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Almost 60% of UK frontline health and social care workers (HSCWs) experienced a mental health disorder during the first COVID-19 lockdown, with many of those surveyed suffering "very high rates of distress", suggests a new study led by researchers at UCL and the University of Haifa, Israel.
Given the significantly high levels of mental health disorders across all HSCWs, the researchers believe the sector could be on "the verge of a mental health crisis", and are now calling for long-term planning to meet the needs of the staff, such as specialist trauma services, similar to the NHS psychological trauma provisions for military veterans.