Mandatory Training – Is There Light At The End Of The Tunnel?
Most clinicians have, I suspect, experienced a slight ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ when facing online mandatory training. Which of the following statements about mandatory training is correct? A. It’s aย ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐, contributing to burnout B. It can feel like a...
Peer Support For Doctors – A Lifeline During Challenging Times
According to the latest survey, public satisfaction with the NHS is at an all-time low. Underneath these statistics are ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ facing delays in care. And, also, clinicians experiencing the ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฅ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ of witnessing the impact on our patients. This...
NHS Trust Values – The Roots That Should Anchor Us, But Often Falter In A Storm
๐๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ are the core beliefs that define us, our essence. Collectively, they provide ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ and what we stand for; whatโs important in our lives. Large organisations such as ๐๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ spend time defining and publicising their corporate...
What are the key features of burnout?
Decades of research into burnout have identified three fundamental components, exhaustion, detachment/cynicism and a sense of lack of effectiveness/efficacy. Its more than just feeling tired, itโs a loss of meaning, agency and identity. Exhaustion, that erosion of...