3N study: Need for Recovery at NHS Nightingale (NW) [COVID-19]
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Measuring changes in Need for Recovery of frontline clinical staff deployed to work at NHS Nightingale Hospital (North West) during the COVID-19 pandemic
IRAS ID
283022
Contact name
Marie Broyde
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
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Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 5 months, 25 days
Research summary
Background: Frontline NHS staff have been exposed to many new stressors since the start of the COVID-19 UK epidemic. The staff deployed to the NHS Nightingale hospitals in particular are working in new roles and in new environments. \nFatigue from work and the need to recover of clinical staff can affect their performance at work, and thereby impact on the quality of the care they provide. Understanding the changes in fatigue and recovery of frontline clinical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic will help inform how to best manage working patterns in crisis times, so that: \n- patients receive the best quality care;\n- staff are aware of the risks of fatigue, to themselves and their patients; \n- the NHS deploy frontline clinical staff safely and sustainably.\n\nObjectives: This study aims to measure changes Need for Recovery (NfR) of frontline clinical staff at the NHS Nightingale Hospital (NNH), using a survey-based scale. \n\nMethods : Doctors and nurses who work at NNH North West will be eligible to participate. Upon starting work at the NNH, staff will receive a link to the online survey which is composed of 11 true/false questions. Participants will be asked to complete the survey when they first start work at NNH, during their work at NNH, and after finishing work at NNH. The study will be open for data collection from the opening of the NNH until a month after its closure or for duration of 6 months (whichever comes first). \n\nIntended Outcomes\n- To measure NfR of frontline clinical staff before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in NNH.\n- To evaluate if personal and professional factors and/ or working patterns relate to changes in NfR of frontline clinical staff during the course of their deployment.
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