title: Where are the hypotheses when you need them?
abstract: Poor staff morale is a pressing problem in UK mental health services, especially for acute in-patient wards, community mental health teams and social workers. Instead of interpreting low morale using a demand-control-support model, it is suggested here that simply being honest about what should be expected of staff and stopping constant criticism and reorganisation might be more fruitful.
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009013:Morale