True care – it starts with us
July 22, 2019
We can only care for other people as deeply as we care for ourselves and true care, starts with us. … More True care – it starts with us
Tag: wellbeing
Doctors’ Health – attending to our own
July 21, 2019
“I will attend to my own health, wellbeing and abilities in order to provide care of the highest standard.” … More Doctors’ Health – attending to our own
Is there a healthy way to be ill?
June 23, 2019
We cannot always prevent ourselves from getting sick, but is there a healthy way to be ill? … More Is there a healthy way to be ill?
Reform is needed for unaccredited registrars
May 22, 2019
We know to our cost that doctors are not superhuman, and if the current epidemic of burnout, exhaustion, depression and suicide is to be dealt with, we all need to be treated as people in order to be able to care for ourselves and do our jobs and and provide the deep care that we all feel for people. … More Reform is needed for unaccredited registrars
Do doctors have post-traumatic stress from their training?
March 10, 2019
Do all doctors have post-traumatic stress from their training? Medicine is a very stressful career, and we are exposed to a great deal of shock and trauma during the course of it. … More Do doctors have post-traumatic stress from their training?
New Year’s Resolutions – let your body guide your way
January 2, 2019
Another year has rolled around and here we are again … reflecting on the year that was, and looking forward to the year that is, and all the years to come. … More New Year’s Resolutions – let your body guide your way
Sleep – our daily medicine
November 10, 2018
Sleep is something that many of us struggle with, and this struggle can affect our whole day, or sleep can be part of our daily medicine. … More Sleep – our daily medicine
The importance of having your own doctor – even when you are one
November 8, 2018
As doctors, we have a tendency to diagnose and treat ourselves when we become ill, which is understandable, but this can get us into awful trouble, and we cannot overstate the importance of having your own doctor, even when you are one. … More The importance of having your own doctor – even when you are one
What is the purpose of exercise?
November 6, 2018
Exercise plays a vital part in a healthy, well-balanced life, so to encourage us all to take some time to do it, let’s look at the meaning of and evidence for exercise and ask ourselves: what is the purpose of exercise? … More What is the purpose of exercise?
Why are doctors killing themselves?
June 12, 2017
Doctors are generally acknowledged to be intelligent. We are trained to care for the human body, and are considered the experts on it and how to take care of it. And we care deeply about people and would never knowingly harm them. Indeed, our Hippocratic oath says to “First, do no harm”. So why are doctors killing themselves?
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