Back after a short break, this season we're delving deeper in to the difficult questions surrounding providing a more compassionate environment in which doctors can be better looked after, and thus the patients in turn. The GMC recently issued an independent report to 'help tackle the causes of poor wellbeing faced by medical students and doctors'. Far from tackling them, they have merely identified 'three key areas' in which to work on going on from here. GMC - we KNOW the problems that we face - now incite CHANGE so things get better!
Anyway, rant over, but it is encouraging that there is more attention being given to this important area. In this episode, I chat to Frank, a shipyard worker who has lived through the beginnings of NHS care to now, and is able to give an insightful analysis of the changes arising through this time.