Jill Maben (Professor of Nursing Research; Social and Health Sciences) was the PI. She led the overall study design; led and managed the study team, including the research fellow and research associate; and undertook data collection, analysis and the final writing of the report.
Cath Taylor (Senior Lecturer; Psychology) contributed to the overall study design; led the literature review design, analysis and write-up; contributed to the mapping design; led the analysis and write-up of
mapping and costs data; contributed to the case study analysis; and was involved in the overall writing of the report.
Jeremy Dawson (Professor of Health Management; Statistics and Work Psychology) contributed to the overall study design; led the survey study design, analysis and write-up; and was involved in the overall writing of the report.
Mary Leamy (Research Fellow, Psychology) led and conducted the data collection analysis and the write-up of case study qualitative data; undertook the collection of mapping data; undertook literature reviewing; and was involved in the overall writing of the report.
Imelda McCarthy (Research Associate, Psychology) led and conducted the collection and analysis of
survey data; led the analysis and write-up of key players’ experiences interview data; and was involved in
the overall writing of the report.
Ellie Reynolds (Research Associate, Anthropology and Nursing) led and conducted the collection and analysis of case study qualitative data; undertook the collection of mapping data; undertook literature reviewing; and was involved in the overall writing of the report.
Shilpa Ross (Senior Researcher, Health and Social Care Policy) led and conducted the collection of mapping survey and interview data, and contributed to analysis and to the writing of the report. Caroline Shuldham (Independent Consultant and Visiting Professor, Buckinghamshire New University, formerly Director of Nursing and Clinical Governance Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust: Health Sciences) contributed to the overall study design, contributed to the survey data collection and analysis and the costs data analysis, and was involved in the overall writing of the report.
Laura Bennett (Researcher, Health and Social Care Policy) contributed to the collection and analysis of mapping survey and interview data, and contributed to the writing of the report.
Catherine Foot (Director, Centre for Ageing Better, formerly Assistant Director of Policy, The King’s Fund:
Health Policy) led the collection of mapping survey and interview data, contributed to analysis and contributed to the writing of the report.
Publications
Journal publications
Taylor C, Xyrichis A, Leamy MC, Reynolds E, Maben J. Can Schwartz Center Rounds support healthcare staff with emotional challenges at work, and how do they compare with other interventions aimed at providing similar support? A systematic review and scoping reviews. BMJ Open 2018;8:e024254. Robert G, Philippou J, Leamy M, Reynolds E, Ross S, Bennett L, et al. Exploring the adoption of Schwartz Center Rounds as an organisational innovation in England to improve staff wellbeing in England
2009–2015. BMJ Open 2017;7:e014326.
Oral conference presentations
Leamy M, Maben J, Taylor C, Reynolds E. Supporting NHS Staff at Work: What are Schwartz Rounds and How do They Work? Early Findings from a National Research Study, The Caring Organisation: Enabling Compassion to Flourish. Point of Care Conference, Royal Society of Medicine, London, 16 December 2015. Robert G, Philippou J, Ross S, Bennett L, Taylor C, Reynolds E, et al. Supporting the Wellbeing of Staff and Improving Compassionate Care: Exploring the Adoption of Schwartz Centre Rounds in the United
Kingdom, 2009–2015. National Institute for Health Research Health Services and Delivery Research
Conference, Nottingham, 13–14 July 2016.
Maben J. The Links Between Staff and Patient Experience of Hospital Care: A UK Perspective. Invited presentation. Presentation to Faculty of Health Sciences, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, 25 August 2016. Maben J. Schwartz Rounds. Presentation to Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital. Invited presentation. Perth, WA, 31 August 2016.
Leamy M, Reynolds E, Taylor C, Maben J. Ongoing Learning and Reflections from Undertaking a Realist Evaluation of Schwartz Rounds: A Health-Care Intervention to Promote Compassionate Care. Invited presentation. Second International conference on Realist Evaluation and Synthesis: Advancing Principles,
Strengthening Practice, London, 2–6 October 2016.
Leamy M, Maben J. Schwartz Rounds: Origins, Early Development and Implementation in the USA and UK. Point of Care Foundation Conference, Senate House, London, 27 October 2016.
Maben J, Leamy M. Schwartz Rounds: Realist Evaluation Draft Findings from National Research Study. Point of Care Foundation Conference, Science Museum, Manchester, 24 November 2016.
Taylor C, Maben J. Schwartz Center Rounds to Enhance Compassionate Care: Results from a UK Mapping Survey. European Oncology Nursing Society conference, European Cancer Congress, Amsterdam,
27–30 January 2017.
McCarthy I, Dawson J, Maben J, Taylor C, Leamy M, Reynolds E, Shulham C. Schwartz Center Rounds®:
An Intervention to Support Employee Well-being. British Psychological Society Division of Occupational
Maben J, Taylor C. (On behalf of the project team.) UK National Evaluation of Schwartz Rounds: Launch of Film and Organisational Guide. Invited presentation. Point of Care Schwartz Conference, London, 23 January 2018.
Maben J, Taylor C. (On behalf of the project team.) UK National Evaluation of Schwartz Rounds: Launch of Film and Organisational Guide. Invited presentation. Point of Care Schwartz Conference, Manchester, 6 February 2018.
Maben J (Keynote.) Enhancing Compassion in Relationships Between Staff and Patients: A National
Evaluation of Schwartz Rounds in the UK 2014–2017. National Schwartz Rounds Conference, Dublin,
28 February 2018.
Maben J. (Keynote) Enabling and Supporting Staff to Care Well. Humanising HealthCare conference, Point of Care Foundation, London, 28 March 2018.
Maben J, Dawson J, Leamy M, Taylor C, Reynolds E, Shuldham C, et al. Schwartz Center Rounds®:
A UK Evaluation of a Complex Intervention to Support Health-care Staff Deliver Compassionate Care.
Royal College of Nursing International Research Society conference, Birmingham, 16–18 April 2018.
Maben J, Leamy M, Taylor C, Reynolds E, Shuldham C, McCarthy I. Learning and Reflections From a Realist
Evaluation of Schwartz Rounds®– An Intervention to Promote Compassionate Care. Royal College of
Nursing International Research Society conference, Birmingham, 16–18 April 2018.
Maben J, Dawson J, Leamy M, Taylor C, Reynolds E, Shuldham C. A Realist Evaluation of Schwartz Center
Rounds®: An Intervention To Support Compassionate Care in Health-care Staff. WELL-Med 3 Conference,
Thessaloniki, 9–13 May 2018.
Taylor C, Ross S, Phillipou J, Robert G, Leamy M, Reynolds E, et al. The UK Implementation of Schwartz Rounds: An Intervention to Improve Care Through Enhancing Staff Well-being. WELL-Med 3 Conference,
Thessaloniki, 9–13 May 2018.
McCarthy I, Dawson J, Maben J, Taylor C, Shuldham C, Leamy M, Reynolds E. The Impact of a Social and Emotional Workplace Intervention on Employee Psychological Well-being. Institute of Work Psychology
Conference, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, 19–21 June 2018.
Maben J, Dawson J, Leamy M, Taylor C, Reynolds E, Shuldham C, et al. (Keynote.) Schwartz Rounds as Response to Moral Distress. What is Moral Distress in Nursing? How, Can and Should we respond to it? Public engagement event, Wellcome Trust, 21 June 2018.
Taylor C, Maben J, Dawson J, Shuldham C, Foot C, et al. The Emotional Impact of Care.‘Time to Talk’
conference, Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, 25 June 2018.
Poster conference presentation
Leamy M, Reynolds E, Taylor C, Maben J. Ongoing Learning and Reflections from Undertaking a Realist Evaluation of Schwartz Rounds: A Healthcare Intervention to Promote Compassionate Care. Poster presentation. 2nd International Conference on Realist Evaluation and Synthesis: Advancing Principles, Strengthening Practice, London, October 2016.
Blogs
Maben J. How Can we Support Healthcare Staff to Care Well? A National Evaluation of Schwartz Center
Rounds®. National Institute for Health Research; 23 January 2018. URL: www.nihr.ac.uk/blogs/how-can-
we-support-healthcare-staff-to-care-well-a-national-evaluation-of-schwartz-center-rounds/7765 Maben J. Enabling and Supporting Staff to Care Well. The Point of Care Foundation; 30 April 2018.
Organisational guide
Maben J, Leamy M, Taylor C, Reynolds E, Shuldham C, Dawson J. Understanding, Implementing and
Sustaining Schwartz Rounds: An Organisational Guide to Implementation. London: King’s College London;
2018. URL: www.surrey.ac.uk/content/schwartz-organisational-guide-questionnaire
Media output: 9-minute research film
Maben J, Taylor C, Leamy M, Shuldham C. (On behalf of the project team.) Understanding Schwartz
Rounds: Findings from a National Evaluation. © 2018 King’s College London. URL: https://youtu.be/
C34ygCIdjCo