True toll of Covid on health workers
Irish Daily Mirror|June 25, 2022
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SEAN McCARTHAIGH
True toll of Covid on health workers

FRONTLINE workers in hospitals were rightly hailed as heroes when Covid hit Irish shores - but it’s only now the true toll it took on them is emerging with many having thoughts of suicide.

And researchers have laid bare stark findings about what they went through – and how it had an impact on them.

“Concerning levels” of suicidal ideation were found among medical staff at hospitals in Dublin during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the findings of new medical research.

This story is from the June 25, 2022 edition of Irish Daily Mirror.

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