Impact of hospital mergers on staff job satisfaction: a quantitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital mergers began in the UK in the late 1990s to deal with underperformance. Despite their prevalence, there is a lack of research on how such organizational changes affect the staff morale. This study aims to assess the impact of NHS hospital mergers between financial years 2009/10 and 2011/12 on staff job satisfaction and to identify factors contributing to satisfaction.

Methods

Data on staff job satisfaction were obtained from the annual NHS Staff Survey. A list of mergers was compiled using data provided by the Cooperation and Competition Panel and the Department of Health. Other sources of data included the NHS Hospital Estates and Facilities Statistics, the NHS 'Quarter' publication, official reports from health service regulators, individual hospitals'

SUBMITTER: Lim KK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4277837 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature