Physician heal thyself (Luke 4:23)

Jamie Hacker Hughes; Amra Saleem Rao; Neelam Dosanjh; Esther Cohen-Tovée; Jeremy Clarke; Gita Bhutani

doi:10.1192/bjp.bp.116.185355

Physician heal thyself (Luke 4:23)

Br J Psychiatry. 2016 Dec;209(6):447-448. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.116.185355.

Authors

Jamie Hacker Hughes¹, Amra Saleem Rao², Neelam Dosanjh², Esther Cohen-Tovée², Jeremy Clarke², Gita Bhutani²

Affiliations

¹ Jamie Hacker Hughes, PsychD, CPsychol, FAcSS, FBPsS, FRSM, Veterans and Families Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford; Amra Saleem Rao, DClinPsych, Specialist Psychological Services, East London Foundation NHS Trust, London and Psychological Horizons, London; Neelam Dosanjh, MSc, MA, Compass Wellbeing, London; Esther Cohen-Tovée, DipClinPsychol, Psychological Services, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Gosforth; Jeremy Clarke, MA(Lond), MA(Oxon), Centre for Humanities Engaging Science and Society, Durham and London School of Economics and Political Science, London; Gita Bhutani, PhD, AFBPsS, CPsychol, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, Psychological Professions Network, Salford and University of Liverpool, Liverpool jamie.hackerhughes@anglia.ac.uk.
² Jamie Hacker Hughes, PsychD, CPsychol, FAcSS, FBPsS, FRSM, Veterans and Families Institute, Anglia Ruskin University, Chelmsford; Amra Saleem Rao, DClinPsych, Specialist Psychological Services, East London Foundation NHS Trust, London and Psychological Horizons, London; Neelam Dosanjh, MSc, MA, Compass Wellbeing, London; Esther Cohen-Tovée, DipClinPsychol, Psychological Services, Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust, Gosforth; Jeremy Clarke, MA(Lond), MA(Oxon), Centre for Humanities Engaging Science and Society, Durham and London School of Economics and Political Science, London; Gita Bhutani, PhD, AFBPsS, CPsychol, Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, Psychological Professions Network, Salford and University of Liverpool, Liverpool.

PMID: 27908849
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.116.185355

Abstract

The performance culture of the health service means that the psychological well-being of staff is becoming paramount in maintaining the workforce and in sustaining psychological health and morale. A Charter for Psychological Staff Wellbeing and Resilience is introduced that puts the onus on us and on employers to make the necessary adjustments to their workplace cultures and encourage professionals - us - to break through the barrier of stigma.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Health Personnel / psychology*
Humans
Mental Health Services / standards
National Health Programs / standards
United Kingdom