Your wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic

It is more important than ever to take care of yourself. We've reached out to College members across the UK, who have recommended some useful wellbeing resources, whether at work or at home, to support you through these difficult times.

A guide to overcoming stress and trauma

As doctors are well recognised as being strong, determined, and able to deal with a variety of stressors. But what about when things go wrong? Dr Stacey Killick offers her advice.

Read Stacey's blog

Kindness is our superpower

We can all benefit from building connections and growing compassion, says Dr Anna Baverstock, and the ripple effect from very small acts of kindness can be large.

Read Anna's blog

To plan or not to plan, that is the question!

Dr Eimear McCorry explores her fears that her pandemic strategy was interrupted, and how she found ways to embrace the positives.

Read Eimear's blog

Seven small things for your wellbeing

Dr Sarah Vepers shares her 2020 wellbeing journey, talking about celebrating the small things in life and gives her top seven tips for improving your wellbeing.

Read Sarah's blog

Sustaining motivation to exercise

Dr Christina Tran outlines the value of exercise in maintaining positive wellbeing and what steps you can take to incorporate it into your daily routine.

Read Christina's blog

A Bloom Room for staff wellbeing

Dr Julie-Ann Collins talks about wellbeing initiatives in her hospital, ranging from the calming influence of the Bloom Room to having fun on TikTok!

Read Julie-Ann's blog

Positivity, paediatrics and the pandemic

With the world pretty much turned upside down, we have all been feeling fearful. Whilst it is dangerously easy to become caught in this negative spiral, Dr Mumtaz Mooncey has been determined to spread positivity!

Read Mumtaz's blog

Wellbeing during uncertainty

In her blog Dr Stacey Harris goes back to her basic principles - and offers some helpful tips to maintain wellbeing and poster you can download.

Read Stacey's blog

MindEd

To help frontline staff MindEd has created a Coronavirus Staff Resilience Hub wth advice and tips for managing your mental health and wellbeing.

Go to MindEd hub

Virtual wellbeing events

Join virtual common rooms and support spaces hosted by NHS practitioner Health Clinicians and trained psychologists

Access the events

Looking after each other

In February 2021, we published the conclusions of our Paediatrics 2040 project. In this blog Dr Seb Gray explains why we included a focused report on wellbeing and offers some practical thoughts on supporting the wellbeing of paediatricians into the future.

Read Seb's blog