‘You’re out on a limb, on your own’: Social care personal assistants’ (PAs’) reflections on working in the Covid-19 pandemic ‐ implications for wider health and care services DOI Creative Commons
Caroline Norrie, Olivia Luijnenburg, Jo Moriarty

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(12), P. e0295385 - e0295385

Published: Dec. 27, 2023

Context In England, Personal Assistants (PAs) are part of an international trend towards state funded but client-hired or directly employed care workers. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated pre-existing risks advantages this arrangement for both PAs people with support needs. Objectives We aim to report PAs’ reflections on their experiences working since the started in 2020 highlight longer-term implications health services. Methods undertook a large-scale, qualitative study 2016–17 involving interviews 104 about lives. re-interviewed from group twice ask how had affected them, once at start Spring again December 2021 –April 2022. This article reports findings last set undertaken 38 PAs. Thematic analysis was conducted which discussed changes tasks responsibilities, pay conditions, training, relationships plans. Findings focuses following themes: perceptions outsider status; training needs; job security; whether have appetite regulation provide greater professional standing connections. Limitations Interviews were carried out during over telephone virtually rather than person so may missed certain body language informal relationship building. sample be under-representative non-British unable triangulate participants’ accounts others’. Implications highlights importance national local government including PA workforce planning emergencies. Consideration should given by policy makers systems can better supported currently.

Language: Английский

The Impact of COVID-19 on Social Care and Social Work in the UK: A Scoping Review DOI Creative Commons
Janine Owens, Alys Young, Rosie Allen

et al.

The British Journal of Social Work, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 54(3), P. 885 - 904

Published: Nov. 3, 2023

Abstract Prior to the COVID pandemic, staffing levels, staff turnover and vacancies in adult social care work within UK were a major concern, with experiencing high workloads, burnout, stress poor morale. The paucity of published evidence rapidly evolving contemporary situation indicated suitability scoping review. Systematic searching produced between 1 December 2019 9 May 2023. Out ninety-seven articles retrieved, final analysis included thirty nine articles. To report review findings clearly accessibly, used Patterns, Advances, Gaps, Evidence for practice Research recommendations framework. Abundant emerged on psychological distress impact COVID-19 working environment workers, but psychosocial resilience, supporting managers, Personal Assistants moral injury. Social needs statutory duties are likely become even more intense. pandemic magnified chronic lack funding, staffing, support regard care, no future planning compared NHS. This legacy backlogs assessment service delivery concern despite proposed actions Adult Care Reform Act England.

Language: Английский

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Workplace violence and intention to quit in the English NHS DOI Creative Commons
Victoria Serra‐Sastre

Social Science & Medicine, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 340, P. 116458 - 116458

Published: Dec. 2, 2023

NHS job vacancies remain at record levels and an increasing number of staff are leaving the NHS. Work-related violence is aspect that has received little attention as a possible driving force in dropout rates among workforce. Recent figures indicate approximately 15% had experienced physical while work (NHS Staff Survey, 2022). Given prevalence abuse consequences it may have on wellbeing, we examine impact workplace intention to quit organisation. We employ data from rich dataset records experience views working use 2018 2022 employees surveyed all acute hospitals, with sample size 1,814,120 observations. study experiencing or verbal organization, examining differences according perpetrator type. Our analysis also sheds light any aggravated effect pandemic leave for those exposed violence. The results suggest increases by 10 percentage points. quantitatively greater magnitude, 21 Violence managers largest detrimental effect, followed exposure multiple perpetrators colleagues. Heterogeneous effects exist occupational group, gender, age ethnicity. only marginal contribution these effects. health, trust management quality patient care some mechanisms through which influences quit. Overall, targeted interventions needed improve retention after

Language: Английский

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Relationship between Experience of Client Violence and Turnover Intention among Workers in Long-Term Care Facilities for Older Adults: Focusing on Nurses, Social Workers, and Care Workers DOI Creative Commons
Seunghoon Choi, Hyeri Shin, Min‐Ah Lee

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Nursing Reports, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 13(1), P. 549 - 560

Published: March 20, 2023

To prevent discontinuity of long-term care service and guarantee the quality care, it is important to clarify determinants turnover intentions workers. They are at a higher risk experiencing violence-including physical, emotional, sexual-from patients or their families, possibly leading high intention. This study aims verify how having experienced client violence affect intention workers suggest implications frequent in field. Logistic regression analysis was conducted between groups who have not, using 2019 Korean LTC Survey data. Results revealed that, first, there were differences depending on groups. Second, had different effect based personal characteristics. Third, gender occupational found. Based our results, we highlighted need for discussions interventions address exposure among

Language: Английский

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Workplace Violence and Worker Well-Being: A Preliminary Cross-Sectional Study DOI
Holly Ann Meyer,

Danya Kiydal,

K Siefert

et al.

Journal of Gerontological Nursing, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 9

Published: Sept. 23, 2024

To investigate the prevalence of workplace violence (WPV) in home health care and long-term facilities (LTCFs) explore relationship between WPV worker well-being.

Language: Английский

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English care home staff morale and preparedness during the COVID pandemic: A longitudinal analysis DOI Creative Commons
Julii Brainard, Diane Bunn, Laura Watts

et al.

American Journal of Infection Control, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 51(7), P. 792 - 799

Published: Nov. 2, 2022

Staff actions to prevent infection introduction and transmission in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) were key reducing morbidity mortality from COVID-19. Implementing control measures (ICMs) requires training, adherence complex decision making while trying deliver high quality care. We surveyed LTCF staff England about their preparedness morale at 3 timepoints during the COVID-19 epidemic.Online structured survey targeted workers (any role) administered (November 2020-January 2021; August-November March-May 2022). Narrative summary of answers, narrative statistical (proportionality with Pearson's chi-square or Fisher's Exact Test) possible differences answers between waves.Across all waves, 387 responses received. Morale, attitudes towards working environment perception colleague collaboration mostly positive points. Infection training was perceived as adequate. felt emotions work. The remained challenging. Masks single form PPE most consistently used; eye protection least used. Mask-wearing linked poorer communication resident discomfort well mild negative health impacts on many staff, such dehydration adverse skin reactions. Hand sanitizer caused irritation.Staff practices generally good even though provided new challenges that did not exist pre-pandemic.

Language: Английский

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‘You’re out on a limb, on your own’: Social care personal assistants’ (PAs’) reflections on working in the Covid-19 pandemic ‐ implications for wider health and care services DOI Creative Commons
Caroline Norrie, Olivia Luijnenburg, Jo Moriarty

et al.

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(12), P. e0295385 - e0295385

Published: Dec. 27, 2023

Context In England, Personal Assistants (PAs) are part of an international trend towards state funded but client-hired or directly employed care workers. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted and exacerbated pre-existing risks advantages this arrangement for both PAs people with support needs. Objectives We aim to report PAs’ reflections on their experiences working since the started in 2020 highlight longer-term implications health services. Methods undertook a large-scale, qualitative study 2016–17 involving interviews 104 about lives. re-interviewed from group twice ask how had affected them, once at start Spring again December 2021 –April 2022. This article reports findings last set undertaken 38 PAs. Thematic analysis was conducted which discussed changes tasks responsibilities, pay conditions, training, relationships plans. Findings focuses following themes: perceptions outsider status; training needs; job security; whether have appetite regulation provide greater professional standing connections. Limitations Interviews were carried out during over telephone virtually rather than person so may missed certain body language informal relationship building. sample be under-representative non-British unable triangulate participants’ accounts others’. Implications highlights importance national local government including PA workforce planning emergencies. Consideration should given by policy makers systems can better supported currently.

Language: Английский

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