NHS Practitioner Health Wellbeing Podcast
Welcome to the NHS Practitioner Health Wellbeing Podcast, where we come together to discuss the wellbeing of doctors and healthcare professionals!
NHS Practitioner Health is a Primary Care Service is a free and confidential primary care service that provides support for mental health and addiction problems to health and care workers across England and Scotland.
If you work in the NHS and think your mental health has been affected and you cannot access confidential treatment locally, Practitioner Health is here to support you: register with us today at https://www.practitionerhealth.nhs.uk/.
Episodes
40 episodes
Understanding Emotions- Christmas Special!
It's the festive season! Although the holiday season is associated with feelings of joy, warmth, and happiness, this period of the year can be particularly hard for health and care professionals. Medical Director Dr Zaid Al-Najjar ...
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Surviving Domestic Abuse as a Health and Care Professional with Dr Seema Haider and Dr Sandi Dheensa
To mark 16 days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, NHS Practitioner Health clinicians Dr Kath O'Hara and Dr Hannah Minor are joined by Dr Seema Haider and Dr Sandi Dheensa to discuss health and care professionals affected by domestic ab...
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Understanding Emotions- How Can Men Talk Mo About Their Mental Health?
It's Movember! This year, NHS Practitioner Health are encouraging health and care professionals to open up about their mental health via our Talk Mo With PH campaign!In this episode, Zaid, Simon, and Ruth discuss the factors that preven...
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26:52
Understanding Emotions- Burnout with Dr Lisa Tyrer
This International Stress Awareness Day, NHS Practitioner Health Clinician Dr Lisa Tyrer joins Zaid, Ruth, and Simon to discuss burnout. Burnout, as defined by the International Classification of Diseases, is ‘a syndrome conceptualized as resul...
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The Journey of a Black Medic
NHS Practitioner Health clinicians Dr Eleanor Cole and Dr Leon Francis are joined by Melanin Medics CEO Dr Olamide Oguntimehin to discuss the journey of a black medic. Starting from the mental health of black medical students and trainees, Elea...
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45:27
Discussing The Chimp Paradox with Dr Sarah Caddy and Dr Lena J. Huins
For this episode of The Wounded Healer Podcast, Dr Zaid Al-Najjar speaks to Dr Sarah Caddy, a Director at Chimp Management, and Dr Lena J. Huins, Consultant Psychiatrist at Practitioner Health about The Chimp Paradox. The Chimp Paradox ...
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Understanding Emotions- The Mental Health of Junior Doctors and Trainees
It's Mental Health Awareness Week! For this episode of the Understanding Emotions Series, Dr Ally Jaffee joined Zaid, Simon, and Ruth to discuss her personal experiences of mental ill-health during her time as a junior doctor, challenges with t...
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Understanding Emotions - Why Do Complaints Hurt?
Why do complaints sting so much? In this episode of Understanding Emotions, Zaid, Simon, and Ruth discuss all things complaints- why they happen, the impact of complaints on our patient cohort, managing the complaint itself, and the difficult e...
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30:28
Notice the NOW with Dr Lee David
When we feel stressed, sometimes it gets too overwhelming. To end Stress Awareness Month, join Dr Lee David in using the Notice The NOW technique, which will help you to shift out of your stress response! Save this guided session to use during ...
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6:54
Breaking the Cycle: Dependence on Alcohol
Welcome to Dependence on Alcohol a podcast dedicated to exploring the nuanced landscape of understanding and dependence on alcohol. In this episode, we embark on a compassionate journey to unravel the complexities surrounding alcohol consumptio...
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The Love Bomb with Joanna Howes
As healthcare workers, we have to make sure we are showing ourselves love. Joanna Howes' guided meditation will help you do just that- take a few minutes out of your day to practice mindful compassion!
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Let The Breath Catch You with Dr Wendy Molefi
We take around 12 to 16 breaths every minute of every day. The breath is an important tool that we can use for mindful awareness- we can use it to slow down, and notice our symptoms during a moment of stress. This Stress Awareness Month, join D...
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Understanding Emotions - Dealing With Stress as a Healthcare Professional
Welcome to another episode of the Understanding Emotions series with Dr Zaid Al-Najjar, Simon Lyne, and Ruth Deighton. In this episode, Zaid, Simon, and Ruth discuss the topic of stress: how it affects healthcare professionals, how to ask for h...
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26:47
Exploring the relationship between Tolerance of Ambiguity (ToA) and psychological well-being in newly qualified doctors with Dr Daniele Carrieri & Dr Jason Hancock
Dr Daniele Carrieri and Dr Jason Hancock join Practitioner Health's Dr Zaid Al-Najjar and Simon Lyne to discuss Dr Daniele Carrieri, Dr Jason Hancock and Simon Lyne speak to Dr Zaid Al-Najjar about uncertainty in healthcare, the mental health o...
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The Three Step Refresher with Joanna Howes
When we're stressed we tend to struggle to stop or even forget to stop and regroup. This leads to exhaustion , loss of self care and ultimately affects our ability to function as human beings , let alone healthcare practitioners. Jo invit...
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Taking a Breath: Wellbeing Retreats for Doctors with Dr Jo Hacking and Dr Sandy Miles
In this episode of The Wounded Healer Podcast, Dr Jo Hacking and Dr Sandy Miles speak to Dr Andrew Tressider about the doctor-only wellbeing retreats they organise, and how they are used to build psychological flexibility, personal emotional aw...
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Tuning Into the Body with Dr Wendy Molefi- Guided Mindfulness
Learn how to tune into your body using mindfulness with Dr Wendy Molefi this #StressAwarenessMonth. Mindfulness can help you notice signs of stress earlier and deal with them better- have a go today! Dr Wendy Molefi is a highly exp...
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Episode 1
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Self-Care One Stitch At a Time with Dr Paula Redmond and Dr Mia Hobbs
Dr Paula Redmond and Dr Mia Hobbs talk to Dr Andrew Tressider about the value of knitting and other crafts in preventing burnout and enhancing wellbeing for health professionals. Dr Paula Redmond and Dr Mia Hobbs have developed an online course...
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Supporting Different Ways of Thinking: Neurodiversity within Doctors with Dr Elizabeth Stonell
Dr Elizabeth Stonell joins Practitioner Health’s Dr Sue Elton for the first episode of the Wounded Healer Podcast to speak about neurodiversity in doctors, and how GP examinations and workplace environments can be improved to support neurodiver...
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27:58
Understanding Your Emotions - What's Love Got to Do with It.
Welcome to another insightful episode of "Understanding Emotions – "What Love Got to Do with It." Dr Zaid Al-Najjar, Ruth Deighton and Simon Lyne as they discuss whether love is an emotion or a feeling. In this special Valenti...
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Episode 3
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Understanding Emotions - How to Manage Entering a New Year
Welcome to another insightful episode of "Understanding Emotions - How to Manage Entering a New Year." Dr. Zaid Al-Najjar, Ruth Deighton and Simon Lyne as they delve into the challenges and struggles that many people face as they en...
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Episode 1
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Understanding Your Emotions - Men's Mental Health
In this episode of Understanding Your Emotions dedicated to raising awareness during #Movemember, we delve into the complexities of Men's Mental Health. This episode explores statistics, discusses the individuals who seek support and gains valu...
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Understanding your emotions Loneliness and Connection
In this episode of understanding emotions, we talk about that common feeling of loneliness and connection. As we dive deep into the silent epidemic of our times – loneliness. In an age where we're more 'connected' than ever through screens and ...
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32:44
Stress and Burnout Online Workshop with Dr Amy-Jo Farrow
To show our support for World Mental Health Day this year, NHS Practitioner Health hosted an online Stress and Burnout Workshop for all Health and Care Professionals. Our host of the session Dr Amy-Jo Farrow is an Occupational Health Phys...
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