Healthcare professionals and retention: Increasing resources to alleviate demands

Abstract

Purpose

Improving employee well-being can help boost retention levels of healthcare professionals. HR initiatives are likelier to have the desired effect if they focus on key personal and organizational resources, particularly those able to enhance the emotional health of their workforce.

Design/methodology/approach

This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context.

Findings

Improving employee well-being can help boost retention levels of healthcare professionals. HR initiatives are likelier to have the desired effect if they focus on key personal and organizational resources, particularly those able to enhance the emotional health of their workforce.

Originality/value

The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Citation

(2021), "Healthcare professionals and retention: Increasing resources to alleviate demands", Development and Learning in Organizations, Vol. 35 No. 2, pp. 43-45. https://doi.org/10.1108/DLO-04-2020-0080