Wellbeing Resources
This section of the website aims to provide our community with support on looking after their wellbeing and mental health. It’s vital we open up the conversation as workplace stress in healthcare affects not only doctors’ mental health, but the quality of care provided for patients.
It’s more crucial than ever that you look after your own mental and physical health while you are looking after others. Recognising early on the red flags associated with occupational burnout can help you prevent it. We have developed a range of resources below to help you recognise warning signs, provide advice on looking after yourself, how to get help and where, and more.
Focus on wellbeing: Workforce retention and avoiding burnout
We really have no alternatives to paying attention to our Wellbeing and developing skills to enhance it. Mindfulness has been shown to improve our Wellbeing and there are other aspects of our behaviours that we can work on to improve our Wellbeing. Stress is inevitable, and we need a reappraisal strategy.
Wellbeing for Doctors & How to get Gastro Speciality Training Back on Track
This webinar, recorded on the 26th February 2021, featured talks regarding wellbeing and mental health, and how trainees can get their training back on track after the COVID-19 pandemic. The webinar was chaired by the former BSG Trainees Committee Chair, Dr Elizabeth Ratcliffe, and was introduced by Dr Alastair McKinlay, President of BSG 2020 - 2022. Please note this video is for members only so you will need to login in order to access the page.
Useful Links
- NHS (England) – Supporting our People – Resources for NHS staff in England to help you manage your own health and wellbeing whilst looking after others
- Public Health Agency (Northern Irelend) – Staff Health and Wellbeing – Access to information and support for health and social care staff in Northern Ireland
- Scottish Government – National Wellbeing Hub – Resources for health and social care staff in Scotland to help manage their wellbeing
- Health Education and Improvement Wales – Health and Wellbeing resources – Resources and tools to support healthcare staff in Wales
- The BMA Counselling Service – Confidential helpline for all doctors across the UK, not just BMA members, also has a directory of support services
- NHS Staff Support Line – Free, confidential helpline for all NHS staff in England
- NHS Practitioner Health – Free, confidential NHS service for doctors across England with mental illness and addiction problems, who are working or looking to return to clinical practice
- Psychological Helplines from Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland – Local helplines supporting healthcare staff across Northern Ireland
- National Wellbeing Hub Support Line Directory – Directory of services for NHS Staff in Scotland
- Health for Health Professionals Wales – Free counselling service for all doctors in Wales
- Project 5 – Free wellbeing support service for healthcare workers
- RCP Mental Health and Wellbeing Resource – Opens up the conversation about mental health issues and their impact on physicians