Qureshi, Irtiza ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2273-844X, Chaloner, Jonathan, Gogoi, Mayuri, Al-Oraibi, Amani, Wobi, Fatimah, Reilly, Holly, Medisauskaite, Asta, Martin, Christopher A., Irizar, Patricia, Papineni, Padmasayee, Lagrata, Susie, Agbonmwandolor, Joy, Pareek, Manish and Nellums, Laura (2023) Caring for those who take care of others: developing systemic and sustainable mental health support for the diverse healthcare workforce in the United Kingdom. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20 (4):3242. ISSN 1661-7827 (Print), 1660-4601 (Online) (doi:10.3390/ijerph20043242)

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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.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	workforce, mental health, intervention, occupational health, organizational policy
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RT Nursing
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
Last Modified:	20 Nov 2025 11:55
URI:	https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/51360

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