Caring for Those Who Take Care of Others: Developing Systemic and Sustainable Mental Health Support for the Diverse Healthcare Workforce in the United Kingdom-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

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

Published:2023-02-13 Issue:4 Volume:20 Page:3242
ISSN:1660-4601
Container-title:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
language:en
Short-container-title:IJERPH

Author:

Qureshi Irtiza¹^ORCID,Chaloner Jonathan¹^ORCID,Gogoi Mayuri²,Al-Oraibi Amani²,Wobi Fatimah³,Reilly Holly²^ORCID,Medisauskaite Asta⁴,Martin Christopher A.²,Irizar Patricia⁵,Papineni Padmasayee⁶,Lagrata Susie⁷,Agbonmwandolor Joy⁸^ORCID,Pareek Manish²,Nellums Laura¹

Affiliation:

1. Lifespan and Population Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

2. Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK

3. Public Health Institute, Faculty of Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 5UX, UK

4. Research Department of Medical Education, UCL Medical School, London WC1E 6DE, UK

5. Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK

6. Department of Infectious Diseases, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London UB1 3HW, UK

7. The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London WC1N 3BG, UK

8. The David Evans Medical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK

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.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/20/4/3242/pdf

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