Impact of Brexit on Staff Retention within NHS: A Study on UK Healthcare Industry

BM634 Research Methods

2. ABSTRACT
2.1 Purpose
The major purpose of this research is to analyse the impact of Brexit in terms of staff
recruitment, staff satisfaction, job retention and staff motivation. With the help of this research
analysis can be made of these factors in respect of healthcare industry.
2.2 Methodology
For this research qualitative & quantitative both type of resource methods are utilised & also
researcher used primary & secondary research method in order together all the relevant
information. In this research, a well-structured questionnaire is designed by the researcher &
researcher approach more than 100 people but eventually researcher found 50 successfully
responses from the targeted audience. At the end of this research study, appropriate
recommendations are also provided by the researcher so that company can effectively reduce the
impact of Brexit & improve the efficiency of the organisation & employees.
2.3 Findings
On the basis of this research, it is determined that the main concern of this research is based on
the Brexit & its adverse impact on the healthcare organisations in United Kingdom. The
healthcare business in the United Kingdom is large, which implies that many volunteers are
involved, as well as various employments. These individuals have a variety of skills that is
relevant to caring for people in this way that now the industry in terms features of
unpredictability may be addressed. When the United Kingdom exited the EU market, the
entrepreneurial action a variety of challenges, & as a result, the NHS is having difficulty
recruiting & retaining workers.

Table of Contents
2. ABSTRACT ................................................................................................................................2
2.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................................2
2.2 Methodology.....................................................................................................................2
2.3 Findings............................................................................................................................2
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................5
1.1 About the topic.................................................................................................................5
1.2 Research questions...........................................................................................................5
1.3 Research aim....................................................................................................................5
1.4 Research objectives..........................................................................................................5
1.5 Problem statement............................................................................................................6
1.6 Background and justification ...........................................................................................6
1.7 Purpose of the research.....................................................................................................7
1.8 Research structure............................................................................................................7
1.9 Key Findings from the previous research ........................................................................8
1.10 Rational of the study.......................................................................................................8
CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW.......................................................................................10
2.1 Introduction of Literature review...................................................................................10
2.2 What is the impact of Brexit on staff retention within NHS?........................................11
2.3 What are the challenges faced by UK healthcare industry due to decision of Brexit?. .13
2.4 What are the major the ways used by UK healthcare industry to mitigating negative
impact of Brexit on staff retention?.....................................................................................15
2.5 Conclusion of Literature review.....................................................................................17
2.6 Research Gap .................................................................................................................18
2.7 Theoretical framework ..................................................................................................19
CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY...........................................................................20
CHAPTER 4: RESULTS ..............................................................................................................24
Frequency distribution table.................................................................................................24
Statistical representation.......................................................................................................25
DISCUSSION ...............................................................................................................................34

Primary Discussion ..............................................................................................................34
Secondary discussion............................................................................................................36
CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS...................................................41
5.1 Introduction....................................................................................................................41
5.2 Interpretation of findings ...............................................................................................41
5.3 Context and implication of findings ..............................................................................42
5.4 Recommendation............................................................................................................42
5.5 Limitations of the research.............................................................................................44
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................45
APPENDIX ...................................................................................................................................50
Questionnaire........................................................................................................................50

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION
1.1 About the topic
Brexit is regarded as withdrawal of United Kingdom from the membership of European
union. On the December 2020, the UK and EU decided to manage a provisional free trade
agreement which will ensure two sides of the trade without tariffs and quota (Vidman and
Strömberg, 2020). Now the UK is no longer the part of EU which means that UK has set free to
make their own rules so that their trading policies can be made better (Kazzazi and et. al., 2017).
The impact of Brexit is high within all the industries and in this manner negative and positive
impacts are seen by different industries (Bimpong, Khan, Slight and Slight, 2020). The industry
of healthcare within UK is wide which means that there are lot of volunteers which are added
into this industry and in the same manner there are different employees which are also inserted
within the industry. These employees are having different skills set which is related with taking
care of people in such a way that aspects of uncertainty can be met within the industry (Dorta-
Afonso, González-de-la-Rosa, García-Rodríguez and Romero-Domínguez, 2021). When UK left
the EU market there are different difficulties which are faced within the industry and due to this
NHS is seeing issues in their recruitment and staff retention. .
1.2 Research questions
 What is the impact of Brexit on staff retention within NHS?
 What are the challenges faced by UK healthcare industry due to decision of Brexit?
 What are the major the ways used by UK healthcare industry to mitigating negative
impact of Brexit on staff retention?
1.3 Research aim
To identify the impact of Brexit on UK Healthcare industry in terms of staff recruitment,
staff retention, staff motivation and job satisfaction. A study on NHS
1.4 Research objectives
 To explore the impact of Brexit on staff retention within NHS
 To investigate the challenges faced by UK healthcare industry due to decision of Brexit
 To examine the ways used by UK healthcare industry to mitigating negative impact of
Brexit on staff retention

1.5 Problem statement
The major problem within this research is that due to the implication of Brexit, the NHS
has faced issues in their recruitment and staff retention process as the organisation has employees
which are from UK and EU (Fahy and et. al., 2017). So after the implication of Brexit this was
observed that due to such decision this was not possible for the organisation that to recruit people
and retain them for longer period of time. There are certain measures which are used by the NHS
so that negative impacts of Brexit can be eliminated
1.6 Background and justification
The major research rationale is that the research is related with analysing the impact of
Brexit over staff recruitment, staff retention, staff motivation and job satisfaction within NHS
(Hussein, Towers, Palmer and Mäkelä, 2022). The research is going to provide knowledge in
respect of Brexit and measures used by healthcare industry to manage the negative situation of
Brexit (Milne-Ives and et. al., 2020). The healthcare industry of UK is related with taking care of
people in such a way that their patients can be treated in appropriate manner (Filimonau and
Corradini, 2020). Healthcare industry is related with providing curative, preventive measures to
the people in which people are able to get professional services related with their health. The
research is associated with dual perspective such as personal and professional. In the context of
personal perspective the current research will increase different skills such as research skills
(Alharbi, Mustafa and Benoy, 2022). Communication skills, analytical skills and many other so
that these can be used in order to acquire different benefits in their career and future aspects.
Besides this, in terms of professional aspect the research will provide ease to the researcher in
terms of managing future researches in more appropriate manner (Andah, Essang, Friend and
Reeve, 2021). This research will increase different criteria in which personal and professional
benefits can be attained and in the same time the research will help the researcher in unleashing
their career in superior way (Ridgway, 2019). Besides this the selection of this research topic is
of personal interest of researcher in which researcher is willing to pursue their career in the field
of healthcare so that with the help of conducting the current research, researcher will be able to
acquire deep understanding related with the field so that they can manage their career in effective
manner.

1.7 Purpose of the research
The current research is related with examination of the impact of Brexit on staff
retention within NHS (James, 2019). This is one of the trending topic which is having in-depth
learning for the researcher. The research will contribute in terms of developing understanding as
in context of Brexit and the impact of the same on employees (van Schalkwyk and et. al., 2020).
This was observed that due to the implication of Brexit the recruitment process of NHS faced
higher issues in which the organisation is not able to retain their employees as employees were
forced to leave the borders (Friend, 2021). This was the reason that within healthcare industry
expertise was less and people faced issues in getting mandatory healthcare services (Anderson,
O'Neill, Clark and Pitchforth, 2021). Healthcare is the profession or industry which needs higher
proficiency within staff as there is not scope of error. This research is going to highlight the
points due to which healthcare industry faced issues in their management and staff motivation
which can be used by the industry in order to deal with negative aspects and contingencies as
well (Taylor, 2021).
1.8 Research structure
There are seven major chapter which are added in the research report such as:
Introduction: In this chapter introductory remarks are undertaken along with aim and objectives
of the research which are required to be attained.
Literature review: Under this chapter different articles, books and journals are used so that to
acquire secondary information within the research so that overall information can be gathered.
Methodology: Under this section all those methods are included which are used in order to
collect and analyse data for attaining research objectives.
Results: Under this chapter primary information is gathered and demonstrated using different
charts and diagrams.
Discussion: Under this chapter discussion on the basis of secondary information will be
performed so that to manage research objectives.
Conclusion and recommendation: Under this chapter conclusive remarks are highlighted along
with recommendations that would be helpful for the organisation in order to develop their
business.

1.9 Key Findings from the previous research
Various industries have suffered difficulties as a result of Brexit. Due to the Brexit's tight
resolution, the healthcare business is one of the industries that will be impacted. The movement
of individuals from one location to another has had an influence on the extremely competent &
brilliant healthcare personnel in the UK. As a result, the health-care business confronts a number
of obstacles as a result of Brexit that has an impact on their performance & productivity. There
are a number of methods where the UK healthcare business may address issues such as skill
shortages & time management. As a result, it's critical to mitigate the effects of Brexit by
strengthening a company's marketing so that it can attract more customers. They can concentrate
on assessing pay & salary programs in order to attract highly competent employees. The
company can also change the job listing to meet the market's needs & requirements. Healthcare
organizations may improve their hiring processes & also pay special attention to implementing a
strategic recruiting process so that they can make informed decisions when hiring c&idates.
Because of the tough choice of Brexit, the healthcare business has faced a lot of obstacles. This
is because the migration of individuals from one area to another one has led to the loss of
competent & talented personnel first from UK's healthcare business, & some well workers. The
hospitals' supply chain lacked merely planning as well as personnel shortages management.
Because it happened so quickly, businesses didn't have enough time to reorganize all of the items
that had been damaged as a result of Brexit. Furthermore, not only have businesses borne the
brunt of Brexit, but personnel & the broader public have also been negatively impacted.
Following the detrimental consequences of Brexit on the UK health industry, businesses have
devised a number of strategies to mitigate the detrimental impact of Brexit on their businesses &
their staff.
1.10 Rational of the study
The main motive of this is study is to identify the impact of the brexit on the healthcare
organisations in the United Kingdom. It is determined that brexit provide adverse impact on each
& every organisations in UK which affect the trade of the country adversely. The healthcare
industry of the country also affected negatively. With the help of this study, researcher will also
identify some specific challenges which created various problems for the nsh which is most
famous public health care organisation in UK. This research will highlight the specific way
which can helpful to solve the problem & find out the adequate answers in order to improve the