Wellbeing for health professionals

Dr Jess Morgan reflects on dealing with bereavement as a paediatrician and how best to cope with the emotional impact. "With burnout and mental illness in medicine at an all-time high, we need to act now to amplify the conversation around compassion."

Camilla reflects on a week of the most significant industrial action ever taken by doctors in the NHS. She signposts the College's industrial action resources as well as reminding members of some opportunities to apply for mentoring and to feed into the GMC National Training Survey.

In this instalment of our roadshow, we heard from Dr Dal Hothi, Officer for Lifelong Careers who addressed wellbeing from a lifelong careers perspective. Dr Anna Baverstock and Dr Bob Klaber then gave a talk on kindness and civility.

In a tough week for the child health agenda in the UK, Camilla encourages us to continue to advocate on children's behalf. She also shares her gratitude for the efforts of some of our overseas partners and our subspecialty groups.

Camilla reflects on a particularly inspiring trip to Northern Ireland and gears up for the year ahead. She also encourages colleagues to share their brilliant work at this year’s annual conference.

Change is always unsettling and can be challenging, especially if one is unprepared. Dr Sanjay Suri recognises that retirement is a change that is often romanticised but not usually spoken of as a time for readjustment. And that there's someting more important than happiness.

Rather than a sudden separation, Dr John Warner has eased into retirement with a number of activities that have helped him build an alternative and rewarding life.

The high levels of Group A strep infections have placed enormous pressures on an already fragile health system, and it can feel tough being a paediatrician. But there is welcome news, too, from a national focus on air pollution to investment in genomics. Camilla writes her last message of 2022 to me...

There are many positive effects that occur when being kind to yourself, your colleagues and those around you. This page houses some inspiring resources that explore this topic.

Camilla reflects on her recent trip to Scotland celebrating ‘Paediatrics Past and Present’ and remembers the lives of two outstanding clinicians. She also signposts updates to resources for services facing extreme pressures this winter.