The secret of reducing the turnover in NHS hospital consultants is to keep their nurses happy
Sometimes, staff turnover is crucial to improving organisations: 10 Downing Street, for example. But high turnover is clearly not a good thing everywhere. Workers learn how to do their roles well over time and recruitment costs in both cash and management time.
Hospitals are clearly in the “we don’t want really fast turnover” category. They need to hold on to nurses and doctors to retain knowledge and ensure that they have enough capacity to provide care.
