AmReS: an observational retrospective time-to-event analysis of staff voluntary turnover in an English ambulance trust
This study presents a method for extracting new insights from routinely collected operational data, identifying common drivers and specific predictors for retention among the ambulance NHS workforce. It emphasises the importance of workforce-centred retention strategies, highlighting the need for non-JCT time, which in turn would allow paramedics to have time to reflect and recuperate to avoid burnout and attrition. The study also suggests that a lack of sick leave might indicate a lack of trust and self-care culture, potentially leading to paramedic staff attrition. Our approach to retention analytics provides a new mechanism for trusts to monitor and respond to their attrition risks in a timely, proactive fashion.
Authors
- Josh Miller
- Sarahjane Jones (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4729-4029)
- Alison Leary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7846-5658)
- Abigail East
- Md Asaduzzaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8885-6721)
- Zillur Rahman Shabuz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8360-6910)
- Mark Radford
- Alisen Dube (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4120-0714)
- Matthew T. Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1675-8225)
- Gina Varnals
- Robert Cook (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3343-8271)
Institutions
- University of Staffordshire (GB)
- Stafford College (GB)
- London South Bank University (GB)
- London Cancer (GB)
- London Ambulance Service NHS Trust (GB)
- East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust (GB)
- NHS England
- Lancaster University (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098174
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 8.45
Funders
- Health Foundation