Mental health Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental health
Conditions
Interventions
A modified cognitive analytic therapy approach to clinical supervision for ward staff in groups. Entitled 'Sharing, Openness and Supervision', this aims to change ward culture so that morale is improv
the control arm is not active. The duration of the intervention will be one year and data on job satisfaction will be collected from ward staff at the beginning and end of the year. There will be no f
Sponsors
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Staff working on acute open mental health wards in the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea: St Charles Hospital and the South Kensington and Chelsea Centre for Mental Health. Data will not be collected from patients at any point during the course of the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Staff-level data: All staff who make up the ward establishment, from a list supplied by the ward manager, will be approached. For these staff data collection will be completed on baseline measures prior to randomisation, using: 1. Maslach Burnout Inventory: a 15-item measure to assess emotional exhaustion, depersonalisation and personal accomplishment 2. Job Content Questionnaire: a 34-item measure to assess job-related stress 3. Basic demographic data: including age, gender and number of hours worked. We will collect this using a proforma specifically designed for the study. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following data will be collected from the ward and Trust databases: 1. Untoward incidents: 1.1. Total number of untoward clinical incidents on the ward including medication errors and near-misses in the 6 months prior to randomisation (March - August 2010) 2. Level of severity of clinical untoward incidents rated according to the IR1 form 5-point severity rating scale in the 6 months prior to randomisation 2. Staff costs (6 months prior to randomisation): 2.1. Agency and locum usage 2.2. Turnover of staff 2.3. Sickness rates among ward staff 2.4. Suspensions, disciplinaries | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed