NHS key workers respite sessions help 'drum away stress'
A mental health charity is helping key workers cope with the pressure of the coronavirus pandemic by de-stressing through drumming, raving and shouting.
With growing concern about fatigue and exhaustion among front-line workers, the mental health service ReCoCo is offering NHS staff respite days to give them a chance to share the trauma they have experienced and release stress in creative ways.
Nursing assistant Teresa Allen, who attended a session in Saltwell Park in Gateshead, said it was nice to be able to "switch off" from the pressures at work and take time for herself.
