Our latest research provides an in-depth analysis of the challenges facing hospital workforces in the UK, and recommends good-practice examples for health care leaders to increase staff morale and wellbeing, recruit and retain top talent, and offer new models of care.

1. Time to care
Securing a future for the
hospital workforce in the UK
February 2018

2. Changes in the perception of workload for doctors and nurses in UK hospitals
14.6 43 36.4 6
Very easy to manage Quite easy to manage Quite difficult to manage Very difficult to manage
2012(%)
2017(%)
5.4 35.8 48.7 10.1

3. Hospital doctors and nurses indicate the main factors contributing to:
Job satistaction
Lack of job satistaction
Recognition
Recognition
Ability to use
my skills in my
daily work
Opportunities
for professional
development
Support from
my immediate
colleagues
Pay
Work-life
balance
Flexibility of
shifts
Amount of time
to engage with
patients
Pay
(UK data, 2017)

4. Wellbeing of the hospital workforce
Work has negatively
affected physical health
Work has negatively
affected mental health
Employer has no services in place
to support health & well being
31% 29% 6%
(UK data, 2017)

5. Factors most likely to improve job satisfaction of hospital doctors and nurses
Increase staffing Increase pay Improve efficiency

6. Hospital doctors and nurses have considered the following over the last 12 months
33.5%
28.5% 26.9% 25.6% 24.4%
None
Practise elsewhere in the country
Practise in another country
Reduce hours to work part-time Change profession

7. Technologies most expected to improve the efficiency of patient care in UK hospitals
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
Point of care
diagnostics
Patient appsRemote vital
sign monitoring
E-prescribingElectronic health
records
62%
45.6% 43.7%
28.8%
39.9%

8. 100%
75%
50%
25%
0% 49%
Doctors:
52%
Nurses:
47%
Views on preparedness of
hospitals to incorporate
new technologies into work,
as perceived by doctors
and nurses
“Very well” and “reasonably well” prepared

9. Percentage of hospital
doctors and nurses that
are enthusiastic about their
work and feel a sense of
achievement North England
Midlands & East England
South East England
South West England
South Central England
London
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Percentages represent positive responses combined
63%
74%
76%
70%
71%
75%
75%
77%
74%
Percentage of hospital
doctors and nurses that
are enthusiastic about their
work and feel a sense of
achievement North England
Midlands & East England
South East England
South West England
South Central England
London
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Percentages represent positive responses combined
63%
74%
76%
70%
71%
75%
75%
77%
74%

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