Abandoned by governments and employers

Nurses, midwives and other National Health Service (NHS) workers are at greater risk of developing Long Covid than other people1 with highest infection rates seen among nurses.2 3 These NHS workers put their own lives on the line to care for people with COVID-19, often without adequate personal protective equipment. At the time NHS workers were seen as ‘heroes’. But now NHS workers with Long Covid have been abandoned by the UK Governments and, in many cases, their employers. Over the past year, we have heard from many NHS workers with Long Covid. We have become increasingly appalled at how these NHS staff are being treated. A constant theme in what people tell us is that HR and managers do not understand what Long Covid is and are unaware of the support needed to get people back into work. In this editorial, we...

Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - December 23, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Twycross, A., Ceolta-Smith, J., Rayner, C. Tags: Nursing issues, COVID-19 Editorials Source Type: research