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Key workers 'risking mental and physical health' while working during pandemic
NHS workers protesting for a pay rise outside St Thomas' hospital in London last week. The sacrifices of key workers have not been recognised by ministers

THE majority of key workers are putting their own mental and physical health at risk to work through the pandemic, a new report has warned.

The Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) think tank’s research also found that many have worried about catching Covid-19 in the workplace, with women feeling most at risk.

In the survey of 1,200 key workers, three in five said that their work has made it more difficult to look after their mental health during the pandemic.

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