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 2020
A report on the work of our programmes from May 2019 to December 2020.
11 April 2021 Point of Care publication
Evidence of impact
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Blog 04 March 2021
Schwartz Rounds for students
On University Mental Health Day, Ali Smith-Johns from the School of Health Sciences, University of Surrey, talks to us about her experience of running Schwartz Rounds for healthcare students.
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Blog 01 March 2021
The costs of caring
Kirsten McEwan of the University of Derby reflects on what she learned from evaluating Schwartz Rounds in a mental health setting.
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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.