Fragile happiness at work
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In the UK, nurses and doctors work the longest hours in Europe. On average it’s about 42 hours a week. This is almost 2 hours more than the EU average which is an extra two and a half weeks in a year. Working in the health care industry can be very emotionally tiring constantly working in stressful environments.
Many Nurses and doctors in the healthcare care profession have experienced the pressures long hours can cause. In today’s world why should we put effort into something as fragile as happiness?
In addition, we know from the evidence that being happy at work is not just good for the employee but in healthcare it would also benefit the patient. Happiness improves employee engagement and better clinical patient outcomes. Creating this space where people can flourish and be happy needs constant attention and skill. How to make small changes in your own working environment to support happiness at work
Take breaks together
Creating a ‘happy book’, where we noted down the funny things that happened on your shifts.
Celebrating the little things: Make sure to celebrate everything you can. Birthdays are a staple, but anything that a colleague achieved is due for a celebration.
In order to provide the best possible care to suffering patients in hospitals, nurses and doctors need to look after themselves first, before fully looking after their patients. It is important to make your working environment is a happy place even though as we mentioned before it can be stressful at times.
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