NHS staff wellbeing has already been weaponised

Salisbury’s concerns about the staff wellbeing quality outcomes framework are generalisable across the NHS.1

Surveys have shown that 78% of junior doctors have felt unwell because of workplace stress, with 39% experiencing burnout. Pay, understaffing, and a lack of breaks and rest facilities are cited as factors.2 Recognition of the problem is improving, and many employers and deaneries now provide wellbeing programmes. While research …