Work stress, high workload, and understaffing are the primary factors driving health professionals out of the NHS, suggest the results of a survey published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

Work stress, high workload, and understaffing are the primary factors driving health professionals out of the NHS, suggest the results of a survey published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

NHS GP Doctor Amir Khan has pointed out that while stress can act as a positive motivator, helping you meet deadlines or excel in performance, unchecked stress can "wreak havoc" on your physique.

Like many of her NHS colleagues in London, she experiences times of pressure and stress at work. The Covid-19 pandemic caused her to reflect more on her mental well-being.

Source: NHS England. The 2023/24 figure might slightly increase once final data is published. NHS Talking Therapies offer NICE-recommended psychological therapies for adults with common mental health ...

1.5 million sick days were taken in 2020-2022 by NHS workers in the West Country. After seeing the stress of doctors treating her dad in hospital and working as a counsellor herself, Claire ...

Their implementation in the NHS Talking Therapies for Anxiety and Depression service, with its excellent routine outcome monitoring programme, means that it will be possible to further assess their ...

The NHS in England has been ordered to stress-test the system ahead of severe winter pressures and possible mass-strikes from health workers. Skip to content.