Most NHS staff ‘get insomnia and struggle with everyday tasks’ due to gruelling night shift work, study finds
Daily Mirror · Martin Bagot ·
Nurses say NHS shift work is ‘physically, intellectually and emotionally draining… made worse due to workforce shortages’ as study shows its making staff ill
Nurses say NHS shift work is ‘physically, intellectually and emotionally draining… made worse due to workforce shortages’ as study shows its making staff ill
Most hospital workers have “shift work disorder” and are left too tired to carry out everyday tasks, new research suggests.
A study of 440 staff at two NHS trusts found three out of four met the criteria for probable shift work disorder - defined as insomnia and excessive sleepiness, resulting in functional impairment and is linked to greater risk of depression and anxiety. These workers were four times more likely to be depressed.
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