title: Quality of working life in genitourinary medicine.
abstract: Quality issues are becoming increasingly relevant to the working lives of health care staff. We sought to assess the perceived work-related quality of life of staff working in a genitourinary medicine (GUM) department using a self-administered anonymous questionnaire focusing on areas from the Trust's staff charter. Over two-thirds (69%) of the staff members participated. Perceptions of working life were generally good within GUM. In particular staff felt valued as a resource with free expression of ideas, involvement in decision making, fair treatment and respect. Weaker areas were identified enabling a plan to be developed to address these. It is important to address quality in working life in order to achieve improvements.
authors.affiliation: Department of Genitourinary Medicine, Nottingham City Hospital, Hucknall Road, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK. dbansal@ncht.trent.nhs.uk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Griffiths
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Carlin
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D052776:Female Urogenital Diseases; D006282:Health Personnel; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D052801:Male Urogenital Diseases; D011788:Quality of Life; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace