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.

• 23 October 2019 Evidence

  Impact report 2019

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

• Joanna Goodrich 29 July 2019 Evidence

  How to demonstrate the impact of Schwartz Rounds

  Summary of the evidence to demonstrate the impact of Schwartz Rounds.

• 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.

• Professor Jill Maben et al National Institute for Health Research 15 November 2018 Evidence

  A realist informed mixed methods evaluation of Schwartz Rounds in England

  This study shows that healthcare staff who regularly attend Schwartz Rounds experience less psychological distress and have increased empathy and compassion for patients and colleagues.

• 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.

• Joanna Goodrich 17 January 2018 Evidence

  Our impact: The Schwartz Rounds programme

  This report shows the difference that our Schwartz Rounds programme makes to healthcare staff, and the organisations they work in.

• Joanna Goodrich 26 January 2016 Evidence

  Anniversary Schwartz Round: What makes for a compassionate patient-caregiver relationship?

  This report summarises findings from the UK's 'anniversary Schwartz Rounds' in autumn 2015, asking 'What makes for a compassionate patient-caregiver relationship?' 10 years after the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Care in the USA asked the same question.

• Neil Springham and Glenn Robert BMJ Quality Improvement 12 November 2015 Evidence

  Experience based co-design reduces formal complaints on an acute mental health ward

  This study describes how experience based co-design (EBCD) was adapted for safe use within a mental health setting, resulting in formal service user and family complaints being eradicated for a period of 23 months.

• Beth A. Lown, Steven J. Muncer, Raymond Chadwick Patient Education and Counseling 11 August 2015 Evidence

  Can compassionate healthcare be measured? The Schwartz Center Compassionate Care Scale™

  This article describes the psychometrics of an instrument that measures providers’ compassion and shows that patient ratings of compassionate healthcare are valid and reliable, arguing that such ratings could inform assessment and quality improvement.