NAM Seeks Comment on Draft Plan for Health Care Workforce Well-being

This week the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) announced it will release a draft national plan for health workforce well-being next month and host an event to collect public input on May 20. The plan will coordinate collective action across priority areas, including 1) positive work and learning environments and culture, 2) measurement, assessment, strategies and research of well-being, 3) mental health and stigma, 4) compliance, regulatory and policy barriers for health workers’ daily work, 5) effective technology tools, 6) effects of COVID-19 on the health workforce, and 7) recruitment of the next generation. NAM’s goal is to create a future where every health worker can experience joy at work and feels valued. The draft national plan is a product of the Action Collaborative on Clinician Well-Being and Resilience, in which AONL participates. Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, AONL CEO and American Hospital Association chief nursing officer and senior vice president of workforce, serves on the collaborative’s steering committee.