DAUK's Dr Natalie Ashburner & Dr Richard Gilpin in Health Europa Quarterly discussing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the welfare of healthcare staff. April 2020, DAUK conducted a survey…
Parts of the UK have entered a third lockdown due to the pandemic, with London's NHS frontline staff preparing for an "inevitable" coronavirus case surge following Christmas and New Year's…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMQ4cmVcyHk "So what we're facing at the moment is we're facing immediate, short, medium and long term problems in terms of health." "Our immediate problem has been demonstrated by the…
Medscape UK's latest online survey of more than 1000 doctors highlights how working through COVID-19 has impacted their mental health and personal lives. The number of doctors reporting burnout increased to 37%…
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Dr Samantha Batt-Rawden DAUK President warns the All Party Parliamentary Group on Coronavirus that we are heading into a mental health crisis in the NHS. DAUK urged the APPG to ensure that staff were adequately supported and valued before heading into a potential second wave.
We explore the mental health impact of COVID-19 and burn out in the NHS as our survey reveals nearly half of respondents are thinking about leaving due to the impact on their personal mental health.