by admin | Aug 21, 2023 | Blog
Cygnet’s CEO, Dr Tony Romero, was delighted to welcome colleagues from the charity, Doctors in Distress, to celebrate a fantastic fundraising total of £11,220, which was raised on a charity hike up Yr Wyddfa/Mount Snowdon. The trek saw a team of 19 Cygnet colleagues...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Jul 13, 2023 | Guest Blog
It is an honour and a privilege to work for an organisation as worthy as Doctors in Distress. It’s been two years now since I began facilitating support groups for the charity, so I wanted to write a short article to describe how the groups run and what makes them...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Jun 12, 2023 | Blog
Although I began one of my recent posts with the phrase ‘it is an honour’, it needs saying again. It is truly a privilege to work with leadership teams for whom the wellbeing of their workforce is a priority – not just lip-service, but a genuine focus on instilling...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Sep 28, 2022 | Blog, Guest Blog
Being a doctor can be fulfilling, but the nature of a doctor’s work can also be very stressful. As reported in 2021, by the General Medical Council, up to a third of trainee doctors felt a high degree of burnout, with as many as 44% finding their workload...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by admin | Jul 6, 2022 | Guest Blog
Self-care and regular breaks are essential for our well being at work, but is the lack of “permission” at the heart of why we don’t achieve these most basic of human needs? The importance of self-care remains in the spotlight, as the covid pandemic has continued to...