New resources on staff engagement help NHS put theory into practice

New resources on staff engagement help NHS put theory into practice. New National Health Service (NHS) resources on staff engagement stem from a research project led by Katie Bailey , Professor of Management in the School of Business, Management and Economics ( BMEc ). The project team, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), undertook a review of the evidence base relating to employee engagement. Enhancing employee engagement has been hailed as 'the solution' to low levels of staff performance, poor morale and dissatisfaction. In the context of a service-based organization such as the NHS, engagement may be particularly relevant. The study was based on peer-reviewed academic articles, involving a synthesis of all research published on engagement since 1990. As a result significant evidence around engagement has been gathered, for both the workforce as a whole and for the healthcare sector in particular, which shows that engagement really makes a difference.