HEALTHCARE WORKERS CARE NETWORK

The Healthcare Workers Care Network (HWCN) is a nationwide healthcare worker support network which offers all healthcare workers across the public and private sectors free support, pro bono therapy, resources, training and psychoeducation. The HWCN already has over 500 volunteer mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychologists, GPs, registered counsellors, and social workers, who will provide help, intervention, and support to all healthcare workers. These include doctors, nurses, community healthcare workers, field workers, hospital or clinic personnel, including hospital laundry staff, and porters... The Healthcare Workers Care Network is born of collaboration between the South African Society of Psychiatrists (SASOP), SA Medical Association (SAMA), Psychological Society of SA (PsySSA), SA Depression and Anxiety Group (SADAG), and the SA Society of Anaesthesiologists (SASA)... Learning from oversights and mistakes in other countries, we are well aware that the..