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cord-339380-1gq9wy32	Tracy, Derek K.	What should be done to support the mental health of healthcare staff treating COVID-19 patients?	2020-05-19		.txt	text/plain	1813	101	47	There is an urgent need to provide evidence-based well-being and mental health support for front-line clinical staff managing the COVID-19 pandemic who are at risk of moral injury and mental illness. This editorial describes the evidence base for optimising staff support and how healthcare systems such as the National Health Service (NHS) can practically implement such approaches. Although there is no evidence to support more generalised post-incident organisational screening, experienced welfare-focused staff with training in predisposing risk factors and developing signs of mental illness can be utilised to help identify individuals appearing to be developing difficulties and to appropriately follow them up, for example at the end of a shift. Moral injury and the development of mental illness are very real risks for staff working in unprecedented scenarios often well outside their ordinary levels of experience and training. This editorial provides an evidence-based model of support and care for staff and managers in these environments.	./cache/cord-339380-1gq9wy32.txt	./txt/cord-339380-1gq9wy32.txt