Nursing staff who have been working on the Covid-19 frontline have stated that they need much more support and consistency when it comes to healthcare. This is according to the various information that is present. The mental health support that is being offered by respiratory nurses was not good enough. In fact, in some instances it was downright inconsistent. At the end of the day, they want nurses to be able to ask for help if they truly need it, because there are many options out there.

It has been highlighted that those who work in homecare or even in private nursing were not given any additional support at all even though they were found to be working in conditions that offered extreme stress. Initial findings saw that 21% of the nurses who worked during the pandemic ended up experiencing severe symptoms of both anxiety and depression. This was during the first wave of the pandemic. Causes of stress often came down to them not having the right PPE and the general quality of care that they were able to give patients too. Meanwhile, the latest part of the study helped to highlight some of the gaps that were present in the realm of mental health support. This is especially the case when it comes to frontline healthcare worker support.

It should be noted that most of the nurses who chose to take part in the survey did in fact know that mental health services were available to them, but they did not get the support they needed from the management team or even from the people who worked above the,. This helped them to feel isolated and it also stopped them from seeking the help and support they required at the time, so this was a very important factor to take into consideration.