According to a survey carried out by recruitment agency Randstad UK – 63% of practising UK nurses who were questioned claimed that pressure at work was having a significantly negative effect on their mental health.
Also, 50% attribute this constant pressure to actual mental conditions, and 21% describing their mental health as ‘poor’. Gender bore very little significance when it came to these latter results, whereas age did – with 50% of 26-30-year-old nurses categorising themselves as being in a poor state of mental wellbeing.
The research was based on a nationwide poll of 300 UK nurses, which suggested that contracts made a difference. 25% of staff doing permanent roles considered themselves roles to be in poor mental health, whereas shift-workers comprised a mere 13% in the same position.
Of the overall surveyed, 30% stated that they believed their mental health was deteriorating, with women being worst off at 31%, with men encompassing 25% suffering a deterioration over the course of the last year. 82% stated that their employer inadequately supported them satisfactorily.
Alarmingly, one in six nurses (or 17% of those surveyed) said they were considering leaving the profession within the next twelve months because of their mental health concerns. This is on top of a further 11% who would also leave, but for other reasons.
How can Oakwood Solicitors help?
Oakwood Solicitors has a dedicated Stress At Work team that exist solely to help clients struggling to cope at work, whether it be due to excessive workload, general stress, bullying or workplace sexual harassment. The first step is to speak to your manager or HR representative – if this gets you nowhere, or your employer isn’t listening, it may be best to seek the advice of a legal professional.
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Article by Stuart Jones
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