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‘They were freaking out’: meet the people treating NHS workers for trauma – The Guardian

As the Covid pandemic reaches its peak, nearly half of intensive care staff are suffering from trauma. Who is caring for the carers?

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CoronavirusAs the Covid pandemic reaches its peak, nearly half of intensive care staff are suffering from trauma. Who is caring for the carers?
On a dark evening in April, a month into the UKs first coronavirus lockdown, I joined a shift for the 24/7 text support service Shout 85258. Sitting in my kitchen, I had been given permission to observe its volunteers at work (all connected to the same Zoom session) as they held real-time text conversations with frontline NHS workers. For the previous few…

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