How Covid-19 surge impacted NHS staff mental health

Research shows intensive care staff suffered PTSD after the winter COVID surge

I'm John Warburton with news that two groups of scientists believe nearly two-thirds of intensive care staff might have become mentally unwell during last year’s winter surge of Covid. That’s according to researchers from UCL and King’s College London, who added a similar proportion of workers said their mental health harmed their ability to do their jobs.Their survey also found around 45% of the correspondents met the criteria for PTSD, roughly the same proportion as in British soldiers who’d seen combat in Afghanistan. Stay with us here at Care Radio for more care related stories.

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