Evidence and Resources Library

• Esther Flanagan, Raymond Chadwick, Joanna Goodrich, Christy Ford & Rebecca Wickens 14 September 2020 Evidence

  Reflection for all healthcare staff: A national evaluation of Schwartz Rounds

  This study examines feedback from Schwartz Rounds participants across the UK, in order to understand the impact of Rounds nationally on staff experience.

• Joanna Goodrich; Dr Aroon Lal, Rebecca Myers Associate, Point of Care Foundation; Mid and South Essex Foundation Trust 29 July 2020 Report

  I wonder how much you can take the exec hat off?

  A qualitative study of senior leaders' experience of Schwartz Rounds

• Karen Baldry Worcester City In Patient Unit & Malvern Community Hospital 20 November 2019 Report

  The Journal of Health Design (JHD) – Vol 4, No 2 (2019)

  This report is on the '4Cs Project', a project designed and driven by a multidisciplinary team of staff caring for patients with frailty in a community hospital setting at Worcester City In Patient Unit. The project was supported by the Point of Care Foundation's ‘Living well to the very end’ Sweeney Programme.

• 23 October 2019 Evidence

  Impact report 2019

  How the Point of Care Foundation’s programmes support healthcare staff and patients

• Maben J et al. National Institute of Health Research 26 November 2018 Evidence

  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.

• 24 September 2018 Report

  Audit of the teaching of professionalism in undergraduate medical education

  A report looking at how medical professionalism is taught in UK medical schools.

• Rhiannon Barker and Karen Ford 12 September 2018 Point of Care publication

  The case for employee engagement in the NHS: Three case studies

  Analysis of three case studies of staff engagement in NHS hospital trusts.

• Bev Fitzsimons, Elaine Hide and Tim Withers 24 May 2018 Report

  Staff and patients. Improving networked care

  This report describes the progress of the Moorfields Eye Hospital vanguard, which used tools from the Point of Care Foundation to embed patient and staff co-design into service design across the Moorfields network.

• Professor Jill Maben et al National Institute for Health Research 20 February 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.

• Jocelyn Cornwell and Bev Fitzsimons 21 July 2017 Point of Care publication

  Behind Closed Doors

  This briefing highlights the latest evidence on NHS staff, their experience at work, the pressures they face and the consequences for patients. The Point of Care Foundation believes that it’s critically important that NHS employers pay attention to staff and their experience at work because when staff feel positive and engaged with work it has a positive impact on patient experience.