NHS Staff Survey Results: Stress Remains High Among Nursing Staff

Nearly a third of health-care workers suffered from work-related stress last year, prompting speculation that on-going organisational change in the NHS is having a detrimental impact on employee well-being. Findings from the ninth annual NHS staff survey revealed that 30 per cent of NHS staff reported they had experienced stress related to their jobs last year – a rise from 29 per cent in 2010 – while, among ambulance staff, the figure hit 34 per cent. The latter are also more at risk from physical violence. Overall, 8 per cent reported experiencing physical violence from patients, their relatives, or other members of the public in 2011 – but this figure shot up to 20 per cent among ambulance-trust employees, and 12 per cent among staff in mental-health trusts……

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