The Wellbeing Toolkit for Doctors: A Supportive Guide to Help Everyone Working in Healthcare

by Lesley Morrison

Overview

This is the only practical guide to overcoming anxiety, compassion fatigue and other challenges of day-to-day life on the front line of healthcare.

The Wellbeing Toolkit for Doctorsoffers tools to help doctors prevent burnout, and enjoy their work again. During stressful times, the practice of self-care becomes vital. The coronavirus pandemic has required new levels of dedication, resilience and hard work, and the mental health impact on health professionals working through it has been immense.
Each chapter is a tool, either conceptual, such as Self-compassion, Peer Support, Racism Awareness, or practical, such as how you can positively influence your workplace environment, or enhance your compassion skills through music and the arts. This timely and thoughtful book offers a balanced overview of the issues currently faced by doctors, alongside stories from patients and other professionals throughout medicine.
Doctors can thrive in their jobs, with the right support in place. This toolkit shows those working in healthcare how to gather the necessary support for their own wellbeing, in order to fully serve those in their care.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781786785213
Publisher:	Watkins Media
Publication date:	06/08/2021
Pages:	192
Product dimensions:	5.10(w) x 7.60(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Lesley worked as a GP for 25 years. She believes that the role of a doctor is to promote holistic health care and to engage with the wider issues which affect health. She has a longstanding interest in the role of medical humanities in medical education and clinical care, and she is co-editor of Tools of the Trade, a book of poetry gifted to all Scottish medical graduates with the aim of offering support and nurturing creativity. She strongly believes that, in order to care for others, doctors need to care for themselves, and this has never been more true.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

The Wellbeing Toolkit:

1 A Mirror 7

2 Conversation and Curiosity 13

3 Complaint 20

4 Communication 23

5 Language 32

6 Openness About Death and Dying 38

7 Humour 44

8 Honesty 50

9 Compassion 56

10 Silence 63

11 Self-Compassion 68

12 Compassionate Education 77

13 Kindness 86

14 Green Therapy 90

15 Psychological Support 96

16 Peer Support 105

17 A Nice Place To Be 120

18 Resilience 125

19 Hope 131

20 Roots 135

21 Family Support 139

22 Hats 147

23 Gifts 153

24 Teamwork 159

25 Wide-Angle Lens 165

26 Your Voice 173

27 Anti-Racism 184

28 Mistakes 190

29 Uncertainty 196

30 Structure 200

31 Creativity 205

32 Inventiveness 211

33 Your Personal Wellbeing Toolkit 216

Notes 218

Useful Resources 227

Thanks 231

Index 232

Editorial Reviews

'Helpful and practical for doctors at all stages in their careers... very special and inspirational.' - Adam Kay, bestselling author of This Is Going To Hurt

'A book of kindness, wisdom, and self-care, full of helpful ideas for anyone who cares for others, wants to do their job better, and wants to go on being able to do so' - Gavin Francis, GP and author of several books, including Adventures in Human Being and Intensive Care.

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