Wellbeing for health professionals

In this month’s Thrive Paediatrics blog, one of our Dinwoodie RCPCH Clinical Fellows describes the impact of the language we use when we discuss wellbeing.

When you feel frustration, burnout, even dread, but that you should somehow cope with all that work and life throws at you... Sometimes, says RCPCH Dinwoodie Clinical Fellow, Dr Jess Morgan, you say, I’m not sure I can do this right now.

When Jess received a brief note of gratitude from a colleague, she decided to pay it forward, and the ripples began to spread. Taking three minutes to recognise someone's effort can make them feel valued - and feel seen.

In a difficult week for the NHS, Camilla highlights a major new report on 'Securing our healthy future: Prevention is better than cure', endorsed by 24 members of the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges. She also reflects on what is next for Martha's Rule and shares news of our first Thrive Paediatric...

Camilla reminds colleagues of the forthcoming AGM and the recruitment processes for the next President and Treasurer. She also reflects on a particularly challenging time for the profession as a whole.

In medicine, there’s an unwritten rule that we just get on with things. But, says RCPCH Dinwoodie Clinical Fellow, Dr Jess Morgan, we need to acknowledge the emotional burdens we each carry.

In this podcast, two paediatricians share thoughts around vulnerability, compassion and belonging at work. Jess and Anna talk about brave spaces, the importance (and limits) of self-care and those "small moments of human connection".

RCPCH Dinwoodie Clinical Fellow, Dr Jess Morgan addresses the myth that doctors don’t get sick and how the culture of presenteeism in medicine can negatively impact personal health and wellbeing.