The Chief of Staff for Quinte Health Care has some advice for his staff and the community as a whole during these COVID-19 times.
Dr. Colin MacPherson says his doctors and other staff are working extra hard because of the pandemic and it will cause stress, causing mental health issues.
Dr. MacPherson says the pandemic is putting stress of various kinds on everyone adding it’s time we all had a good look at our priorities.
“We’re going into a holiday season where we’re trying to tell people to recalibrate and prioritize the small things in life and try to accept that you won’t be celebrating like usual and having big parties and so on.”
Dr. MacPherson says the number of calls to QHC’s crisis line has increased significantly from last month as has the number of drug overdoses.
