How night shift work affects your mental health

Working shifts can take a toll on your mind and body in ways that aren’t always obvious at first. Whether you’re working through the night, rotating between early and late shifts or managing irregular hours, your sleep pattern is often the first thing to suffer. And when sleep is disrupted, your mental health can quickly follow.

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Sarah Douglas
Sleeping during the day: tips for night shift workers

Working nights is essential for many industries, but it can take a serious toll on health and wellbeing. Unlike day workers, those on night shifts are fighting against their body’s natural circadian rhythm, which is tuned to be awake in daylight and asleep at night. Studies show that almost half of night workers regularly get less than six hours of sleep a day, and poor sleep is linked to fatigue, lower concentration, and long-term health risks.

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Sarah Douglas
The health effects of night shift work: what you need to know

While most of us sleep, more than 8.7 million people in the UK keep hospitals running, stock grocery shelves, patrol the streets and ensure the wheels of modern life never stop turning. This “hidden army” of night shift workers is essential – but often invisible. And the cost of their service? A growing body of research reveals the toll is steep, with serious consequences for both physical and mental health.

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Sarah Douglas
ASK DR SLEEP

Our lead sleep scientist Professor Russell Foster is back to help you support your shift workers, this time answering a question about improving nutrition in canteens…

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Sarah Douglas
ASK DR SLEEP

Our lead sleep scientist Professor Russell Foster is back to help you support your shift workers. Today he’s answering a question about tiredness.

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Sarah Douglas