【英国】行业革新后精神卫生部门员工将大幅度增加

Mental health staff get boost from workplace 'revolution'

The Government has pledged to open 21,000 more posts in the mental health sector, in order to cope with the growing demand for staff.

Prime Minister May has promised a "revolution" in the sector, whilst Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced his own plan to rebalance the bias between mental and physical wellbeing in the UK.

The Telegraph reports that around 2,000 new staff will be comprised of nurses and therapists - mainly dedicated to adolescent patients - whilst 3,000 new roles will be created to help treat depression.

"We want people with mental health conditions to receive better treatment, and part of that means having the right NHS staff," said Hunt. "We know we need to do much more to attract, retain and support the mental health workforce of the future. Today is the first step to address this historic imbalance in workforce planning."

And it seems as if these changes can't come quick enough. Stressed out nurses and midwives are leaving their posts in droves, as recent figures highlight mounting pressures leading to workplace issues.

The recent report from the Nursing and Midwifery Council shows that the number of staff leaving the NHS has risen by 51% in just four years. Furthermore, 20% more nurses and midwives quit than joined the NHS between 2016 and 2017. In 2016, 1,783 left - this was followed by 3,264 in April and May of 2017.

HR is no stranger to the importance of looking after mental wellbeing. Earlier this year, we reported on a CEO who had the ideal response when one of his employees requested time off to deal with her mental health.

政府已承诺在精神卫生部门开设21,000个职位，以应付职工日益增长的需求。

总理府已答应在该行业进行"革新"，而卫生部长亨利·亨特则宣布自己计划重新平衡英国人精神和身体健康之间的偏差。

《电讯报》报道，大约有2,000名由护士和治疗师组成新员工团体，主要致力于青少年患者，还会有近3000个主要帮助治疗抑郁症的工作岗位。

亨特说："我们希望有精神健康问题的人能够获得更好的治疗，那也意味着需要拥有正确的辅助治疗人员。我们知道我们需要做更多的工作来吸引、保留和支持未来的精神健康人力团队。今天是解决劳动力规划历史性失衡的第一步。"

然而这些变化似乎不够快。承受很大压力的护士和护工们正在离开工作岗位，最近的数据也突显出工作场所压力导致的大量问题。

护理护工委员会最近的报告显示，在短短四年内，离开国民医疗系统的工作人员人数增加了51％。此外，2016年至2017年期间，离开国民医疗系统的护士护工多于加入的20％。2016年，离开1,783人，其次是2017年4月和5月的3,264人。

人力资源部门对心理健康的重要性非常了解。今年早些时候，我们报道过一位CEO，他的员工要求请假来处理她的心理健康问题。

（翻译：毛毓郁）

信息来源：

https://www.hrgrapevine.com/content/article/news-2017-07-31-mental-health-staff-get-boost-from-workplace-revolution