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...
by susannahB | Dec 13, 2022 | Blog, Guest Blog
The Royal Literary Fund pays professional published writers to work in universities, schools, workplaces and organisations using their skills to support all aspects of writing. The call came…. “It’s called Doctors in Distress but it’s not just for doctors but any...
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...
