Impact of External Factors(Brexit and Covid-19) on Retention and Turnover in the NHS

Sponsor

NHS Grampian (Other)

Overall Status

Not yet recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT05276427

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Anticipated Duration (Months)

2.2

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Problems with retention and staff turnover in the health sectors of many western countries have a long history and have thus attracted research attention over the years. The National Health Service (NHS) in the United Kingdom (UK) is not immune to this problem as it is reported that the NHS as an organisation is struggling to meet staffing demands particularly with its nursing and medical workforce. One of the ways to tackle this problem has been to recruit staffs from European union countries. With the exit of UK from the EU, there are concerns on the this departure on staffing. While the UK was still coming to terms with BREXIT and its effect on the NHS, the current COVID 19 pandemic struck and has intensified workload and demands on the health sector, particularly the NHS. As a result of this, many NHS employees believe more should be done to show they are valued and appreciated for all their hard work. Turnover is already high among clinical occupations in the NHS as people leave for various reasons. It is therefore important to study the combined effect of these external factors (BREXIT and COVID 19) on turnover and retention in the NHS Grampian. It is hoped that this study will be beneficial to NHS Grampian management and policy makers as it will aid early identification of intention to leave and possibly enhance staff retention. The study will be carried out in Scotland and will be limited to NHS Grampian. Nurses and consultants who have been in employed in NHS Grampian prior to BREXIT and COVID 19 will be invited participate. Participants will voluntarily take part in a semi structured interview which may last for about 45 to 60 minutes. The project is self-funded for the award of a PhD in management studies.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Impact of BREXIT & COVID 19 on Retention and Turnover on NHS	Other: Non Clinical procedure

Study Design

Study Type:

Observational

Anticipated Enrollment :

40 participants

Observational Model:

Other

Time Perspective:

Cross-Sectional

Official Title:

The Impact of External Factors (Brexit and Covid 19) on Retention and Turnover Among Nurses and Consultants in NHS Grampian

Anticipated Study Start Date :

Mar 1, 2022

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Aug 31, 2023

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Aug 31, 2023

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Non clinical procedure Completion of consent form and interview session	Other: Non Clinical procedure Non clinical procedure- Informed consent completion and interview session

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Non clinical procedure

Completion of consent form and interview session

Other: Non Clinical procedure

Non clinical procedure- Informed consent completion and interview session

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Participants will be interviewed to assess the impact of external factors on retention and turnover. [45- 60 minutes]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Interviews with 40 participants will be analysed using NVivo qualitative software. [45-60minutes]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

18 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

Must be employed in NHS Grampian prior to January 2020.
Must be a Nurse or Consultant

Exclusion Criteria:

Limited to Nurses and Consultants.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Research and governance team	Aberdeen		United Kingdom

Sponsors and Collaborators

NHS Grampian

Investigators

Principal Investigator: Donald Hislop, University of Aberdeen

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

Responsible Party:

NHS Grampian

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT05276427

Other Study ID Numbers:

2-083-21

First Posted:

Mar 11, 2022

Last Update Posted:

Mar 11, 2022

Last Verified:

Mar 1, 2022

Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:

Plan to Share IPD:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:

Keywords provided by NHS Grampian

Impact of BREXIT & COVID 19 on Retention and Turnover on NHS

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

COVID-19

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Mar 11, 2022