WP1
Review of NHS staff retention plans
With help from policy-makers, we will find out what the NHS is currently doing to retain staff from minoritised groups, and use this information to understand more about how to retain staff, and how to design new retention interventions that will be taken up and used effectively by the NHS.
WP2
Analysing NHS human resource data
We will analyse human resource records for all NHS staff in England 2009-2025, to identify the minoritised groups that are at greatest risk of leaving and which aspects of work increase their risk of leaving post-pandemic versus pre-pandemic.
WP3
Analysing questionnaire data from staff
We will analyse questionnaire data gathered between 2020-2024 from a large group of diverse healthcare staff working in the UK, to understand why they end up leaving or going off sick (a precursor to leaving).
WP4
Interviews with staff and managers
We will interview diverse clinical staff (including those who have left) and managers at NHS organisations with high levels of staff turnover to understand in depth why staff from minoritised groups leave and how the NHS can help them to stay.
WP5
Review study findings and design interventions
We will run workshops with staff, patients and policy-makers to review the study’s findings and develop interventions that will help the NHS retain more staff from minoritised groups. As part of this we will record short compelling audio stories, voiced by participants about their experiences, to motivate NHS decision-makers to make necessary policy changes and help them choose the right interventions.