The UK Workforce: Changes to Home Working During the Pandemic & What
this Means for the Future
Abstract
Using data from a larger study, a theme on ‘homeworking’ emerged.
Data from 437 semi-structured interviews with NHS professionals across a
wide range of specialities identified a dominant theme of ‘homeworking’.
Using this themed data, a short preliminary article has been produced
with an infographic guide that is developed as a generic guide, not just
for NHS staff. There are considerable benefits relating to the
current changes in working patterns, with now many working from home,
however there are also challenges and risks associated to these changes,
which require further exploration to ensure that the UK workforce is
best utilised, yet protected. This article provides an overview of this
data, and a helpful hints and tips infographic. A larger, UK-based study
is now underway (in NHS and other) to explore the experience of
homeworking, and understand its benefits and challenges in more depth to
help inform government policymaking decisions in the UK.
