Abstract The concepts of moral distress and injury were originally described among soldiers during wars and conflict, law enforcement agents, and nurses, with growing interest in their importance in other health professions. Public health professionals routinely face tough ethical decisions and face morally ambiguous situations, and are consequently vulnerable to moral distress and injury. Nanny state accusations and slurs in day to day practice by politicians and the public may also cause anxiety and distress among public health professionals and leaders. During the covid pandemic it was found that 64% of the public health workforce in the UK had one or more experience of moral distress associated with their own action (or inaction), and 26% reported experiencing moral distress associated with a colleague's or organisation's action (or inaction) and that 14% of those with moral distress, reported moral injury severe enough to require time off work and/or therapeutic help. Moral distress and injury is being increasingly recognised as a significant issue for health and care workforce. The purpose of proposal roundtable wil
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