A report published by the ICN in September called for measures to provide mental health support and counselling resources for nurses to be scaled up.
Speaking in support of the Covid-19: Are you OK? campaign, ICN president Annette Kennedy said she was pleased to endorse efforts by Nursing Times to “demand the proper support that nurses need”.
We launched the Covid-19: Are You OK? campaign in April 2020 to first raise awareness of the mental health pressures and wellbeing needs of nurses during and after the coronavirus pandemic.
In the autumn, we launched the second phase of the campaign, which partly involves calling on relevant organisations, including charities, unions and other representative bodies, to support its aims.
Source: RCN Foundation
The RCN Foundation, which provides hardship and education grants, and funds nurse-led projects, has become the latest charity to support the Nursing Times Covid-19: Are you OK? campaign.
An independent charity that is part of the Royal College of Nursing, the foundation has the stated aim of supporting all members of the nursing team in caring for patients and improving the UK s health and wellbeing.
It provides grants for nursing-led research and projects, as well as for education and hardship, to support professionals to innovate, develop their careers and get through tough times.
The RCN Foundation said there was no doubt that the Covid-19 pandemic had resulted in nurses and midwives being at higher risk of work-related stress, burnout and mental health problems.
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Cavell Nurses’ Trust helps nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants all over the UK who are facing a personal or financial crisis, often due to illness, disability, domestic abuse or the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Working in partnership with The Honourable The Irish Society, funding has been allocated to support staff working in Northern Ireland and Cavell Nurses’ Trust is keen to reach those in most need this winter.
John Orchard, Chief Executive at Cavell Nurses’ Trust explains, “We know that many nurses and midwives all over the UK are coming to the end of this unprecedented year both physically and mentally exhausted.