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Karen Shaw Karen Shaw

Redefining Resilience & belonging in a shifting landscape

Friday 6th March 2026 marks Overseas NHS Workers' Day, a celebration of the extraordinary contributions migrant health workers make to the NHS and to the United Kingdom and to honour the deep commitment, expertise, strength and diversity they bring to the health and social care workforce. Angela Kumar explores what resilience means for migrant health workers in the face of changing political and cultural climates.

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Karen Shaw Karen Shaw

Don’t give us a sticking plaster

About a month ago I saw an advert about the healthcare workers' mental health crisis in the UK: healthcare scenarios followed by individual shots of healthcare workers being overcome with emotion in various places. I was pleased to see such a successful film had been made and was receiving widespread coverage when the jarring tag lines drifted onto the screen.

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