Medical front liners are leaving the medical profession because of prolonged trauma caused by the coronavirus pandemic, says Rupa Karyampudi, a partner at MK Disability Lawyers LLP.
Karyampudi says healthcare workers need more understanding and support in processing the “relentless” trauma they have faced since the onset of the pandemic.
From the beginning of the pandemic, she says healthcare workers have witnessed the deaths of many people, including co-workers that have made the profession challenging. “A lot of them are working long hours, and they’re worried about bringing the disease home.
