One in 10 doctors and nurses in Europe experience suicidal thoughts, a new survey carried out by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe has revealed. The landmark survey, funded under WHO/Europe’s project with the European Commission – coinciding with World Mental Health Day – analysed nearly 100,000 responses from 29 countries, from October 2024 until April this year. The key finding is that doctors and nurses are working in conditions that harm their mental health and well-being – also impacting patients. “Ultimately, the mental health crisis among our health workers is a health security crisis, threatening the integrity of our health systems,” said Hans Henri P. Kluge, WHO’s Europe Director.
Europe’s health system under strain as doctors and nurses face mental health crisis | UN News
