UK workers increasingly absent from work due to burn-out says Mental Health UK
Mental Health UK has noted a ‘worrying’ trend in people calling in sick to work due to burn-out. The charity has labelled the UK the ‘burn-out nation’ suggesting that global issues such as financial uncertainty and climate change have resulted in shared ‘feelings of hopelessness’. A recent YouGov poll revealed that more than …
Burnout occurs in all types of working environments, however, due to the complexities and pressures of working as a healthcare professional, you may potentially experience burnout more frequently. We have put together a whole guide to burnout, keep reading to get some tips and advice about how to prevent and overcome it.
We need to talk about compassion fatigue
Compassion fatigue, or “the cost of caring” is a phrase that has been spoken about more recently in the last few years, particularly among mental health and psychology experts. However, with millions of people working in UK healthcare fearing to be suffering in silence and trying to reduce hours or even looking to quit the …
As we are still in one of the busiest seasons of the year for the NHS, we want to bring light to the vast amount of free wellbeing support available for all NHS staff that you may not have been informed about. If you are someone who works within the healthcare system, please take a …