Jess Morgan

Paediatrician with an interest in medical education. Passionate about improving emotional wellbeing, resilience and reducing mental health stigma.

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

“To @EllieSimmonds1 I loved reading this book. It made me very happy. Thank you. Love Ellie aged 4.”

[PMHP UK @PMHPUK]

Day 4 of the UK Maternal Mental Health Awareness Week (3rd May) will focus on Dads.Its important to support dads as often their needs are overlooked.Feeling unwell yourself or supporting a partner can be challenging. https://t.co/4YqHJ2owVi #pmhpdads #maternalmhmatters #dads

[Jo Talbot Bowen @jotalbotbowen]

Is anyone keeping a tally #suicide Of #Doctors here in UK. I know of >2 Med students since Dec. It’s so important to think about the individuals but numbers do make you shudder when so much distress happens behind closed doors. @iceman_ex @DocSupportNet https://t.co/FqVa93Bfob

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

@rwade300 @29Jaimee @RamminaY @JennaSaund https://t.co/2mP8o4FJ1y

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

The gov have invested in supporting doctors returning to work after a period of absence be it research, OOPE, illness, mat leave etc. #BawaGarba case has changed modern medicine. Let’s hope this helps restore some faith https://t.co/PjqaLmtSjh. @29Jaimee @RamminaY @JennaSaund

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

@MarkWilliamsFMH @MMHAlliance What do you think about the term “struggling mums?”. I used it to refer to myself but I don’t like it. Think it suggests I was trying my best but not succeeding- some kind of connotation of failure? Any thoughts on other terms we can use?

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

“We have to restore doctors’ collective self-esteem by treating them as intelligent adults and not naughty school children and by creating a culture in which their skills can flourish.” Perfect summary by @ClareGerada - https://t.co/jKqxAmT2OC @medicsupport @RamminaY

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

@SgtPepper69 @doctorcaldwell @jotalbotbowen @medicsupport @TheRMBF @katelittle71 @iceman_ex @DocSupportNet @anilkjain61 It’s not the firm itself but the banter and the camaraderie that came with it. Team coffee, lunch, time to get to know your colleagues. I think it can still be done, it’s about prioritising it in an #NHS under so much pressure

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

Debriefs for staff involved in the death of a child should be about so much more than just the facts. Check that your colleagues are ok. PTSD in #juniordoctors after such events is not uncommon https://t.co/Kk2sS8n0Mf @jotalbotbowen @29Jaimee

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

@jotalbotbowen @medicsupport @TheRMBF @katelittle71 @doctorcaldwell @iceman_ex @DocSupportNet @anilkjain61 Yes totally. Also training these days is so linear. We are all fish fingers on a conveyor belt. Getting off and trying other things is pretty difficult in my deanery unless you resign. Consultant jobs are not the only career option for #juniordoctors

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

@ccpractitioner @abithecakelady Couldn’t agree more. It is not about being tough or resilient. Is is about knowing how to take care of ourselves and each other and working in a culture that promotes that.

[Maternal Mental Health Alliance @MMHAlliance]

7 in 10 women will hide or underplay the severity of their perinatal mental illness #everyonesbusiness https://t.co/pZsxW0GeZw

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

@Pughdenise Congratulations- what an amazing achievement!

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

@GoldenEagleJack Yes very much so. Nurse practionners play a key role in our service and more recently another position called physician associates has also helped. I don’t think physicians associates have to do nursing- it is a stand alone degree.

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

@rhian_bishop @29Jaimee @bexpowell83 @SheffieldHosp Supporting staff to develop those skills is fantastic. Until some of the fundamental flaws and pressures on the #NHS are dealt with, doctors, nurses and others will still struggle to prioritise themselves over patients, families etc and will continue to battle on. @DocSupportNet

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

There is no shame in asking for help. Resilience is not about being tough or ‘getting on with it’. It’s about learning self care, skills to juggle everything that happens in life and knowing when to ask for help. We can all develop resilience if the system lets us. @29Jaimee

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

@bexpowell83 @29Jaimee Do you think people will ‘get it’ before they reach a point in their lives where it becomes necessary? I sure wish I had known about these skills but don’t know how receptive I would have been in my early years of training

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

@bexpowell83 @29Jaimee That’s fab news. I think awareness is definitely improving. We aren’t invincible and this stuff is so important

[Jess Morgan @jess_med_ed]

Ask someone how they feel today. It may not change the world but it may change everything for that person. @CharitySANE @happifulhq @medicsupport