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Manifest Success The state of being comfortable, healthy or happy. By Karen Forshaw GP Doncaster (Yorkshire & the Humber) By Chrisssie Mowbray Chartered Physiotherapist (Yorkshire) With the arrival of the first of January comes expectations to set New Year’s resolutions. Common ones are to do more exercise or introduce other healthier lifestyle choices, driven largely …
The Power of Silence By Karen Forshaw GP Doncaster (Yorkshire & the Humber) By Chrisssie Mowbray Chartered Physiotherapist (Yorkshire) NHSE data from March 2021 states that 7 million consultations are carried out in General Practice every week. The traditional model of 15 face-to-face appointments in a 2.5-hour surgery that is repeated in the afternoon is …
Doctor, you can be less stressed By Susan Kersley Personal Development & Work Balance Doctor Notice how your most stressed colleagues get through their day: They never take a break for lunch because they haven’t time to get through the patients anyway. They take work home with them because there is so much to do …
Wellbeing Tips for Thriving in Surgery The state of being comfortable, healthy or happy. By Karen Forshaw GP Doncaster (Yorkshire & the Humber) By Chrisssie Mowbray Chartered Physiotherapist (Yorkshire) General Practice can be tough; in March 2021 we carried out 15 million consultations! We have a very limited time with patients and they come one …
Emotions Managing our emotions By Karen Forshaw GP Doncaster (Yorkshire & the Humber) By Chrisssie Mowbray Chartered Physiotherapist (Yorkshire) As Healthcare Professionals (HCP) we are quite rightly, conscious of the emotions of our patients. We recognise when people are upset or afraid and that in such a state, they may say things that they do …
The Power of Meditation … By Karen Forshaw GP Doncaster (Yorkshire & the Humber) By Chrisssie Mowbray Chartered Physiotherapist (Yorkshire) We all know that life can be fast and furious. Medicine can be particularly pressured. In General Practice we make life-changing decisions every 10 minutes. We speak to lots of people and often support multiple …
Compassion Versus Empathy … By Karen Forshaw GP Doncaster (Yorkshire & the Humber) By Chrisssie Mowbray Chartered Physiotherapist (Yorkshire) When talking to patients, clinicians can sometimes feel overwhelmed by emotion. This may manifest as feeling low, sad or even as if you are going to cry. This can be an odd experience. It happens because …
Breathe The state of being comfortable, healthy or happy. By Karen Forshaw GP Doncaster (Yorkshire & the Humber) By Chrisssie Mowbray Chartered Physiotherapist (Yorkshire) Winter can be a very stressful time of year. The cold weather creates pressures in the surgery and coronavirus restrictions limit us at work and at home. In addition some of …
Wellbeing The state of being comfortable, healthy or happy. By Karen Forshaw GP Doncaster (Yorkshire & the Humber) By Chrisssie Mowbray Chartered Physiotherapist (Yorkshire) Wellbeing is a well-used word in the field of medicine. What does it really mean? Oxford Dictionary Definition: The state of being comfortable, healthy or happy. This definition is very broad. Perhaps we …
