New research suggests doctors are carrying the emotional burden of health system failures, adding to workforce pressures in New Zealand and beyond.
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The culture of self-sacrifice in nursing is leading to burnout – one of the primary reasons for the mass exodus of nurses from the profession.
Long before the pandemic, health care workers were experiencing high levels of stress, burnout and compassion fatigue, all of which contribute to reduced quality of care for patients.
Physician burnout is a severe problem in the medical field, made much worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. But an online coaching program that could be scaled up had dramatic results for participants.
Adding more beds won’t fix emergency department pressures. Neither will one-size-fits-all processes. But improving patient flow and addressing staff shortages might.
Burnout among health-care workers has implications for the whole workforce, and patients too.
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Victoria University
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Associate Professor of Internal Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Professor, Public Health, Victoria University, Victoria University
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Assoc Professor, Monash University
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Professor and Director, Macquarie University Centre for the Health Economy, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor of Hospital Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor, Macquarie University
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Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Program Manager, Colorado Resiliency Arts Lab, and Researcher in Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine, worked as an Emergency Care Physician for 6 years, University of Colorado Anschutz
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Management, Auckland University of Technology
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Research Fellow in Management, Auckland University of Technology
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Post-doctoral Researcher, University of Leeds