Today’s issue of WorkCompRecap features the announcement from NIOSH of the launch of Impact Wellbeing, a new campaign that provides hospital leaders with evidence-informed resources to improve workplace policies and practices that reduce burnout, normalize help-seeking, and strengthen professional wellbeing.
The new program aims to support hospital leaders, and in turn their healthcare workforce, by providing actionable steps to fine-tune quality improvements, establish new workflows, and help staff feel safe seeking help. Several resources are available, including a Worker Wellbeing Questionnaire, a Leadership Storytelling Guide, and Total Worker Health Strategies training programs. Additionally NIOSH noted that hospital leaders can remove one of the most substantial system barriers to healthcare worker wellbeing – intrusive mental health questions on hospital credentialing applications.