Health and Social Care Workforce Research Study
Reports & Publications
Below you can find the official reports from the project, along with other useful publications and documents.
This page will be regularly updated with new findings, reports, analyses and publications.
"The study's findings provide valuable guidance for managers, employers, and regulators on supporting the workforce. Post-pandemic and alongside ongoing HSC challenges, the HSC Workforce Study has potential to inform efforts to improve the wellbeing of the HSC workforce. Health, Wellbeing and Safey is a critical workstream for the HSC employers and Department of Health (NI), with the objective to develop a policy framework that will guide HSC trusts in addressing workforce wellbeing".
Health And Social Care Workforce Study:A HR Perspective for Translating Workforce Wellbeing Policies to Practice
The Health and Social Care Workforce Study, led by Ulster University, has amassed significant research evidence on the wellbeing of the HSC workforce in NI. In partnership with the HPMA NI, the research team discussed how the research evidence informs ongoing policy and practice relating to Workforce Health and Wellbeing across HSC Employers in NI.
REPORT 6: Health and social care workers' quality of working life and coping while working during the COVID-19 pandemic November 2022 - January 2023
This is the sixth report in a series of surveys outlining the findings of our sixth survey conducted with nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers in the UK post- COVID-19 pandemic.
REPORT 6 (Executive summary): Health and social care workers' quality of working life and coping while working during the COVID-19 pandemic November 2022 - January 2023
This is the sixth executive summary report in a series of surveys outlining the findings of our sixth survey conducted with nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers in the UK post-COVID-19 pandemic.
Nursing, midwives, Allied Health Professionals, social workers and social care workers’
quality of working life and coping while working during the COVID-19 pandemic: May – July 2022
This article is published in PloS one
REPORT 5 (Executive summary): Health and social care workers' quality of working life and coping while working during the COVID-19 pandemic 16th May - 8th July 2022
This is the fifth executive summary report in a series of surveys outlining the findings of our fifth survey conducted with nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
REPORT 5: Health and social care workers' quality of working life and coping while working during the COVID-19 pandemic 16th May - 8th July 2022
This is the fifth report in a series of surveys outlining the findings of our fifth survey conducted with nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
​REPORT 4: Health and social care workers' quality of working life and coping while working during the COVID-19 pandemic 24th November 2021-4th February 2022
This is the fourth report in a series of surveys outlining the findings of our fourth survey conducted with nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
REPORT 3:
Health and social care workers' quality of working life and coping while working during the COVID-19 pandemic 10th May 2021 - 2nd July 2021
This is the third report in a series of surveys outlining the findings of our third survey conducted with nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
REPORT 2:
Health and social care workers' quality of working life and coping while working during the COVID-19 pandemic 17th November 2020 - 1st February 2021
This is the second in a series of three reports outlining the findings of our second survey conducted with nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic.
PUBLISHED PROCEEDINGS:
Health and social care workers’ quality of working life and
coping while working during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Analysis of positive coping and work-related quality of life as resilience and protective factors impacting on wellbeing
This is published in MDPI proceedings for The 3rd International Electronic Conference on Environmental Research and Public Health.
REPORT 1:
Health and social care workers' quality of working life and coping while working during the COVID-19 pandemic 7th May - 3rd July 2020
This report outlines the findings of our first survey conducted in May - July 2020 with nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers.
