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A book of stories, quotes, vignettes, ideas, that provide useful tools for making working as a healthcare worker more creative, more productive, more sustainable, more enjoyable. A comforting survival guide.
Doctors can often experience a loss of sense of purpose, of not being the kind of doctor that they wanted to be. Feeling so caught up in protocols and guidelines can lead to losing a sense of self, of who you are and what you can contribute.
The Doctor's Wellbeing Toolkit offers ways in which doctors can enjoy their work and be themselves. In order to look after others, we need to look after ourselves. The coronavirus pandemic has required new levels of dedication and commitment, and the impact on health professionals working through it has been immense. This toolkit will offer support and guidance for how to approach life on the frontline. Each chapter focuses on a tool, such as Compassion; Curiosity; Racism Awareness, and weaves in stories, either from the author's experience or from the lives of other doctors. The toolkit provides practical and compassionate strategies for making healthcare work more creative, productive, sustainable and enjoyable. The Doctor's Wellbeing Toolkit offers tools to help doctors thrive.
About the author
Lesley Morrison
Summary
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.
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'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.
