• Thank you Aunty Hilary

    Thank you Aunty Hilary
    Editorial
    A quiet week this week, and all the better for it, really. Whether this is because things naturally go quiet over Easter or because I was internet-free for a week while on a cruise I can’t say. Probably a mixture of the two. So, let me know if I have missed anything via emailing me ([email protected]) or getting me via Twitter @publiclibnews. I’ve also just relaunched the Public Libraries News Facebook page to cover the stranger and more humorous stories in the sector
  • Mental health absences adding to NHS staffing crisis

    Mental health absences adding to NHS staffing crisis
    NHS staffMore than three in ten (31%) NHS employees have had to take time off work with mental health issues in the past year, according to a UNISON survey published today (Sunday).
    As the staffing crisis in the health service continues, the union says the findings – based on more than 12,000 health workers across the UK – show the effects of burnout among employees and mean many more could quit altogether.
    Panic attacks, high blood pressure, chest pains and headaches are among physi

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