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Impact of COVID-19 Response on Staff

 

In response to the current COVID-19 crisis, the Yorkshire Quality and Safety Research Group are conducting a study to capture the real-time experience of staff across all levels and settings to better understand how a healthcare organisation manages during a public health crisis. This study represents the first of its kind in the world. Most importantly however, it will provide a rich case study that can be used within Bradford for future planning of such crises, and add greatly to our understanding of how to support health system resilience.

Twelve members of staff from across the organisation, who are at the centre of dealing with this crisis, have so far agreed to digitally record their brief spoken thoughts (up to 5 minutes) each day/session worked over a period of two months. They can tell us about anything but we have developed a proposed structure for recordings.

This study has been approved by the Health Regulations Authority, and locally through the BTHFT Research & Development Department (IRAS Ref: 281829 / Local Project Reference Number: BTHFT 2504). Please get in touch with us if you would like to be involved in this study (Jane.O’Hara@bthft.nhs.uk).

UNDERSTANDING HOW A HEALTHCARE ORGANISATION RESPONDS TO A PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS