More than half of ambulance service staff in the UK are "overwhelmed at work" according to a worrying survey conducted by the union UNISON, which has warned of the pandemic 's "terrible toll" on staff wellbeing.
Of more than 1,100 staff members across the country, 75% told UNISON they had seen stress and pressure increase compared to before the pandemic - while more than half of those to respond said they were "overwhelmed at work" (57%) and "struggling to cope with the demands of their jobs" (53%).
UNISON's head of health Sara Gorton said the survey showed the "system was creaking at the seams" while a senior North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) figure said the survey "reflects the physical and mental demands" staff were under.
