RN, Associate Professor @unisouthampton. Researching the health workforce, shift patterns, staffing levels to improve patient & workforce outcomes.
Southampton, England
Joined October 2014
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Excited to announce our new paper.
In this longitudinal study involving over 18,000 nurses, we discovered that exposure to RN understaffing significantly increases the risk of sickness absence within nursing teams.
Have a read: jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
Understaffing nurses is associated with a higher risk of sickness absence, highlighting that adverse working conditions can contribute to absenteeism and staff shortages. ja.ma/4cIt8WD @ora_dall @workforcesoton
The Health Workforce and Systems Research group is now on LinkedIn! Click through to keep up to date on all of our fantastic work: linkedin.com/company/health-…
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🏥 Study by Christina Saville, @ora_dall, @workforcesoton & team shows eliminating nurse understaffing in English hospitals saves lives, reduces readmissions, shortens stays and is cost-effective.
👩⚕️ Investing in registered nurses and permanent staff offers the best value.
🔗 Read more: bit.ly/45WdHZz
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NEW: RCN Research Strategy
Nursing is an evidence based profession. To deliver care effectively we need to know what works.
Research generates that evidence - so it’s crucial to us all in healthcare.
Download and read the strategy here: bit.ly/42iUhv5
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Our @NIHR_RSS Research Methods Academy is launching a seminar series on innovations and best-practice research methodologies!
Led by experts, these sessions will help researchers apply these methods independently, strengthen proposals, and boost research quality across health, public health & social care.
➡️ Find out more & register: nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-launche…
ALT NIHR launches seminar series for researchers on research method designs
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We are recruiting! Are you an early or mid-career health services researcher with an interest in improving the quality of UK healthcare? This Research Associate or Assistant Research Professor role could be the one for you. Deadline 7 September. cam.ac.uk/jobs/research-asso…
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New paper alert! Led by Dr Hannah Barker, we explore how NHS shift scheduling can better support nurses.
Collaborative & compromising strategies, flexible scheduling, and proactive communication are key to improving wellbeing & efficiency.
bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/ar…
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📊 New research alert! Led by Dr Paul Meredith, we tested whether an algorithm could estimate ward workload using routine NHS data.
Moderate accuracy on general wards = promising step toward automating nurse staffing assessments.
medinform.jmir.org/2025/1/e7…
📊 New research alert! Led by Dr Paul Meredith, we tested whether an algorithm could estimate ward workload using routine NHS data.
Moderate accuracy on general wards = promising step toward automating nurse staffing assessments.
medinform.jmir.org/2025/1/e7…
Our study used a small set of routinely collected variables to predict nursing workload in one English hospital. The results show potential for real-time monitoring and reduced admin burden.
New paper alert! Led by Dr Hannah Barker, we explore how NHS shift scheduling can better support nurses.
Collaborative & compromising strategies, flexible scheduling, and proactive communication are key to improving wellbeing & efficiency.
bmcnurs.biomedcentral.com/ar…
Effective nurse shift scheduling is not just about filling gaps - it is about balancing individual wellbeing with organisational needs. Our study highlights the importance of conflict management strategies in making this work.
Two fantastic opportunities at the @theRCN for experienced workforce researchers in the RCN Institute for Excellence Workforce Academy.
And you'd be working with the great Jane Ball - what's not to like?
careers.rcn.org.uk/Vacancies…
careers.rcn.org.uk/Vacancies…
Good things come in pairs! Our new paper shows that eliminating hospital understaffing by hiring more permanent nurses is cost-effective, saving £4,728 per year of healthy life gained per patient. Investing in RNs benefits patients & the economy.
qualitysafety.bmj.com/conten…
Chiara Dall'Ora retweeted
A study by our @HSciences researchers shows understaffing among registered nurses increases their chances of going off sick. The study also found a link between long shifts and nurse sickness.
Read more👉 brnw.ch/21wSadd
@ora_dall @workforcesoton
ALT A nurse interacting with a senior patient
This is the first study to examine how adverse working conditions - already known to jeopardise patient safety - also impact the health of nurses themselves, potentially worsening staff shortages.
Thanks to Jack Needleman for an excellent commentary: lnkd.in/gxiQ5sJy
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💡 Research Discussion Spotlight
The NHS face pressing challenges in training and retaining staff. Our Workforce: Training & Retention session will tackle key issues including gender pay gaps and capacity. Don't miss this insightful discussion!
Register➡️hsruk2025.org
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“A third of England’s acute hospitals are consistently missing more than one in ten of the nurses they have planned for on average across their wards”
FactCheck reveals: England’s missing nurses – Channel 4 News channel4.com/news/factcheck-…
