Work-force
…the extra cash, time and staffing that was made available did free up an astonishing amount of flexibility to achieve change
Renal Clinical Director, UK
How did teams work flexibly to overcome the challenge of high staff sickness and self-isolation?
How did the work-force support each other to prevent stress or burn-out?
What have we learnt from having to perform different roles during COVID-19?
How did the work-force incorporate staff from other specialties in order to maintain their services?
On 17th March, NHS England wrote to the Chief Executive of every NHS Trust detailing important actions needed in order to:
- Free-up the maximum possible inpatient and critical care capacity
- Prepare for, and respond to, the anticipated large numbers of COVID-19 patients who will need respiratory support
- Support staff, and maximise their availability
- Play our part in the wider population measures newly announced by Government
- Stress-test operational readiness
- Remove routine burdens
This resulted in a huge challenge for the kidney care workforce, who were required to continue delivering life-saving treatment to those who needed it, whilst also supporting other specialties such as intensive care and emergency.
The resilience and flexibility of the kidney care work-force and the ability to quickly transform services and respond to this challenge is something to celebrate and learn from.
Do you have first hand experience of how kidney units managed the work-force during covid-19, what worked and what didn’t?
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Shared learning
- Learning from one renal unit’s transformation in response to COVID-19: Inpatient care, medical staffing and rota configuration
University Hospitals Birmingham - Renal teams supporting AKI in the critically ill patient
Review of London kidney teams’ response to COVID-19
Useful links
- Support and mental health
- The courage of compassion: Supporting nurses and midwives to deliver high-quality care, The Kings Fund