Burnout and staff experiences of health inequalities in children’s hospitals: a qualitative analysis
There is a reciprocal relationship between health inequalities and burnout experienced by healthcare professionals operating within specialist children's hospital settings. The extant knowledge and approaches to health inequalities and occupational burnout should be considered in tandem, integrated into quality improvement and operationalised within paediatric healthcare organisations to improve safety and quality of care.
Authors
- Avni Hindocha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2151-277X)
- Rachel Isba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2896-4309)
- Liz Brewster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3604-2897)
- Judith Lunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9281-2126)
- Louise Brennan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0377-6720)
- Pallavi Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1433-3936)
- Caroline Stowell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0814-5058)
Institutions
- Newcastle City Council (GB)
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- Blackpool Council (GB)
- North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust (GB)
- Lancaster University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-095418
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63
Funders
- Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust