The Government, HSE and private healthcare providers must work together to improve access to mental wellbeing support for healthcare workers as they go from fighting Covid-19 on the frontline, straight to tackling a colossal referral backlog which will lead to further exhaustion, the Medical Protection Society (MPS) said today.
MPS – the world’s leading protection organisation for healthcare professionals, supporting over 21,000 in Ireland – said doctors may be experiencing burnout, grief or PTSD from treating Covid-19 patients, but will not have time to seek treatment or recuperate before facing the many thousands of patients with delayed diagnoses following the cancellation of non-urgent care.
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