It’s time to look after NHS staff if we want them to look after us
By Sophie Crocker2022-04-21T06:03:00
With the new hospital programme now underway, we should consider respite space provision for those expected to work in them so this can be incorporated into the design
《受伤了》是一部基于一名医生的真实生活的BBC电视剧,它最近出现在我们的屏幕上,让全国人民注意到在NHS工作的残酷现实。
While the trauma facing doctors shocked viewers, it is worth noting that this was set in 2006 – a veritable idyll compared with the situation today.
We are facing a triple whammy of Brexit, covid and more than a decade of austerity measures placing additional pressures on the already over-stretched public health system and creating further wellbeing concerns among staff. This is thrown into focus by the fact that in 2020 44% of NHS staff reported feeling unwell due to work-related stress.