by admin | Nov 20, 2024 | Blog, Guest Blog
Dr Emma Presern This week is National Self-Care week. As a GP trainee, my mental health took a nose dive in 2019 and I learnt the hard and lonely way that self-care as a healthcare professional is fundamental and lifesaving. And no one is going to do it for you. But...
by admin | Oct 8, 2024 | Blog, Guest Blog
by Dr Anna Baverstock and Dr Jess Morgan Dr Anna Baverstock is a consultant community paediatrician at Somerset Hospitals Foundation Trust and lead for senior doctor wellbeing @anna_annabav Dr Jess Morgan is a paediatrician and Dinwoodie RCPCH Clinical fellow...
by admin | Sep 10, 2024 | Blog, Guest Blog
I am more likely to die by suicide now than I was five years ago. Why? Because when my husband, Steve, took his own life without warning in 2018, I became significantly more susceptible to this horrifying end too. The facts are clear: people bereaved by the sudden...
by admin | Aug 15, 2024 | Blog, Guest Blog
‘Mum did something really weird today’ said my non-medical sister to my brother and I. I looked up and took note, as there was something in the tone of her voice that made me feel uneasy. I said nothing and waited for her to continue speaking.‘She picked up the TV...
by admin | Aug 5, 2024 | Guest Blog
I get off the phone with L and breathe a sigh of relief. At least that’s done. Now I need a GP appointment. I call and get an emergency on the day telephone consultation. At this point I am desperate for an empathetic voice on the other side of the phone. Surely, they...
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...
