15 July 2014

The link between staff engagement and quality of care

Improving NHS care by engaging staff and devolving decision-making
Kings Fund, 15 July 2014
  • This review of staff engagement and empowerment in the NHS was commissioned by the Minister for Care and Support, Norman Lamb MP
  • It found compelling evidence that NHS organisations with high levels of staff engagement – where staff are strongly committed to their work and involved in decision-making – deliver better quality care. These organisations report: 
    • lower mortality rates 
    • better patient experience
    • lower rates of sickness absence and staff turnover.