Covid docs in UK say they are not heroes, but cannon fodder

December 14, 2021 15:25

Doctors treating patients with Covid-19 said they felt like they were seen as "cannon fodder" rather than as heroes.

A study has revealed the strain that Covid-19 is placing on the physical and mental health of NHS workers.

It was carried out by researchers from the Universities of Bath and Bristol, UWE Bristol and the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.

Some of the stories from an overwhelmed system were "truly devastating," Dr Jo Daniels of the University of Bath said.

Read the report here

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