NHS fears ‘mass exodus’ of staff as mental health absences soar in 2021

NHS fears ‘mass exodus’ of staff as mental health absences soar in 2021 NHS leaders and experts have warned that the health service is facing a “mass exodus” of staff in the year ahead unless exhausted doctors and nurses struggle are given more support.

It comes as the latest figures show that mental health absences among NHS staff have soared during the spring and early summer – as a growing number suffer from burnout. The Independent

See also: 

• NHS doctors who postponed retirement at risk of ‘bailing’ from ‘creaking’ system The Daily Telegraph