Schwartz Rounds
We support organisations to introduce Schwartz Rounds, a group reflective practice forum which provides an opportunity for staff from all disciplines to reflect on the emotional aspects of their work.
More about Schwartz Rounds
[These stories] ... tell us about the pressures of working in healthcare and the importance of sharing stories and emotions
Peter Wilkinson, Schwartz Round clinical lead
This film shows an edited version of a Schwartz Round taking place at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Origins of Schwartz Rounds
Read about Ken Schwartz, whose touching story inspired Schwartz Rounds
- Team Time
During the Covid 19 crisis, a way to support people working in health and social care to reflect and share with colleagues remotely.
Schwartz Community Events 2021 - OnlineAn opportunity for Schwartz sites to get together for networking, peer learning, and celebration of all things Schwartz.
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Full report: A realist informed mixed methods evaluation of Schwartz Center Rounds in England
An evaluation of how, in which contexts, and for whom, Schwartz Rounds participation affects staff wellbeing at work, increases social support for staff and improves patient care.
26 November 2018 Evidence -
Schwartz Rounds Organisational Guide and Film
Following the research evaluation by Professor Jill Maben et al on Schwartz Rounds in England, their research team have released An Organisational Guide and Film to help those running (or planning to run) Rounds.
20 February 2018 Evidence -
Impact report 2019
How the Point of Care Foundation’s programmes support healthcare staff and patients
23 October 2019 Evidence
Evidence of impact
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Blog 03 December 2020
Stories of loss during Covid
Bev Fitzsimons reflects on the stories heard by the Point of Care Foundation team during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Blog 24 November 2020
The power of storytelling through the pandemic
Our Programmes Coordinator Isabelle Mundy writes about two evaluations of the first phase of our Team Time initiative to support healthcare workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Blog 27 October 2020
NHS Reset – Let’s make sure patients and staff shape our new normal
Bev Fitzsimons considers what it means to reset health and care services, and the opportunity it presents to make listening to both patients and staff part of 'business as usual'.