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Recognise. Prevent. Recover.

A resource for doctors that are feeling fed-up, stressed, anxious, depressed or burnt-out. This site​ provides resources on how and where to get help and aims to help you re-discover your passion for work, in healthcare and beyond.

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Month: August 2017

mindfulness, wellbeing

# 3 Good Things

Holiday season. We are stuck in traffic at a standstill on the A303. Grey cloud and rain. Kids bickering in the back. “Daft Punk”, our holiday music blaring from the speakers in defiance to it all. We will enjoy this holiday… And then, a pause. The rain and noise stops. I notice the summer meadow … Continue reading # 3 Good Things

August 22, 20171 Comment
alternative career options, purpose

Playing to our strengths

I don’t really like rules. It struck me in my time off from clinical practice that perhaps this was yet another reason that I have found general practice more challenging over recent years. Ever-changing guidelines playing catchup to the pace of evidence base, complex treatment algorithms such as diabetes that defies the comprehension and retention … Continue reading Playing to our strengths

August 10, 20171 Comment

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