Please please please nominate Doctors In Distress for all the excellent work that they do! We need them more than ever!

Like 🐼 Parody RCGP (not a doctor) says, PLEASE nominate Doctors in Distress Doctors In Distress 🙏. They are a lifeline for doctors, and they are needed more than ever before, especially considering how appallingly the govt and NHS E treat them.

Doctors are humans too. They are not robots, OK?

Claire Hope (Salter) anna baverstock Anna Kyle Tessa Davis Camilla Kingdon Damian Roland Ian Lewins Ian Wacogne Katie Knight Mike Nick Schindler Never underestimate your power as a role model. The way the consultants behave; the way we talk; the language we choose to use; the way we spend our time sets the tone for the entire department for good or for ill.

Absolutely brilliant article about supporting neurodivergent patients and healthcare workers in ICU.

Lots of this is relevant to other areas of medicine too.

This is a must read if you want to know how you can better support your colleagues

I work from home

So why have I never thought to make my working environment relaxing...?

Self care isn't about the candle or flowers,
It's about taking a moment to think of them.

For The BMJ I did a deep dive into the NHS Practitioner Health saga which saw a halt to new sign ups and a U-turn in the space of 3 days. Thanks to Clare Gerada Dr Rachel Clarke and Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 for their insight. bmj.com/content/385/bm…

In this episode of Understanding Emotions, Zaid, Simon, and Ruth discuss the topic of stress for #StressAwarenessMonth !

Listen to this episode here: buzzsprout.com/955492/14905164

We know that it's hard to reach out for support, but if you need it, we are here to help. If you cannot

I’m making an effort to make the small everyday interactions matter. A brief chat with the barista, a joke with the train staff, a smile at a stranger.
In return I have 3 unsolicited compliments on my blue trousers, a free coffee and a paw from a dog!
#connection

3 questions for leaders to ask:
What one thing...
*you'd like me to continue
*I should do more often
*Can I do to help you be more effective?

Never underestimate the power of getting outside.

Spring is a reminder that there is light at the end of the tunnel.

'To those in power, for what it’s worth: listen to the voices of doctors and the concerns they raise.'

We need to level up all staff, not level down doctors, says Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥
bmj.com/content/385/bm…

'Anxiety is the main problem that people seek help with. Anxious that they will make mistakes, that they are going to harm patients, that they can’t provide the level of care they would like to.'

Zaid Al-Najjar on the value of NHS Practitioner Health bmj.com/content/385/bm…

Huge congratulations to Subodh Dave ☘️🌻🌞 Humanising Medicine

In support of his incredible fundraising over the course of this year,
I have det up a monthly direct debit to Doctors In Distress

Thank you for your incredible effort 👏

Let's be clear

I hate running and
I hate crowds

So why am I feeling really emotional watching #LondonMarathon thinking
'Maybe I should sign up...'

Acknowledging and recognising our inherent vulnerability as health professionals is important to sustaining the workforce

Happy Sunday!

Today's hope comes from these small Wisteria buds...

For the last few yrs it hasn't flowered.

I have tended to it, learnt to prune it...

And this year these beauties have appeared...

I will keep you posted.

Roshana 🦴, if I remember rightly, you'll appreciate this!

As ready as one can be @tcslondonmarathon Been humbling to see your support for Doctors In Distress

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Plz cont to help create safe psychological spaces for healthcare workers
#protectmentalhealth
#stopsuicide

Amanda Pritchard Dr Rachel Clarke Dame Jane Dacre