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Understanding the Challenges of Health and Social Care Agencies: Insights from My Research By Dr Brighton Chireka Have you ever wondered what challenges health and social care agencies face behind the scenes? Driven by curiosity and a desire to improve the industry, I embarked on a journey to uncover these challenges by interviewing 20 employers in the sector. This research provides a unique perspective from the employers’ standpoint, shedding light on the complexities and hurdles they encounter daily. Stay tuned for the next phase, where I will delve into the experiences of healthcare assistants themselves. Read on to discover my intriguing findings and the insights gained from these in-depth conversations. https://lnkd.in/e39dbJ_f

✨Operationalizing the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to build and support the lived experience workforce in direct health service provision✨ 🔵Based on the findings from the scoping review ⚫The key components to the successful integration of a LEX worker in a health setting were identified as 💡(1) an organizational commitment to engaging people with LEX in the co-creation of the LEX role and how interventions could be delivered; and 💡(2) the need for representation of people with LEX within an organization. 🌱These components were key themes identified by the authors across the various stages of the framework development process. Find the full study here 👇 https://lnkd.in/gHpJ9-Mx 📑Studies ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨ 🔥#LivedExperience #Leadership #MentalHealth #Workplace #Peer #CoProduction 🔔 Follow the Lived Experience Advisory Directory's daily updates here👇 https://lnkd.in/e2M-hu5P 💡The Lived Experience Advisory Directory. Leading the way forward with advocacy & advisory support for the Lived Experience workforce and organisations. 💬 Info@livedexperienceleaders.com 🌱https://lnkd.in/gdXun4D4 ☕Interested in hiring LEAD for Consultancy? We specialise in working with organisations who employ people with lived/living experience of mental health, trauma, or other life altering experiences to aim for excellence in supporting their workforce. Find a time to have a coffee with us👇 https://lnkd.in/esiXzRFT

Navigating the healthcare profession can be challenging, and sadly, seeking help is often one of the biggest hurdles doctors face. There's a tough internal and external landscape—fear of appearing weak, concerns over professional repercussions, and a culture that often pushes doctors to "soldier on" in silence. For a profession dedicated to caring for others, it hits hard just how unforgiving the medical culture can be towards its own. As our healthcare system strains under the pressures of an ageing population and increasing demands, the well-being of those who care for us must become a priority. The pandemic exposed many cracks in our healthcare system, and burnout among doctors and healthcare professionals has reached alarming levels. A 2022 study by Mental Health Australia revealed that burnout rates among health professionals are at a staggering 84%, with these numbers remaining disturbingly high. But it's not just about the risk of doctors leaving the field; burnout can also lead to clinical errors and compromised care. These are more than just numbers—they represent real risks to the quality of care we provide. While we at Whole Hearted Medicine can't solve all the problems in our overstretched system, we are committed to making a difference. By integrating well-being education and support into the CPD framework, we aim to break down barriers and drive a cultural shift in healthcare. For us it  isn't just about offering education, it's about sparking a movement for meaningful change across the industry - creating a ripple effect. #DoctorWellbeing #HumansinHealthCare #DoctorWellbeing #RetreatsforDoctors #RippleEffect #CreatingChange

What would we do if our job suddenly became much more dangerous? And what if our workplace was unable to follow recommended guidelines to reduce that increased risk? That’s the situation millions of healthcare workers have experienced during the novel coronavirus!! During Aug – Oct 2020, we ventured to have a face-to-face interaction with 200+ healthcare workers comprising doctors, residents, patient care technicians, nurses, and interns to understand their job resources (meaningfulness of work) and job demands (physical and emotional demands) while exploring its effect on their job satisfaction and quality of work life. …..We found that fear of COVID-19 among healthcare workers led to "increased" job satisfaction. The enhanced meaningfulness of healthcare workers perhaps explained this seemingly paradoxical result due to their role in combating the pandemic. Addition to the Literature of OB: This study finds that emotional exhaustion among healthcare workers leads to lowered COVID-19 fear. As the study postulates, COVID-19 fear is positively linked to the meaningfulness of work; emotional exhaustion might lead to a loss of intrinsic meaning in the job. This adds to the literature on the adverse impact of emotional exhaustion on healthcare workers. Glad to share our empirical work titled, “Numbing Effect of Emotional Exhaustion on Covid-19 Fear and Contrasting Effect of Covid-19 Fear on Job Satisfaction and Quality of Work Life: A Study among Healthcare Workers”, is getting published in the forthcoming issue of the Journal of Health Management, Sage Publishers (Scopus and ESCI indexed).

I came across the article, "One-Third of Physicians Consider Scaling Back or Leaving Job" from Epocrates. This article shines an important spotlight call about the growing crisis of burnout across the healthcare field. According to the data, over 30% of physicians are considering reducing their work hours or leaving medicine altogether. This is a staggering statistic that points to deep-rooted challenges within the healthcare system and the medical model. But it's not just physicians who are feeling the strain - social workers, psychologists, therapists, and other mental health providers are also experiencing high rates of burnout and job dissatisfaction. Many are considering scaling back their hours or leaving their professions entirely as well. This is a critical issue, as shortages of qualified mental health providers can severely limit access to vital services. Burnout is not just a personal issue - it has major implications for client care, healthcare costs, accessibility, and the sustainability of our entire medical system. When caregivers are overwhelmed and dissatisfied, it leads to more errors, lower client satisfaction, and high turnover that disrupts continuity of care. This ultimately puts clients at risk and leads to countless other implications. Addressing burnout across the healthcare field needs to be a top priority for organizations, policymakers, individual practitioners, and everyone who relies on these critical services. Solutions will require tackling systemic issues like administrative burden, lack of autonomy, pay, and imbalanced work-life integration. Investing in the well-being of our healthcare workforce is not only the right thing to do, but it's also crucial for ensuring high-quality, accessible care for all. If you're interested in reading the article and data, check out the link here: https://lnkd.in/gaEP6_uc #burnout #healthcare #doctor #socialwork #socialworker #lcsw #medicalcare #mentalhealth #business #health #leader #privatepractice #psychology

At GPS we believe that the most effective, impactful support groups are evidence-based—meaning that they are designed based on the objective findings of the best available current research. For instance, we created MASStrong support groups in part as a response to multiple studies showing high rates of mental distress among frontline healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Find them https://bit.ly/3U9BhdE. In tailoring the curriculum of the MASStrong groups, which were held on Zoom, to meet the mental health needs of healthcare workers in Massachusetts, we relied in part on a study that showed a high level of engagement among healthcare workers with digital resources that focused on normalizing psychological responses in times of crisis, and encouraging self-care and help-seeking behavior. The researchers also noted that peer support is a factor in reducing the likelihood of emotional distress among healthcare workers in pandemic situations. The study, “Mitigating the Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Healthcare Workers: A Digital Learning Package” was published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health in 2020. Read it here: https://bit.ly/3uzmL6p #PeerSupport #MentalHealth

🌟 Exciting News! 🌟 I am thrilled to announce that I have joined the ranks of passionate community health workers, committed to making a positive impact on the lives of individuals and communities. 🤝 As a community health worker, I am dedicated to promoting well-being and ensuring access to essential healthcare services for those who need them the most. 💪🏥 Allow me to share a little about myself: 📍 Passionate about People: I have always been driven by a deep passion for helping others. It is this driving force that led me to pursue a career in community health work. I find immense satisfaction in being able to play a part in improving the quality of life for individuals and making a difference in their overall health outcomes. 🙌 Collaborator and Advocate: Building strong relationships and collaborating with diverse stakeholders is at the heart of effective community health work. I believe in the power of partnership and work closely with healthcare providers, social services organizations, and community members to address healthcare disparities and promote wellness. 🌍 Global Perspective: Having had the opportunity to work in various regions, I have gained invaluable experience in navigating cultural differences, understanding unique health challenges, and tailoring strategies to those specific contexts. This has provided me with a broader perspective on health equity and the importance of cultural sensitivity in my practice. ✨ Lifelong Learner: Medicine and healthcare are constantly evolving fields, and I believe in the importance of continuous learning. I am committed to staying up-to-date with the latest research, best practices, and policy changes, so I can provide the highest quality care and advocate for necessary improvements in the healthcare system. 💡 Future Goals: Looking ahead, my goal is to expand my impact and influence by further advocating for policies that address the root causes of health disparities. I firmly believe that by working collaboratively, we can create a healthier, more equitable future for all. I am excited about the journey ahead as a community health worker and the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the well-being of individuals and communities. If you are passionate about health equity or would like to connect, I'd love to hear from you! #CommunityHealthWorker #HealthEquity #MakingADifference #Wellbeing #HealthcareAdvocate

In the course of my work, I often hear consumers ask why is it so hard for clinicians and health services to act like they care? After all, they’re caring professions in a caring industry - right? Maybe. But not if they aren’t supported to be. Health system targets that focus on speed, volume of activity, risk aversion are not conducive to building relationships and connections. They aren’t systems that embody value for relationships and connections. Heath systems that hand such targets and measures down to frontline clinical staff and middle tier management, hand down a level of performance pressure that is brilliant for creating stress, disempowerment, burnout, and frustration, but not remotely brilliant for fostering permission to pause, take a few moments and connect with a patient. I imagine the contrary infact. I imagine it makes a patient and their family’s need to talk and understand, seem like a pain in the neck. Not always, not for all, but, I imagine definitely for some. I wonder too how professional boundaries, privacy policies, risk aversion, can do anything other than imply it is better to keep consumers and their families slightly at arm’s length. I know as a peer worker, privacy was often the reason cited for not including family and loved ones in decision making. Seems to me that for human centred care to flourish, human centred care has to be modelled by all spheres and tiers of the organisation. From recruitment to leadership, policy to performance. By genuinely caring about, and listening to STAFF experience. By reading the signals that attrition rates, and impossible-to-fill position vacancies tell us. Human centred care cannot exist on a foundation that fuels fear and stress; that values the transactional over the relational. It just can’t. I’m really interested in Trauma Informed Care. I’m a total novice in that space but have read enough to understand that health care systems can resolve or exacerbate trauma related issues. “Trying to implement trauma-specific clinical practices without first implementing trauma-informed culture change is like throwing seeds on dry land”, said Sandra Bloom MD. Seems to me it is the exact same with human-centred care isn’t it? Or am I missing something?

New research from a Sweden institute is throwing light on a worrying trend among our doctors.  Turns out, it's not just the long hours and high pressure causing burnout, it's the lack of proper rewards.  We're talking beyond just a fatter pay packet, mind you.  Opportunities for further education and research are drying up, leaving our medical heroes feeling undervalued.  The study found a insane 62% of doctors face high effort-reward imbalance, skyrocketing their burnout risk. It's a wake-up call for our healthcare system.  We need to start valuing our medical professionals better, or we might find ourselves in a pickle with a burnt-out workforce. Worried about burnout in your healthcare team?  Don't let it become a drama, let us help you create a ripper workplace where your staff feel valued. #doctorburnout #healthcarewellbeing #worklifebalance #medicalstaffretention #occupationalhealth #australianhealthcare

Please take a moment to read my post on the IHA Health Literacy Solution Center Blog. In my post, I discuss the issue of health provider burnout and the negative impact of low health literacy. Building resilient, health-literate organizations is a bold strategy to help manage this problem. https://lnkd.in/gJtn2bXM