Flexible working can help us all make the NHS work better. Flexible roles make it easier to attract people to work in NHS jobs, and improve wellbeing for existing staff, so they don’t need to leave. Ultimately, it all adds up to better patient care.
The NHS unions are leading this campaign to help inspire staff and managers across the health service to start a conversation about flexible working, and find the flex that works for them.
Use this site to find out more about flexible working rights, different options, and how people are finding the joy of flex in the NHS right now.
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14 November 2024
Sarah Kelly, Workforce Development Manager at Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, has been working to encourage a more flexible working culture at the Trust as part of the NHS People Promise. In her blog below, she shares an example of a system set up by their pharmacy team, to provide a little
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12 November 2024
To bring about any change in an organisation, you need to really understand what’s going on. Lifting all the rocks and building up an accurate picture of the current state is an absolute must for any organisational change. So what sort of data can help you to drive a more flexible working culture? Capturing this
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29 October 2024
One in ten women leave their roles due to menopausal symptoms…Maria is one of them.
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