TY - JOUR
T1 - The SEED Wellness Model
T2 - A Workplace Approach to Address Wellbeing Needs of Healthcare Staff During Crisis and Beyond
AU - Pai, Padmini
AU - Olcon, Katarzyna
AU - Allan, Julaine
AU - Knezevic, Andrea
AU - Mackay, Maria
AU - Keevers, Lynne Maree
AU - Fox, Mim
AU - Hadley, Anne Marie
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was jointly funded by the University of Wollongong 2020 Community Engagement Grant and the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) through the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) 2020 COVID-Mental Health Research Grant MRF2005659.
Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the contribution of Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District staff who created SEED and continue to sustain it. In particular – Ruth Everingham, Michelle Devlin, Stuart Emslie, and Margo Mains.
Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2022 Pai, Olcoń, Allan, Knezevic, Mackay, Keevers, Fox and Hadley.
PY - 2022/4/1
Y1 - 2022/4/1
N2 - Workplace wellness has gained new meaning and significance in the healthcare workforce in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare workers across the world have carried the burden of responding to the public health crisis by having to work under new pressures and constantly changing environments, take on additional shifts, risk their own health and lives, and cope with the ongoing psychological and emotional strain. The purpose of this paper is to articulate a workplace wellness model applied across hospitals in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, a regional area in New South Wales, Australia. The description of the development, components, and lessons learned from the SEED Wellness Model illustrates one possible solution about how to provide better care for the staff thus not only preventing staff burnout and turnover, but also creating lasting organizational benefits. The detailed model description can assist in developing a larger and more rigorous evidence-base to improve staff wellness in healthcare settings, both within Australia and internationally.
AB - Workplace wellness has gained new meaning and significance in the healthcare workforce in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Healthcare workers across the world have carried the burden of responding to the public health crisis by having to work under new pressures and constantly changing environments, take on additional shifts, risk their own health and lives, and cope with the ongoing psychological and emotional strain. The purpose of this paper is to articulate a workplace wellness model applied across hospitals in the Illawarra Shoalhaven Local Health District, a regional area in New South Wales, Australia. The description of the development, components, and lessons learned from the SEED Wellness Model illustrates one possible solution about how to provide better care for the staff thus not only preventing staff burnout and turnover, but also creating lasting organizational benefits. The detailed model description can assist in developing a larger and more rigorous evidence-base to improve staff wellness in healthcare settings, both within Australia and internationally.
KW - burnout—professional
KW - COVID-19
KW - healthcare providers
KW - mental health and wellbeing
KW - occupational trauma exposure
KW - workplace wellness
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85140876628&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3389/frhs.2022.844305
DO - 10.3389/frhs.2022.844305
M3 - Article
VL - 2
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Frontiers in Health Services
JF - Frontiers in Health Services
M1 - 844305
ER -
