• Br J Anaesth · Jun 2022

    Editorial Comment

    Silver linings: will the COVID-19 pandemic instigate long overdue mental health support services for healthcare workers?

    • Tim Stephens, Emily A Vail, and Jo Billings.
    • Critical Care and Perioperative Medicine Research Group, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK; Adult Critical Care Unit, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK. Electronic address: t.t.stephens@qmul.ac.uk.
    • Br J Anaesth. 2022 Jun 1; 128 (6): 912-914.

    AbstractA study in this month's journal adds to the growing body of evidence regarding the potential mental health impacts on frontline healthcare staff working during the COVID-19 pandemic. As clinical academics representing critical care, nursing, and medicine, and a psychologist guiding support for frontline health and social workers, we offer our perspectives on this study. We discuss the balance between pragmatic and rigorous data collection on this topic and offer perspectives on the observed differential impact on nurses. Finally, we suggest that the pandemic might have a positive effect by instigating more robust mental health support services for National Health Service workers.Copyright © 2022 British Journal of Anaesthesia. All rights reserved.

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