Health worker burnout and 'compassion fatigue' put patients at risk. How can we help them help us?
- Written by: Sue Dean, Lead Lecturer Practitioner, Nursing, Faculty of Health., Southern Cross University
ShutterstockThe toll of COVID on our health-care workers has been brutal, with many saying they want to quit their jobs.
The World Health Organization says burnout, coupled with an ageing workforce, is a “ticking time bomb” that could lead to “poor health outcomes across the board, long waiting times for treatment, many...