Recent figures reveal that thousands of Scottish NHS staff have been signed off work with mental health problems. 'A total of 8,540 staff were absent in 2013/14 - up 7% on the 7,975 signed off in 2012/13. .....The health board figures show that in 2013/14, 788 NHS staff were signed off for stress-related reasons for lengthy periods, of between three and six months.' (BBC News, 6 January) The badly under-funded NHS places a tremendous strain on the nerves of its workers and it leads to all sorts of mental stress. RD
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