NURSES at The Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital are being given the perfect opportunity to relax.

New research used wellbeing data from the Office of National Statistics found Brighton to be the number one most stressful place to live in Britain.

The Float Spa is now offering every nurse in the High Dependency and A&E units at the hospital in Brighton a free floatation therapy session.

The offer is part of a wider Float Spa wellbeing campaign, designed to de-stress Britain’s most frazzled city.

Camille Pierson, founder and managing director, said: “Having experienced the effects of stress after being diagnosed with PTSD myself four years ago, and studying its causes and remedies, I made it my mission to educate others and provide a service of deep relaxation for a city I’m proud to be part of.

“Brighton’s character is defined by the people it attracts and nurtures: a unique blend of artists, academics, makers, and free-thinkers.

“Stress is one of the biggest threats to a person’s creativity, mental health and general wellbeing.

“ I believe it is everyone’s responsibility to look after and nurture each other just as it is to nurture our community.”

Jill Forrester, children’s emergency department manager at the Royal Alexandra Children’s Hospital, said: “NHS staff consistently put 110 per cent in to their job.

“Their dedication and hard work can mean that staff feel the effects of stress more frequently than not and find it hard to relax during their time off.

“As a manager, I would encourage staff to actively seek out ways to reduce their levels of stress whilst they are on their days off.

“The opportunity for our staff to spend time relaxing in a floatation room to distress is wonderful and really makes us feel that someone cares for our wellbeing.”

The Float Spa is a health and wellbeing centre based in Third Avenue, Hove.

It offers floatation, yoga, massage, chiropractic care, nutrition advice and a range of wellbeing workshops.

Its main offering, floatation therapy, is a practice where participants float in a sensory deprivation pod full of Epsom Salt water.

With no gravity and external stimuli, it allows the mind and body to completely relax, alleviating the user from muscular aches, tension and stress and leaving them refreshed and rejuvenated.