Category: Morale
JC: How events in emergency medicine impact doctors psychological well-being. St Emlyn’s
Ed – This blog by Laura Howard is based on her excellent work on the impact of events on emergency care clinicians. We hope that you read this alongside the other blogs and podcasts1 the …
About that I in team (and workplace relationships)
(and workplace relationships) Not a week goes by without a post on social media about wellness in the workplace. This is a good thing. Never before has there been such a focus on wellbeing. Even …
New year resolutions and wellbeing. St Emlyn’s
I woke to this New Year to an email that said “do you want to be happier in 2019?” and I realised that one of the major factors influencing our wellbeing is that happiness is …
Equality and global health. What I learned from being a recovering racist…
Sad action I admit I cried during the movie Wonder Woman. I found the scene where Diana helps to liberate the villagers quite overwhelming; I still do. I cried not because it was particularly well …
#badEMfest18 Day 1. St Emlyn’s
Last week the St Emlyn’s team in the form of Janos Baombe, Natalie May, Ross Fisher and myself travelled to Greyton for the very first #badEMfest18. This is a conference with a real difference. Set …
The ED Spa. Wellness and Support in #Virchester. St.Emlyn’s.
The ‘ED Spa’ is designed to be a safe space within an Emergency Department, a place that is completely non-clinical and separate from the coffee room. A place where any member of staff can go …
Tough Times in the Emergency Department. St.Emlyn’s
Times are tough in the Emergency Department. Is your ED seeing an unprecedented number of patients lately? Do you feel like you are under excessive pressure because of this? Do you recently feel low …
Securing the Future of the ED workforce? St.Emlyn’s
Last week, at the RCEM Annual Scientific Conference, a document endorsed by all the big players in healthcare (in England at any rate) was released with a degree of fanfare. Those of us who work …
The philosophies of St Emlyn
Here at St Emlyn’s we hold a number of the philosophies of St Emlyn himself central to our day-to-day practices. E + R = O St Emlyn, during his hours away from the Virchester Emergency …
Rheum for Improvement? The physical challenge of EM training. St.Emlyn’s
Ed – what if EM was your passion, but you also had a chronic disease that made it even more of a struggle? How would you cope, what would you do, and how could others …