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

Irtiza Qureshi, Jonathan Chaloner, Mayuri Gogoi, Amani Al-Oraibi, Fatimah Wobi, Holly Reilly, Asta Medisauskaite, Christopher A. Martin, Patricia Irizar, Padmasayee Papineni, Susie Lagrata, Joy Agbonmwandolor, Manish Pareek () and Laura Nellums
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Irtiza Qureshi: Lifespan and Population Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Jonathan Chaloner: Lifespan and Population Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK
Mayuri Gogoi: Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Amani Al-Oraibi: Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Fatimah Wobi: Public Health Institute, Faculty of Health, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 5UX, UK
Holly Reilly: Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Asta Medisauskaite: Research Department of Medical Education, UCL Medical School, London WC1E 6DE, UK
Christopher A. Martin: Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Patricia Irizar: Department of Sociology, School of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
Padmasayee Papineni: Department of Infectious Diseases, London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, London UB1 3HW, UK
Susie Lagrata: The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London WC1N 3BG, UK
Joy Agbonmwandolor: The David Evans Medical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust, Nottingham NG5 1PB, UK
Manish Pareek: Department of Respiratory Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
Laura Nellums: Lifespan and Population Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2RD, UK

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 4, 1-7

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.

Keywords: workforce; mental health; intervention; occupational health; organizational policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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