At first glance, the contents seem familiar and easy to dismiss by impatient readers as merely repeating the obvious. Serious seekers of real guidance and understanding will realise the abundance of survey data specific to stress in the health sector and note the comparison between the National Audit Office 2003 study of health and safety within the NHS and the HSE 2005 national survey of NHS staff working in England.rnSuccessive chapters of this guidance lead SoR members and the wide range of other concerned readers through nine lucid and aptly rewarding chapters:rn1. A brief introduction to work-related stress as a real live workplace hazard, which gravely challenges the health of health service workers themselves.rn2. A much referenced and qualified definition of work-related stress, with a reminder that stress is not a weakness and work-related stress is a symptom of an organisational problem, not an individual failing. Sources of stress (stressors) are discussed, together with a categorisation of sources and associated hazards published by the Institute of Work Health and Organisations at the University of Nottingham. Effects and short-term symptoms of stress are discussed, followed by long-term effects, home or work origins, and a major study of the effectiveness of stress control interventions in the NHS.
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