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Increasing suicides of female healthcare workers indicate a population and economy at risk
BMJ 2025; 388 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.r558 (Published 25 March 2025) Cite this as: BMJ 2025;388:r558
- Carla Peeters, interim chief executive officer healthcare, strategic adviser for health and workability, founder, director
- COBALA, Zeist, Netherlands
- carlapeeters{at}goodcarefeelsbetter.com
Bambra and colleagues suggest an approach that links health and skills to tackle health related worklessness.1 But when the health of those who look out for people’s health is at risk, so are the whole population and the economy.
In the pandemic, and even before, women working in the healthcare system have become increasingly desperate.2 As …
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