The COVID19 Pandemic has put the healthcare community under immense pressure both professionally and personally. Stress levels are high with concerns about putting their health at risk, PPE provisions, inconsistencies with testing strategies in addition to societal lockdown affecting 1 in every 5 people world-wide. Burnout already has a high prevalence in healthcare workers, and it has been well accepted that this is likely to increase over the coming months. In this episode, Paedipods Founder/PodCast host Mr Pranai Buddhdev talks to Dr Daniel Wilkes, Trainee Rep for the Royal College of Psychiatrists and Vice Chair of the trainee section of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges about managing stress and provide a better understanding of the warning signs of burnout with 10 tips to nurture resilience. @HowYouDoingNHS on Twitter
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Links as below:
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges page on Mental Health & Wellbeing for Healthcare Professionals: https://www.aomrc.org.uk/covid-19-mentalwellbeing/
NHS Mindfulness information: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mindfulness/
Ms Rantimi Ayodele Article on Managing 'VUCA' in COVID19: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reclaiming-vuca-from-covid-19-rantimi-ayodele/
Headspace free for NHS: https://www.headspace.com/nhs
Unmind free for NHS: https://nhs.unmind.com/signup
BMA Wellbeing service: https://www.bma.org.uk/media/2217/bma-wellbeing-covid-19-poster.pdf
Danielle Ofri MD Book: What Doctors Feel on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/What-Doctors-Feel-Emotions-Practice-ebook/dp/B008ED6AGS