Caring for Those Who Take Care of Others: Developing Systemic and Sustainable Mental Health Support for the Diverse Healthcare Workforce in the United Kingdom

I Qureshi, J Chaloner, M Gogoi, A Al-Oraibi, A Wobi, H Reilly, A Medisauskaite, C.A. Martin, Patricia Irizar, P Papineni, S Lagrata, J Agbonmwandolor, Manish Pareek, Laura B. Nellums

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Abstract

Pressures such as high workload, stretched resources, and financial stress are resulting in healthcare workers experiencing high rates of mental health conditions, high suicide rates, high rates of staff absences from work, and high vacancy rates for certain healthcare professions. All of these factors point to the fact that a systematic and sustainable approach to mental health support at different levels and in different ways is more important than ever. In response, we present a holistic analysis of the mental health and wellbeing needs of healthcare workers across the United Kingdom healthcare ecosystem. We recommend that healthcare organisations should consider the specific circumstances of these staff and develop strategies to counter the negative impact of these factors and help safeguard the mental health of their staff.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3242
JournalInternational Journal of Environmental Health Research
Volume20
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 13 Feb 2023

Keywords

  • intervention
  • mental health
  • occupational health
  • organizational policy
  • workforce

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