Using technology to reduce stress in social care settings

Jonathan Papworth, co-founder and director of Person Centred Software, explains how digital care technology can help to ensure a healthy and safe working environment for staff.

According to research by the Health and Safety Executive, an estimated 828,000 workers in the UK were affected by work-related stress, depression or anxiety in 2019/20.

By occupation, professional roles that are common across public service industries, such as health and social care, show higher levels of stress compared to all jobs.

Furthermore, the main work factors cited by respondents as causing work-related stress, depression or anxiety were workload pressures including tight deadlines, too much responsibility, and a lack of managerial support.

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