Moral Injury in Public Services

Rachel Fairhurst

Published on: 07/09/2025

Exploring the hidden trauma of moral injury in public services - where practitioners are forced to act against their ethical values under systemic pressure. It introduces the Trauma Regulation Board’s regulatory response, embedding safeguards that protect both families and frontline staff. From neuroscience to supervision reform, the piece reframes moral injury as a public safety issue and calls for enforceable trauma-informed standards across UK services