A LIMERICK academic duo have received €6million in funding for a research project that aims to better understand why nurses and doctors are experiencing high stress and burnout, and what can be done about it.
Dr Trina Tamrakar, a postdoctoral researcher in health psychology at the University of Limerick, and Professor Stephen Gallagher are asking for feedback from healthcare professionals for their research, funded by the European Union’s Horizon Europe programme.
“There is a healthcare crisis, not just in Ireland but across Europe. The issues in UHL are well-noted including staff shortages, staff burnout and long hours,” she said.
Dr Tamrakar said that the UL team is “leading on the project that will examine what work factors lead to burnout and resilience in hospital-based doctors and nurses across Ireland, Denmark, Netherlands, and Germany, among others”.
‘Keepcaring’ is a project funded by the European Union, dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing and resilience of healthcare professionals in EU hospital settings.
It focuses on reducing stress and preventing burnout among healthcare workers by developing innovative, co-created solutions.
Keepcaring combines non-digital, digital, and AI-driven approaches to address individual, team, and organisational stressors, particularly in surgical pathways. The project aims to build a healthier workforce, ultimately leading to better patient care.
The Keepcaring project has invited hospital-based doctors, nurses, and medical/nursing students in the EU to participate in a short survey to explore factors of work stress, resilience, and burnout.
To take part in the survey, log into keepcaring.eu.
