Support and guidance for partners and practice leaders

You have real influence over whether your team gets support, including your practice manager. This page sets out the business case and the practical tools.

14–29%

drop in absenteeism

linked to wellbeing support

Why this matters in practice terms

Wellbeing support is linked to a 14 to 29% drop in absenteeism and higher job satisfaction across the workforce. Set against the cost of turnover, recruitment and locum cover, this is a retention decision as much as a wellbeing one.

Leading with compassion

Grounded in the King’s Fund’s work on compassionate leadership: empathy paired with thoughtful action, not empathy alone.

Coaching-informed conversations, not directive ones

Ask what someone needs rather than telling them what to do.

Start from your own data, not just a number to report

Use your team’s GP Staff Survey results as a starting point for a conversation.

Supporting your practice manager

Most practices have one practice manager, with no internal peer to compare notes with. Protecting their time the way you protect your own matters here.

See the practice managers page →

Tools

CWTH & Practice-Based
Coaching scheme
Mentoring scheme
CPD calendar
Insights Discovery training
Confidential & External
NHS health and wellbeing framework
Sickness Absence Toolkit
Menopause and the workplace
BMA Burnout questionnaire
Core Managers: Developing Inclusive Workplaces

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