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THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS
 
Explore this innovative new volume covering the growing mental health crisis amongst healthcare practitioners
 
In The Mental Health and Wellbeing of Healthcare Practitioners, accomplished researchers and authors Esther Murray and Jo Brown deliver an insightful exploration of the theoretical and practical aspects of implementing mental health improvement within the healthcare system through a range of practical examples and cases.
 
The book also explores the possibilities available to professionals to talk about their mental health using "borrowed" words and concepts, and uncovers structural and social concerns that prevent practitioners from accessing the time and space they need to address their mental health concerns.
 
Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of topics such as:
* Borrowed words in emergency medicine and how moral injury makes spaces for talking
* Finding a voice through medical student engagement in creative enquiry
* Using language and discourse to explore queer identities in medicine
* Stress and mental wellbeing in emergency medical dispatchers and paramedics
 
Perfect for healthcare students, professionals, and researchers in the fields of medicine, medical education, psychology, and sociology, The Mental Health and Wellbeing of Healthcare Practitioners will also earn a place in the libraries of healthcare management professionals and regulators.

List of contents

Editor Biography ix
 
List of Contributors x
 
Introduction xi
 
Part 1 Research 1
 
Chapter 1 Borrowed Words in Emergency Medicine: How 'Moral Injury' Makes Space for Talking 3
Esther Murray
 
Context 3
 
Description 9
 
Future Directions for Research and Intervention 11
 
References 12
 
Chapter 2 What Does Creative Enquiry Have to Contribute to Flourishing in Medical Education? 14
Louise Younie
 
Context 14
 
Description 16
 
What I Learnt 17
 
Student Dialogue with Patients 17
 
Student Dialogue with Each Other 18
 
Student Dialogue with Themselves 20
 
Future Directions 21
 
References 24
 
Chapter 3 Embracing Difference: Towards an Understanding of Queer Identities in Medicine 28
Helen Bintley and Jo Winning
 
Context 28
 
Locating the Problem 28
 
Being a Body 29
 
'Unspeakable Things Unspoken': Linguistic Vulnerability and the Body 30
 
Description 33
 
Challenging Values and Questioning Norms: The Medical Curriculum as Discourse 33
 
Future Directions 34
 
Towards Change 34
 
Notes 37
 
References 38
 
Chapter 4 Stress and Mental Well-Being in Emergency Medical Dispatchers 41
Astrid Coxon
 
Context 41
 
Description 42
 
Future Directions 49
 
References 51
 
Chapter 5 Paramedics' Lived Experiences of Post-Incident Traumatic Distress and Psychosocial Support: An Interpretative Phenomenological Study 54
Joanne Mildenhall
 
Distress 57
 
Ambivalence of Talking 60
 
Informal and Formal Support at Work 62
 
Support Outside of Work 63
 
Discussion 64
 
Limitations of the Study 68
 
Conclusion 68
 
Conflicts of Interest 69
 
References 69
 
Part 2 Practice 73
 
Chapter 6 On Knowing, Not Knowing and Well-Being: Conversations About Practice 75
Clare Morris
 
Introduction 75
 
Context 76
 
Professional Learning and Well-Being 76
 
Organisational Culture, Learning and Well-Being 77
 
Implications for Educational Practice 79
 
Learning from Mistakes 79
 
Learning Through Questioning 81
 
Learning Through Debrief and Feedback 82
 
Concluding Comments 85
 
References 85
 
Chapter 7 The Complex Issues that Lead to Nurses Leaving the Emergency Department 88
Imogen Skene
 
Context 88
 
Increasing Pressure 88
 
Nursing Shortages 88
 
Workforce Retention 89
 
Well-being 89
 
Description 90
 
Exit Interviews 90
 
Why Do Nurses Leave the ED? 91
 
Stress 91
 
Burnout 91
 
Moral Injury 92
 
Debrief 93
 
Culture 94
 
Shift Work 94
 
Career Progression and Development 95
 
Lifestyle Changes 95
 
Future Directions 96
 
References 97
 
Chapter 8 How Do We Protect Our Healthcare Workers from the Occupational Hazard that Nobody Talks About? 100
Matthew Walton
 
Acknowledgements 106
 
References 106
 
Chapter 9 What is peer support? Co-Creating a Programme 109
Rebecca Connolly, Esther Murray, Andrea James,
 
Liz Harris and Bernice Hancox
 
Context 109
 
Introduction 109
 
Fitness to Practise (FtP) 111
 
Peer Support 112
 
Co-Creating the Programme - What Our Peer Support Entails 113
 
Experiences of Becoming Part of the Peer Support Programme - What Motivates Us? 114
 
Bernice Hancox - Paramed

About the author

Esther Murray is a Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. She has thirteen years of experience as a health psychologist and was the first researcher in the United Kingdom to explore the concept of moral injury in medicine. She is a sought-after speaker at national and international conferences for healthcare professionals, educators, and students.
Jo Brown is Professor Emerita of Medical Education at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. She has been teaching since 1992 and has specialised in Clinical Communication since 1998. She is a recipient of the prestigious National Teaching Fellowship award from Advance HE.

Summary

THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF HEALTHCARE PRACTITIONERS

Explore this innovative new volume covering the growing mental health crisis amongst healthcare practitioners

In The Mental Health and Wellbeing of Healthcare Practitioners, accomplished researchers and authors Esther Murray and Jo Brown deliver an insightful exploration of the theoretical and practical aspects of implementing mental health improvement within the healthcare system through a range of practical examples and cases.

The book also explores the possibilities available to professionals to talk about their mental health using "borrowed" words and concepts, and uncovers structural and social concerns that prevent practitioners from accessing the time and space they need to address their mental health concerns.

Readers will also benefit from the inclusion of topics such as:
* Borrowed words in emergency medicine and how moral injury makes spaces for talking
* Finding a voice through medical student engagement in creative enquiry
* Using language and discourse to explore queer identities in medicine
* Stress and mental wellbeing in emergency medical dispatchers and paramedics

Perfect for healthcare students, professionals, and researchers in the fields of medicine, medical education, psychology, and sociology, The Mental Health and Wellbeing of Healthcare Practitioners will also earn a place in the libraries of healthcare management professionals and regulators.

Product details

• Authors: Jo Brown, Jo (Queen Mary University of London Brown, E Murray, Esther Murray, Esther (Queen Mary University of London Murray, Esther Brown Murray
• Assisted by: Brown (Editor), Brown (Editor), Jo Brown (Editor), Brown Jo (Editor), Esthe Murray (Editor), Esther Murray (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2021
• EAN: 9781119609513
• ISBN: 978-1-119-60951-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Non-clinical medicine; Krankenpflege, Ergotherapie, psychische Gesundheit, Mental Health, Nursing, Health & Social Care, Gesundheits- u. Sozialwesen, Krankenpflege i. d. Psychologie, Mental Health Nursing, Ergotherapie u. psychische Verfassung, Occupational Therapy and Mental Health