Working life in the pandemic

Care workers are invited to take part in a survey on quality of working life and coping during the pandemic.  It is the fifth survey of a series of pandemic surveys to explore the health and wellbeing of nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers across the UK. Reports from the first four surveys have helped to shape good practice guidance and can be found at www.hscworkforcestudy.co.uk. For more information on the fifth survey, click HERE

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