare programmes:

The return of investment for preventive healthcare programmes: A calculation framework for GSK's Partnership for Prevention (P4P)
RAND 30 May 2017

• The report outlines the drivers of successful workplace health promotion programmes, provides an overview of health and wellbeing interventions offered by pharmaceutical companies, and develops a framework to analyse the return on investment of such projects, applying it to GSK's P4P programme.

Developing evidence informed, employer-led workplace health

Developing evidence informed, employer-led workplace health
EPPI-Centre, Social Science Research Unit, UCL Institute of Education, University College London, September 2016

• This review of workplace health programmes suggests that interventions that are supported by organisational policy, focus on specific health issues and engage employees can be effective for improving health and business outcomes.
• The research examined systematic reviews examining intervention effectiveness; research on stakeholders’ views and experiences; and key workplace health policy documents.