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NHS staff reaching mental health ‘breaking point’
Members of the Royal College of Nursing union on the picket line outside Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham as nurses take industrial action over pay, May 1, 2023

NHS staff are reaching “breaking point,” a mental health non-profit service for front-line workers warned today amid mounting pressure on the health service.

Frontline19, which provides free mental health support to front-line NHS workers has launched its Care in the Cold campaign to help staff facing extreme pressure.

Alarming statistics show that the suicide rate among healthcare workers remains significantly higher than the national average, with one nurse being lost each week and one doctor every three weeks.

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