Battling burnout

TEACHERS are to get year-long sabbaticals to stop burnout (Mail). I do hope the Health Secretary takes note and starts a similar scheme for hospital doctors and nurses.

They get little help with the tremendous pressures they are under and if they feel they have no option other than to resign, this increases pressure on the rest of the staff.

I am a retired nurse and have seen what burnout does to people.

NORMAN BACKHOUSE, Liversedge, W. Yorks.