Healthcare in Crisis: Action Needed to Protect and Retain our most Valued Assets

Conversations around staff shortages are on the rise in healthcare systems across the globe. Addressing the challenges which have caused significant job vacancies and difficulties around staff satisfaction and retention have been a focus for healthcare leaders for many years, but additional stresses, extra safety risks, and limited resources amplified by the Covid-19 pandemic set the industry back after making some significant strides.

Redefine Safety and Create New Standards that will Protect Staff Wellbeing

Sitting down with Bridget Duffy, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Vocera, she frames the stark situation healthcare finds itself in globally right now, from a staff perspective: “The issues are universal. Nurses are leaving the profession in droves around the globe. It’s a crisis everywhere, and we need to put more of a spotlight on it.”