Sentence examples for overstretched community from inspiring English sources

Postnatally most women are tended to by a succession of overstretched community midwives, who make fleeting visits with zero continuity of care.

The vast majority of Tanzanians and their children are left to fend for themselves, with increasingly fewer chances to rely on overstretched community support.

The mass exodus of Afrin residents and militants is being absorbed by already overstretched communities in the countryside north and west of Aleppo.

As an initial response to the return, UNICEF has expanded assistance already being provided to IDPs and the often-overstretched communities that host them.

But given that many physician practices, particularly those in the community, are already overstretched, organizing and maintaining such services may be close to or simply impossible.

Mark Winstanley, chief executive of mental health charity Rethink, said: "Each year thousands of people with serious mental health problems are being held in police cells, including many children and teenagers, because the right services either don't exist in their community or are completely overstretched.

Activists say existing victim-assistance programs are overstretched and that many crime-hit communities lack support programs.

The care group approach is helping to alleviate the burden on overstretched village health workers; increasing contact between the community and the health system; and reducing the chance of vulnerable children and women being missed with lifesaving nutrition services.

The producers are pitching a reality show in which Dr. Farrago would parachute into communities around the country and help overstretched family doctors care for patients for several days: sort of a medical "Supernanny".

The murder of Mr Meads has once again highlighted broader concerns over patients given care in the community falling through the net - and overstretched professionals failing to recognise the signs of increasing instability.

These ideas are now going to be tried in the UK where community mental health services are poorly funded and overstretched.