John Moriarty

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined the relationship between coping strategies and wellbeing and quality of working life in nurses, midwives, allied health professionals, social care workers and social workers who worked in health and social care in the UK during its first wave of COVID-19.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated working conditions in the UK social workers, as well as the reasons for these working conditions via a mixed-methods survey and interview study, and found that workload, lack of managerial support and service user/family abuse were distinct demands associated with the role, whereas buffering positive resources were the social work role, peer support and positive managerial support.

TL;DR: Caregivers were at risk for mental ill health while providing care and after the death of the care recipient, and targeted caregiver support needs to extend beyond the life of a care recipient.

TL;DR: There is a large overlap in caregiving and volunteering activities with complex associations with health status, and there is some evidence that combining care Giving and Volunteering activities, for those involved in less intense levels of caregiving, maybe associated with lower mortality risk than associated with either activity alone.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report and discuss the weekly Clapping for Carers - described as 'front-line heroes' that took place across the United Kingdom during the first national lockdown of the coronavirus pandemic.