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Long Covid a factor in Brits dropping out of work force, affecting economy--study

Mon, 2022-12-05 11:44 — mike kraft

UK Says Long Covid May Explain Much of Spike in Inactivity Rate More than 200,000 Britons who left the UK labor market in the year to July reported suffering from long-Covid, official statistics show. Philip Aldrick Bloomberg.com

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Analysis by the Office for National Statistics found a link between the virus and the soaring levels of workforce inactivity since the pandemic struck, which is posing severe economic problems for the UK.

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Resignations of U.S. healthcare professionals is affecting patient care --poll

Thu, 2022-12-01 17:31 — mike kraft

'Great Resignation' of healthcare professionals affects patient care The nationwide shortage of healthcare professionals -- a so-called "Great Resignation" of providers -- is impacting patient care in ways large and small, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows. UPI

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More than half (57%) blamed staffing shortages for the lack of care, and experts told HealthDay Now that these folks aren't wrong.

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European women's work-life balance worsened since COVID outbreak-study

Wed, 2022-11-30 09:47 — mike kraft

European women's work-life balance worsened since COVID outbreak-study European women's work-life balance has worsened since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, a European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) report shows. Dina Kartit Reuters

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RSV, covid and flu are pushing U.S.hospitals to the brink

Mon, 2022-11-21 09:31 — mike kraft

RSV, covid and flu push hospitals to the brink — and it may get worse Hospitals across the United States are overwhelmed, and experts believe conditions will deteriorate in coming months. Sabrina Malhi Washington Post

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housands of U.S. public health experts are losing their jobs at a critical time

Mon, 2022-11-14 17:49 — mike kraft

Thousands of public health experts are losing their jobs at a critical time | CNN As covid-19 raged, roughly 4,000 highly skilled epidemiologists, communication specialists, and public health nurses were hired by a nonprofit tied to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to plug the holes at battered public health departments on the front lines. Lauren Weber,Kaiser Health News CNN

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UK reports half a million workers drop out of workforce, citing long-term illness

Thu, 2022-11-10 12:04 — mike kraft

Half a million UK workers drop out of workforce, citing long-term illness The number of people who have dropped out of Britain's job market since 2019 and who now cite a long-term illness or mental health problems has risen by half a million or about 25%, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said. Suban Abdulla Reuters

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Estimated 3 million Americans avoiding working in person due to COVID --study

Thu, 2022-11-10 10:54 — mike kraft

3 million Americans are still avoiding the workforce. They might be ‘long social distancing’ Unemployed workers might be "long social distancing," a new paper finds. They're too afraid of catching COVID to return to work. YahooFinance

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New York City's Covid economic recovery and workers' return is drawn out

Thu, 2022-10-13 10:26 — mike kraft

In drawn-out recovery, NYC inches out from COVID's shadow NEW YORK (AP) — As kids returned to school last month, people watching New York City pull itself out of COVID-19's shadow wondered whether workers who fled Manhattan's office towers during the pandemic would finally return in a rush, too. AP NEWS

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White House announcement of $225 M training grants for commuitry health workers

Tue, 2022-10-04 10:46 — mike kraft

FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces American Rescue Plan’s Historic Investments in Community Health Workforce - The White House $225 Million in Training Grants Awarded Today; American Rescue Plan Investments for Community Health Workforce Total Over $1.1 Billion Today, the Biden-Harris Administration is awarding $225 million in American Rescue Plan funds to train over 13,000 Community Health Workers

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Covid has left a third of young people feeling life is out of control – British study

Tue, 2022-10-04 09:58 — mike kraft

Covid has left a third of young people feeling life is out of control – study Researchers also found more than 60% of 16-25-year-olds are scared about their generation’s future the Guardian

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