Dr Sheetal Patel

Senior Counselling Psychologist @RBandH @gsttnhs | Staff Psychology | Adult Mental Health | My views |

[Dr Sheetal Patel @drsychologist]

@HelenBevan @anujmagazine @ValaAfshar @drdebbieford this is you for sure!!

[Dr Debbie Ford 💚 (she/her) @drdebbieford]

Almost at closing time! Staff Psychology at Harefield & Brompton …. Don’t miss these great opportunities @RBandH @GSTTnhs @GSTT_ICU @AICU_RBH @ITUHarefield @DavidWynneJone4 @davidalan_1 @DrHConniff @drsychologist #ourstaffmatter

[Dr Sheetal Patel @drsychologist]

@sofia_pinto23 @DrWaqasAkhtar @RBandH @GSTTnhs @HSJ_Awards @HaifaLyster @LPoprijan @Alex_Rosenberg @MLSCourse Congratulations @DrWaqasAkhtar 🎊

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

So as we bring things to a close. We want to remind you that we are not islands. We must all remember the importance of small steps (relevant for our patients too!) - but know when we’ve reached our limits & where to get help. Over & out from @drdebbieford @drsychologist #thanks

[Dr Sheetal Patel @drsychologist]

@LizAllibone @NHSLeadership Congratulations Liz!! 🎊

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

Monday marks the beginning of #SelfCareWeek (14th-20th November), which focuses on prompting self care of others and ourselves. Any ideas on how you could do this for yourself and your team?

Check out @SelfCareForum for more info, resources, and tips.

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

@drdebbieford & @drsychologist we are going to organise a virtual lunch for the team one day this week. A chance to connect, catch up, and importantly eat!!

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

It’s a happy sunny Saturday to you all from @drsychologist & @drdebbieford - at the end of the takeover we take some time to reflect on the importance of taking good care in the work you do. Because a) it’s a basic human need 2) it’s EBP 3) there are consequences if we don’t!

[Helen Bevan @HelenBevan]

Here's a great sketchnote from @BurnhamLandD on how leaders can enable a powerful culture of psychological safety in the workplace. The ways we behave, the relationships we build & the things we give priority to, create the conditions that enable our teams to do their best work.

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

I’ll go first….. getting outside… rain or shine. Fresh air is good for the soul… and it’s evidence based too! https://t.co/qz6OW41lQx

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

Hi everyone, it’s coming towards the end of the Staff Psychology takeover from @drsychologist & @drdebbieford - we hope you’ve found it interesting! We are going to end the week thinking about how you take care, in the jobs you do…what works for you?

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

So debriefing is a hot topic it seems! Let’s go to the most recent resources…. https://t.co/43If3sympZ

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

'Debrief' is used interchangeably, refers to different processes and meetings & can be facilitated by various professionals. This highlights the importance of teams having a structured, evidence based pathway around staff support following a potentially traumatic event.

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

Debriefs are important and a well-known process in bringing teams together, sharing experiences and expertise, and supporting each other after a potentially traumatic event. However, the evidence base is mixed and controversial. Language plays a big part in this...

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

There is no doubt we all care about the work we do and also those we work with. Bringing teams together, offering some space to come together, share, normalise and validate is something we are very passionate about.

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

We are understanding more and more the psychological impact of life as a health care professional. Being exposed to a broad range of professional, ethical and clinical practice issues, can result in feelings of stress leading to burnout.

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

Day 3 of the #staffpsychology take over @drdebbieford @drsychologist Today's focus - 'to debrief or not to debrief, that is the question'.

Kicking off with a quick poll...

How useful are debriefs?

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

Waiting to deliver the final session of our Psychological Skills in the Workplace workshop. Supporting a senior leadership team to learn skills and techniques that have been shown to improve psychological health and life effectiveness.

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

Good morning all! The sun is shining over #harefieldhospital and it’s a big hello from @drsychologist & @drdebbieford again! We hope you enjoyed some of our tweets about #staffpsychology - todays focus is #teampsychology - but a quick poll before we start…

[Mechanical Life Support @MLSCourse]

This is me, doing what I ❤, dropping in, saying hi, a chance for me to meet staff and offer them time and space to ask me any questions about our service. Building trust and embedding ourselves into the system is significant to the work we do, so staff/teams feel safe to use us.