How did the Covid-19 pandemic affect wellbeing of staff working in child and family teams?

Creer, Sarah; Kuforiji, Oluwatoyosi; Turvey, Andrew; Jackson, Jessica Eve

Abstract

During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, child and family health teams were required to adapt and prioritise services, which were increasing in demand. This investigation aimed to understand how the changes in service delivery and workload, as a consequence of the pandemic, impacted the wellbeing of staff in these teams. Using two datasets, a quantitative secondary analysis of anonymised routine patient data and a qualitative primary interpretive analysis of data, collected via focus groups and an interview with staff, were conducted. The quantitative data confirmed that universal contacts have increased dramatically since the pandemic and all tiers have increased in duration. Three themes were identified in the qualitative analysis as having the greatest impact on staff wellbeing: redeployment, increased workload and remote working. Staff need supportive opportunities to share their experiences to identify specific dimensions of stresses felt individually during times of pressure on services.

Citation

Creer, S., Kuforiji, O., Turvey, A., & Jackson, J. E. (2024). How did the Covid-19 pandemic affect wellbeing of staff working in child and family teams?. Journal of Health Visiting, 12(3), 108-114. https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2024.12.3.108

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Apr 1, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Apr 12, 2024
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2024
• Deposit Date: Apr 29, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 2, 2024
• Journal: Journal of Health Visiting
• Print ISSN: 2050-8719
• Electronic ISSN: 2052-2908
• Publisher: Mark Allen Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 12
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 108-114
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.12968/johv.2024.12.3.108
• Keywords: Child and family health; Staff wellbeing; Covid-19 pandemic
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/34094315
• Publisher URL: https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/johv.2024.12.3.108
• Additional Information: This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Journal of Health Visiting after peer review and technical editing by the publisher. To access the final edited and published work see https://www.magonlinelibrary.com/doi/abs/10.12968/johv.2024.12.3.108