Evidence and Resources Library

• Faye Gishen, Sophia Whitman, Deborah Gill, Rhiannon Barker, and Steven Walker. 22 September 2016 Higher Education

  Schwartz Centre Rounds: a new initiative in the undergraduate curriculum—what do medical students think?

  This paper asks whether the current Schwartz Centre Rounds (SCRs) model could be extrapolated into the UK undergraduate medical curriculum. Two pilots are run in a UK medical school and are then subsequently evaluated, yielding largely positive feedback.

• 06 June 2016 Film

  Schwartz Rounds: organisational case study

  Staff at Ashford and St Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust explain how Schwartz Rounds have helped their organisation

• 07 April 2016 Point of Care publication

  Schwartz information pack for smaller organisations

  This downloadable information pack gives you all the details of the training and support package for smaller organisations looking to introduce Schwartz Rounds.

• 07 April 2016 Point of Care publication

  Schwartz information pack for larger organisations

  This downloadable information pack gives you all the details of the traditional training and support package for larger organisations looking to introduce Schwartz Rounds.

• 05 April 2016 Case study

  Ken Schwartz’s Story

  In 1994 a health attorney called Ken Schwartz was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. During his treatment, he found that what mattered to him most as a patient were the simple acts of kindness from his caregivers, which he said made “the unbearable bearable.”

• Joanna Goodrich 26 January 2016 Evidence

  Anniversary Schwartz Round: What makes for a compassionate patient-caregiver relationship?

  This report summarises findings from the UK's 'anniversary Schwartz Rounds' in autumn 2015, asking 'What makes for a compassionate patient-caregiver relationship?' 10 years after the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Care in the USA asked the same question.

• St Joseph's Hospice 15 May 2014 Film

  Demonstration of a Schwartz Round

  This video from St Joseph's Hospice in Hackney shows a Schwartz Round in action. The theme of this Round was 'When I made a difference'.

• Jocelyn Cornwell 15 January 2014 Evidence

  Staff care: How to engage staff in the NHS and why it matters

  Our inaugural report argues that caring about people working in healthcare is the key to developing a caring, compassionate health service. Moreover, it argues that supporting staff should be a central driver in improving patient care, productivity and financial performance.

• Maben et al National Institute for Health Research 01 November 2012 Evidence

  Exploring the relationship between patients experiences of care and the influence of staff motivation, affect and wellbeing

  This study shows the links between patients' experiences of health care and staff experiences at work such as staff motivation and wellbeing at work.

• Veena Raleigh, David Hussey and Ian Seccombe BMJ Quality and Safety 11 October 2008 Paper

  Do associations between staff and inpatient feedback have the potential for improving patient experience? An analysis of surveys in NHS acute trusts in England

  This study examines staff and inpatient feedback to show that high quality patient care is associated with positive staff experience.