The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) https://nam.edu/national-academy-of-medicine recently published NAM’s “National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being” that calls for collective movement to address the Burnout Crisis affecting the medical and health workforce.
The capacity and well-being of the U.S. Health workforce has been under threat for years and further exacerbated by an epidemic of burnout plus two years of COVID.
Today, at least 40% of nurses, 20% of physicians, and more than 25% of state and local public health department employees are considering leaving their professions.
The NAM’s “National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being” calls for immediate action to safeguard this national resource in order to protect the nation’s health. The National Plan calls on working together to drive policy and systems change.
The goal is to support the health workforce, health of all communities, healthcare and public health leaders, government, payers, industry, educators, and leaders in other sectors.
The National Plan identifies specific, near-term actions calls for:
- Creating and sustaining positive work and learning environments and culture
- Investing in measurement, assessment, strategies, and research
- Supporting mental health and reducing stigma
- Addressing compliance, regulatory, and policy barriers for daily work
- Engaging effective technology tools
- Institutionalizing well-being as a long term value
- Recruiting and retaining a diverse and inclusive health workforce
A draft of the National plan was made available for public feedback and received nearly 2,000 constructive comments. To date, the Final Plan has received endorsements from over 30 organizations representing the diverse organizational membership of the Clinician Well-Being Collaborative.
NAM President Victor Dzau, Co-Chair of the Clinician Well-Being Collaborative, said, “The NAM National Plan provides a roadmap for the nation to use to set forth the priority areas, actions steps, and actors who must work collectively to achieve a system where the health workforce is thriving in an environment that fosters their well-being.
Go to https://nam.edu/news, click on news, than go to 10/3/2022 for the news release on the National Plan for Health Workforce Well-Being