NHS workers reveal impact of coronavirus frontline on their mental health

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NHS workers reveal impact of coronavirus frontline on their mental health
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ACCORDING to the British Medical Association, nearly half of UK doctors are suffering from burnout, depression or anxiety thanks to the pandemic. As fears of a second wave grow, we speak to three N…

"I was 24 weeks pregnant, so classed as ‘vulnerable’, but I was due at work in a busy A&E department the next day. Cradling my bump, I didn’t know what to do. I wanted to help, but was I risking my safety – and my baby’s life?

"I didn’t want Mary’s death to be swept under the carpet. So on April 19, I staged a one-woman protest outside 10 Downing Street, calling for better protection for healthcare workers. "The trauma of working through a pandemic wasn’t something we were taught at medical school. It’s like they sent us into a war zone with a butter knife.

“One patient had no phone or iPad to contact people on, and I wasn’t allowed to let him use mine. I stuck to the rules, but I regret it. The guilt that he died without being able to say goodbye haunts me.

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