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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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Thursday May 30, 2024
Wellbeing and Burnout
Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
Emily, Kirsty and Elaine discuss burnout and wellbeing, specifically
- What is burnout and how does it present in healthcare professionals?
- Why do we struggle to give ourselves permission to prioritise our wellbeing?
- What strategies can be used to support wellbeing and alleviate burnout?
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This podcast contains:
- Discussion of topics such as mental illness and Covid or Coronavirus disease.
- It mentions mental health, wellbeing and burnout. Reference is made to suicide, as well as alcohol and drug addiction.
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More about Emily, Kirsty and Elaine:
Dr Emily Kennedy
Cluster Lead Pharmacist and Respiratory Specialist Pharmacist (Dumfries and Galloway) and Clinical pharmacist, Climate Change and Sustainability, Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics Division.
Emily has worked in primary care, Dumfries and Nithsdale for 20 years after previous experience in hospital, academia and community pharmacy. Emily has been heavily involved in developing and managing the pharmacotherapy service within General Practices and has special interests in Respiratory and Pain. Emily is a credentialed consultant pharmacist, an independent prescriber, works with many continuing education bodies (NES and universities), chairs the Scottish Respiratory Pharmacy Special Interest Group and represents Pharmacy on a number of respiratory committees. Emily is currently seconded to the Effective Prescribing and Therapeutics division at Scottish Government to implement climate change and sustainability plans in respiratory and polypharmacy.
Dr Kirsten Wooley
GP Craigmillar Medical Practice and Professional Advisor to Scottish Government on practitioner (health and social care) wellbeing
Dr Kirsten Woolley is a GP in Craigmillar, working with patients who form part of the 15% most deprived in Scotland. She has an additional role offering advice to the health workforce directorate in the Scottish Government and supporting the delivery of mental health support to health and care workforces in Scotland.
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.