Staff Wellbeing - A New QOF Indicator

Doctors Lisa and Sara are joined this week by Dominic Anderson (Programme Director of the Health and Wellbeing Programme Greater Manchester), Lorna Laflin (Former Practice Manager who works with the GP Excellence team) and Joanna Bircher (GP and Programme Director for GP Excellence). We discuss the new QOF indicators around Workforce and Wellbeing in General Practice. We learn what the indicators are and get hints and tips about how to achieve them. We come at this slightly sceptical of the workload this might put on practices but are glad of the opportunity to talk thought the underlying principles of trying to support practices, what that support might look like and how to approach this in a quality improvement way that might help all staff, including those charged with collecting this data. This leads us to talk about Compassionate leadership. Please check out our episode resources for links and guides to these things.  You can use these podcasts as part of your CPD - we don’t do certificates but they still count :) Useful resources:  New wellbeing QOF indicator to reduce GP burnout risk, Pulse Article March 2023: https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/clinical-areas/mental-health-and-addiction/new-wellbeing-qof-indicator-to-reduce-gp-burnout-risk/ Quality and Outcomes Framework guidance for 2023/24: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/quality-and-outcomes-framework-guidance-for-2023-24/ Greater Manchester Resilience Hub: https://www.penninecare.nhs.uk/gmrh Greater Manchester Health and Wellbeing Resources: https://gmprimarycare.org.uk/workforce/health-and-wellbeing/ King’s Fund Kind and Compassionate Leadership Online Learning Resource: https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/courses/introduction-kindness-compassion-health-and-social-care Kindness Leadership Network: https://carnegieuktrust.org.uk/publications/commitment-to-kindness/ Book: West M. Compassionate Leadership; sustaining wisdom, humanity and presence in health and social care. The Swirling Leaf Press. London, 2021:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0995766975/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Podcast: The Compassionate Leadership Interview with Chris Whitehead: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/cdwzg-b7b51/The-Compassionate-Leadership-Interview-Podcast Book:  The Leadership Hike: Shaping Primary Care Together. Rughani A, Bircher J. CRC Press 2020:https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-leadership-hike/amar-rughani/joanna-bircher/9780367236984 Staff Risk Assessments with Templates. Health and Safety Executive Website, Managing Risk and Risk Assessments at Work: https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/index.htm Looking after you too Coaching Support from NHSE: https://www.england.nhs.uk/supporting-our-nhs-people/support-now/looking-after-you-confidential-coaching-and-support-for-the-primary-care-workforce/looking-after-you-too/ Dominic Anderson's email address for those with additional questions or wanting support in Greater Manchester: [email protected] ___ We really want to make these episodes relevant and helpful: if you have any questions or want any particular areas covered then contact us on Twitter @PCKBpodcast, or leave a comment on our really quick anonymous survey here: https://pckb.org/feedback ___ This podcast has been made with the support of GP Excellence and Wigan CCG. Given that it is recorded with Greater Manchester clinicians, the information discussed may not be applicable elsewhere and it is important to consult local guidelines before making any treatment decisions.  The information presented is the personal opinion of the healthcare professional interviewed and might not be representative to all clinicians. It is based on their interpretation of current best practice and guidelines when the episode was recorded. Guidelines can change; To the best of our knowledge the information in this episode is up to date as of it’s release but it is the listeners responsibility to review the information and make s