We spoke to Michael West about why compassion is key to looking after colleagues in the health and care system during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Health inequalities are avoidable, unfair and systematic differences in health between different groups of people. This explainer provides an overview of how health inequalities are experienced in England’s population. kingsfund.org.uk/publications/w…

Good reminder after a tiring week

Thanks Anne-Marie hadn’t seen this Dr Anne-Marie Doyle

#COVID-19 in People With #Diabetes: Urgently Needed Lessons From Early Reports via Diabetes Care ⁦American Diabetes Association - DiabetesPro⁩ care.diabetesjournals.org/content/43/7/1…

Tannenbaum et al. offer tips for teams under pressure in current pandemic qualitysafety.bmj.com/content/early/…; share success stories, increase check-ins& offers to help one other, build team resilience by identifying what's not working&encouraging change Nick Grey Sophie Holmes Angela Busuttil

All DCP members can now access free mentoring to develop their leadership skills - find out more at bps.org.uk/member-microsi… and spread the word!

Interesting

Helen Helen Griffiths are you aware of psych support resources for CYP with conditions meaning they need to shield ? Agree the impact is concerning

#RightToRehab

Healthcare workers experiences of working on the frontline and views about support during COVID-19 and comparable pandemics: A rapid review and meta-synthesis medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

As we learn more about recovery from COVID-19....... The emerging long-term complications of Covid-19, explained vox.com/2020/5/8/21251…

Resource the Cognitive Behaviour Therapist cup.org/2VaKWCX

If we ever need a reminder that behind the statistics there are real people and individual stories, read this. Brought tears to my eyes, thank you Dr Rachel Clarke

Important findings. Need to address these beliefs & build trust in decision makers. Don’t wait until a vaccine is out. Please involve #healthpsychogists who have a wealth of knowledge in increasing vaccine uptake.

Aspirational? BPS FacCHP SIGOPAC Faculty for SH&HIV

Interesting

Please help advertise this research study. Due to covid it has been harder to recruit participants and we need your help to promote it and get more people involved. Kidney Care UK @kidneycareuk.bsky.social BritishRenalSociety

From “debrief” to safe story telling. Making sense of experience & sharing stories is important. This webinar explores the methodologies for doing this safely. Booking now- ICS Workforce Wellbeing Webinar. ⁦Dr Sadie Thomas-Unsworth 💙⁩ ⁦Dr Debbie Ford 💚 (she/her)⁩ ics.ac.uk/ICS/Events/Eve…

And thinking of dentists too