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Covid: Care staff reveal mental impact of pandemic – BBC News
Care staff explain how the pandemic has affected their mental health as a union calls for them to get more support.
By Alison HoltSocial Affairs Correspondent, BBC News
image captionGeorgina’s experiences during the pandemic left her questioning whether she could carry on
Social care workers need better mental health support and time to recover from the pressures of working through the pandemic, a union has said. Care staff have seen a high number of deaths from Covid-19, particularly in residential and nursing homes.
“I struggled to go into the rooms of the people that passed away,” Georgina Noonan says. “I…
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