In this PrOPEL Hub blog, Professor Sara Connolly summarises findings from the new International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO) report and highlights the need for greater investment in NHS staff wellbeing.
Poor mental health and wellbeing costs the NHS an estimated £12.1 billion a year, according to analysis by the University of East Anglia and RAND Europe in a new The International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO) report. Saving the equivalent of just 10 per cent of lost days each year, could pay for more than 34,000 nurses and 17,000 doctors, according to the report. It finds that poor mental health among staff contributes to chronic staff shortages, poor staff retention and record patient waiting lists.