In this episode of Health on the Line, Matthew Taylor is joined by Dean Royles, interim chief executive of NHS Employers, to discuss the latest NHS Staff Survey results and look at what they tell us about the reality of working in today’s health service.

Together, they discuss how the survey highlights the scale of pressure facing the workforce, from rising burnout and falling morale to a decline in staff recommending the NHS as a place to work.

They also touch on some of the survey’s more encouraging signs, including improvements in compassionate leadership and support from line managers, and offer tips on how senior leadership can interpret the survey to understand localised issues.

We end by looking at what NHS leaders could do next to strengthen staff engagement and understand the link between workforce experience and organisational performance.

We also hear from our own Jack Sansum, assistant director of neighbourhood health, to break down the government’s recently published Neighbourhood Health Framework.

Health on the Line is an NHS Confederation podcast, produced by Health Comms Plus.

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