The Debrief

With the unrelenting pace we have been working at it can be difficult to take some downtime or ease the pace while at work. Here I discuss the importance of slowing down when you can.

In this episode, we discuss one way to try and reduce moral injury and increase job satisfaction.

Part 2, on avoiding workplace conflict.

It's frustrating that those of us on the frontline have the least amount of say in how much capacity we have for the services we run yet still have to face all the frustrations when resources don't meet demands. In this episode, I discuss some ways to avoid taking such frustrations out on each other. Part 2 is out next week.

Sometimes we can't perform at the levels we've become accustomed to. More so now with the demands being so high. In this episode, I argue that sometimes it's ok to do the basics of the job and that we should still feel satisfied with being good enough.

A midweek clinical case. In this one, an elderly man shares how he felt during his near death experience.

Welcome to The Debrief - a podcast to try and help frontline healthcare workers deal with the heavy demands we face day in and day out. In the first episode, we discuss how far from 'normal' healthcare has fallen and why there is hope for the future.