title: Managing stress and change during service reviews.
abstract: Service reviews occur throughout the National Health Service from time to time, and changes in commissioning policies have recently led many Primary Care Trusts to hold reviews of the community health services. Although reviews can provide opportunities for fresh thinking, the process can be a time of considerable stress and apprehension for many staff as current systems and ways of working are challenged and possibly changed. If this stress is not managed appropriately, staff may suffer ill health leading to possible staff absences and pressure on services. Leaders and managers are ideally placed to manage this time of stress, if they have the necessary skills and qualities. Self-help measures are also beneficial and recommended as part of a healthy lifestyle. This article discusses how change can affect people in different stages of their life and how it can be managed more positively in the workplace.
authors.affiliation: Nottinghamshire Community Health, NHS Nottinghamshire County.
authors.forename: Corinne
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sweeney
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002055:Burnout, Professional / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology; D003142:Communication; D003152:Community Health Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D018166:Health Care Reform / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology; D009731:Nursing Audit / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D016272:Occupational Health; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012648:Self Care; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration