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Coronavirus: Front-NHS-staff "the risk of PTSD'

Feb 16,2020 12:35 am

NHS Staff at The Front of the Corona-Virus could develop pandemic, anxiety, burnout or post-traumatic stress disorder, The Bbc was told.

Psychological First Aid should be provided, such as the United Kingdom is a risk, in a "future of the Mental Health crisis", the "British Psychological Society" said to be running.

the Minister saying that NHS employees can call a Hotline when you feel stressed.

But the MPs say that this is not enough and the government should provide additional support to those who are feeling overwhelmed.

The cross-party group says any support should be extended to all front-line Staff such as care home Staff , funeral Directors, workers and cleaners.

In a letter to the deputies call for the administration in front-line to bring organisations, preventive measures such as regular breaks, encourage people to say to themselves and to the people that it is "OK-not OK".

The deputies and The British Psychological society also say that professional assistance from psychologists and therapists must be easily accessible - so trauma can be treated early.

Front-line employees in the coronavirus crisis are exposed to routinely, things, the counter of The General population would never loss the patient's illness from colleagues, high levels of stress and increased burden Covid-19.

Trauma can leave some with sleeplessness, feeling disorientated, with a sense of guilt or even physical symptoms such as shaking, headache, loss of appetite, and aches and pains.

Some People might see a deterioration in their Mental Health or anxiety or PTSD.

"We run The Risk of a future Mental Health crisis and A Generation of burned out, the health of the workers," said Kathryn Scott , director of policy at The British Psychological Society.

"If we now act with a plan focused on prevention and management we can minimize the impact of trauma on the helper in Covid-19. "

A Department of health and social care spokesman said: "We share the concerns that this epidemic poses challenges to the Mental Health and well-being of all our health care professionals. "

The spokesman said Nhs England had to offer in a partnership with Headspace, UnMind, and Big Health to "free-to-use Mental Health apps for both the NHS and nursing Staff ".

A £5m Grant was to Fund Mental Health charities, and the additional benefits for people, the fighting, the spokesman said.

Dr Andrew Molodynski, consultant psychiatrist and Mental Health lead for The British Medical Association, said: "the health of the workers are used to see death, but We Are not to see the usual lot and a lot of people do not die if we do nothing about it.

"This is going to cause a lot of symptoms of anxiety, depression and trauma.

"I'm to see that in My Hospital employees are frightened and some are already out of work because of the impact on Mental Health . "

The all-party group of MPs has urged the government to encourage, to treat the NHS and care organisations, the ways your employees with compassion, and guide to get help.

The MPs also call for a focus on psychological First Aid , developed for use in disasters, such as hurricanes or forest fires in the United States.

He sees people encouraged to be in danger to seek help and support each other with stress before it becomes a serious long-term problem.

SNP MP Lisa Cameron , who wrote The Letter to health Minister, Matt Hancock , said that the protection of the Mental Health of employees is "significant" - as well as the provision of protective equipment.

Ms Cameron added: "If we don't act now, front-line Staff and communities will live with the psychological consequences of coronavirus for the coming decades. "

thousands of people in the UK died after he was diagnoses with coronavirus,



coronavirus pandemic, mental health, nhs, ptsd, anxiety

Source of news: bbc.com

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