This article looks at happiness - it is something we all wish for in every area of life and work. For healthcare professionals the stresses of the job - high workload, poor staffing, overwhelming demand, lack of appreciation - will negatively affect workplace happiness. But there is also a hangover into personal wellbeing and happiness which further reduces happiness at work.

Healthcare Professionals must seek ways of dealing with these stresses, including speaking to an Executive Coach. Employers should make services available to improve the happiness of staff as this will also improve the quality of patient care.

The GMC Staff Survey and other NHS Data, paint a sad and worrying picture of today’s NHS. Staff are pressurised by rota gaps, poor training, reduced career progression and discriminatory behaviours from colleagues. Many are leaving the NHS - some to work abroad whilst some leave health care altogether. We must solve this staffing crisis if we are to deal with the long waiting times for patients and high levels of burnout for staff.

Was it really worse 30 years ago? Why despite many improvements in working lives, do we still have increasing stress and burnout?

What is productivity in the NHS? Why has it reduced? Re-engaging and motivating staff will help to recover productivity to pre-Covid levels, and Coaching will help.