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Have you ever heard a colleague working in Primary Care say “the medicine is the easy bit”? Knowledge and skills are essential to good healthcare, but are they only part of the story? This podcast shares wisdom and insights on a range of topics to help people working in Primary Care expand their thinking, be happier at work, and deliver great care. This is The Whole Story. © NHS Education for Scotland 2024. You can copy or reproduce the information in these podcasts for use within NHS Scotland and for non-commercial educational purposes. Use of this resource for commercial purposes is permitted only with the written permission of NHS Education for Scotland.
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Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Tuesday Jul 02, 2024
Zain and Elaine discuss creativity, specifically;
- What is creativity and why is it important?
- How can creativity be used in life and work as an antidote to stress and to rediscover joy.
- How can creativity be used to positively impact service provision. Zain talks about piloting a Wellbeing Club at his Practice.
- Zain’s journey with creativity including launching his you tube channel and colouring books.
And lots, lots more!
This podcast contains:
- Discussion of mental illness, minor injury, surgery detail and eating disorders
- It mentions Covid-19, metal health, wellbeing and burnout, with online gambling and drug references.
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Resources mentioned during Creativity podcast
Doctor Doodle Dad YouTube channel
Zain’s colouring book video on YouTube
Publications by Zain on Amazon, including Lifestyle journal, Wellbeing journal, Golden Hour journal, Daily doodle diary and more..
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (Please note linked webpage contains language profanities).
The Attributes: 25 Hidden Drivers of Optimal Performance. Rich Diviney
The Miracle Morning. Hal Elrod.
More about Zain and Elaine;
Dr Zain Kapasi
Zain is a GP Partner and Trainer in a practice in East Lothian. He is an enthusiastic practitioner of lifestyle medicine, is currently doing his diploma, and is part of the British Lifestyle Medicine Community. He has a YouTube channel and a series of publications where he shares information and practical approaches to health and wellbeing (see resource section for links to these).
Zain has used creativity throughout his life as a way to find joy, reframe his thinking in challenging times, and to enhance his role as a GP and Trainer.
Dr Elaine Taylor
Elaine is a GP in Lothian. She is an Associate Adviser with NES, as Module Development lead for PBSGL and lead for the Whole Story Podcast series.
Elaine is passionate about professional development and has held roles in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education at both local and national levels with the RCGP and NES. She has a decade of experience as lead for Clinical Communication at Glasgow Medical School. She is an International Coaching Federation globally accredited Coach. She has a Masters in Clinical Education, whose research focus was professional identity development.