The compassion of healthcare workers towards patients is widely recognized, but research
suggests a dearth of compassion among co-workers. Indeed, workplace bullying and …

The National Health Service (NHS) is known to be a challenging place to work, with financial
and performance targets placing increasing pressure on the organisation. This study aimed …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report an evaluation of a leading-with-compassion
recognition scheme and to present a new framework for compassion derived from the data …

The role of compassion in healthcare is receiving increased attention as emerging research
demonstrates how compassionate patient care can improve health outcomes and reduce …

OBJECTIVE To examine factors that influence nurses' perceptions of organizational
compassion and their engagement with the organization. BACKGROUND Despite …

Compassion is a complex process that is innate, determined in part by individual traits, and
modulated by a myriad of conscious and unconscious factors, immediate context, social …

Background Human suffering is prevalent and costly in health care organizations. Recent
research links the use of compassion practices with improved patient experience and …

Aims and objectives To report findings from a qualitative study of key stakeholders'
perspectives on 'compassion'in the health care context. To present the 'Framework for …

Aims and objectives To provide a review of empirical research investigating how
compassion is expressed by nurses and received by patients in hospital settings …

This paper describes two studies that explore core questions about compassion at work.
Findings from a pilot survey indicate that compassion occurs with relative frequency among …