Shereen Hussein: The impact of COVID-19 on long-term care workers’ wellbeing and intention to quit

Evidence from the UK

DESCRIPTION

This presentation will draw on findings from the first wave of a longitudinal survey as part of the Retention and Sustainability of Social Care Workforce (RESSCW) project.

The analysis was conducted on 1,037 UK valid responses received between April and June 2021 and examined the impact of COVID-19 on workers’ working conditions, general health and wellbeing, and intentions to leave the employer and sector altogether. The findings highlight concerns related to increased workload, unpaid working hours, wellbeing at work and experiences of abuse amongst the survey respondents, which vary significantly by nationality, ethnicity and care settings. The analysis further showcases the negative impact of experiencing abuse on work-life balance (and wellbeing more broadly) and intentions to quit whilst emphasising the need for targeted measures that promote workers’ physical, emotional and financial wellbeing.

Biography

Shereen Hussein, BSc MSc PhD, Professor of Health and Social Care Policy,  London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine; Co-Director PRUComm; Research Group Lead, ESRC Centre for Care; Founder and Director, The Middle East and North Africa Research on Ageing Healthy (MENARAH) Network

EVENT DETAILS

International seminar
15/03/2022
12:30 - 14:00

VENUE

Online via Zoom