Caroline Walker

Personal account of The Joyful Doctor - Doctors' Wellbeing Specialist | Psychiatrist | Therapist | Trainer | Speaker | Follow: @joyful_doctor

[Beth Griffith @bethangriffith]

Random acts of kindness go so far 😭🥰 (my SHO defrosted my car because I’d forgotten de-icer)

[Caroline Walker @drcwalker100]

@jtlewiswriter 💙

[Caroline Walker @drcwalker100]

Thank you so much @DailyMirror for sharing my fundraiser for an amazing doctor and a dear friend. Please retweet, donate and share far and wide everyone! 💙

[The Mirror @DailyMirror]

Doctor working draining 10-hour Covid shifts told she could have months to live

https://t.co/pYiYmRj7ZY

[Caroline Walker @drcwalker100]

@NHSPracHealth @people_nhs Anyone else noticed that my “It’s ok...not to be ok” sign has been cut off - so it just says “It’s ok...not” 🤦‍♀️ Perhaps a bit more on point?... 😂💙

[The Joyful Doctor 💙 @joyful_doctor]

I don’t do many fundraisers, but when my good friend @jtlewiswriter @jesstucks - a young, brilliant, beautiful doctor - is diagnosed with Cancer in the time of COVID... I do: please donate if you can 💙
https://t.co/ifJA8v3UZ9

[NHS Practitioner Health @NHSPracHealth]

@drcwalker100, from NHS Practitioner Health, on BBC Breakfast this morning discussing the impact working on the frontline is having on the mental health of staff & the offers of help & support out there including: https://t.co/wS6d0tpCxA

@people_nhs

[Dr Alys Cole-King @AlysColeKing]

Have you seen https://t.co/jO5Bde8tQY
Did you use it to make a #SafetyPlan
Please help us make improvements by completing the anonymous on-line survey https://t.co/CceJ7djhhe
cc @4_MentalHealth_ @Connectwpeople
Please help to share this survey
Thank you very much!

[Caroline Walker @drcwalker100]

Please help us raise money today for doctors who are struggling with their own mental health - Brighton Santa Dash https://t.co/9gyJePWzio

[SOMCEO @somceo]

New report reveals UK #doctors at greater risk of work-related #stress, burnout and #depression and #anxiety than the general population: The Society of Occupational Medicine ⁦@JoLoughran⁩ ⁦@lucycfry⁩ ⁦@themindsatwork⁩ https://t.co/XJPc48o14w

[Doc Support Network 🌈 @DocSupportNet]

This report is a useful summary of current evidence about UK docs’ mental health #physicianhealth @LTFthe

[RCVS - Mind Matters @vetmindmatters]

Moving onto imposter syndrome; something we hear about a lot when talking to veterinary teams. There can be a tendency to overestimate others' capabilities while underestimating our own. Amazing quote from one anonymous attendee sums it up - "I am a blobfish in a sea of dolphins"

[Jeeves Wij @AskJeevesWij]

The @TheBMA @BMA_JuniorDocs Contract review survey is now live.

Anyone that has worked on the 2016 contract is able to fill it out, whether a BMA member or not.

Your views and experiences are key to us achieving real improvements for junior doctors.

https://t.co/pHbQDJT5in

[Caroline Walker @drcwalker100]

@Drbalamk Thanks @drbalamk - @joyful_doctor x

[Clare Gerada @ClareGerada]

Sometimes I may come across as if I am defending Dr’s. This must be seen through my bias as I spend most of my clinical time with profoundly mentally ill doctors, often made ill through their work. Role Dr’s have may create privileges but I see also the tremendous mental costs.

[Kay Dunkley @M_Kay_Dunkley]

Engaging with junior doctors includes effective and welcoming induction, visible and accessible leaders and mentors #WoundedHealer18

[Doc Support Network 🌈 @DocSupportNet]

Looking forward to the #woundedhealer18 conference on #physicianhealth starting tomorrow @30EustonSquare in London with @NHSPracHealth and @NHSGPHealth. DSN will have a stand - come and find out more about our organisation!

[The Joyful Doctor 💙 @joyful_doctor]

Is ‘resilience’ a dirty word?.. Let’s discuss - International Physician Health Conference today!#woundedhealer18 #physicianhealth

[Clare Gerada @ClareGerada]

@drjudeharrison @drcwalker100 @Tea_EmpathyNHS No evidence resilience training (RT) creates resilience unless training mirrors environ’nt expected to work in & then eliminate those who can’t cope. Eg army recruitment training mirrors active warfare. So RT for Drs must include working when exhausted, short staffed & in fear

[Caroline Walker @drcwalker100]

@drjudeharrison @ClareGerada @Tea_EmpathyNHS Add: Evidence base not great for resilience training, we each need to look at what ‘I, we and they’ can do to improve things for doctors

[Caroline Walker @drcwalker100]

Interviewing @ClareGerada, MD of the award-winning Practitioner Health Programme today for the @Tea_EmpathyNHS Podcast! What would you ask?