Wellbeing in Emergency Medicine

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An episode of the Joyful Doctor podcast, hosted by Dr Caroline Walker, titled "Wellbeing in Emergency Medicine" was published on October 29, 2025 and runs 27 minutes.

October 29, 2025 ·27m · Joyful Doctor

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Summary

In this episode Caroline interviews Dr Adrian Boyle, former President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine about the things we can do to improve the wellbeing of the Emergency Medicine workforce. Listen in to find out how interventions like 'warm handovers' and effective role-modelling from leaders can make all the difference to a struggling team member going through tough times. Resource link: Psychologically Informed Practice and Policy https://rcem.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/University_of_Bath_PIPP_Infographic_Oct-2022.pdf Contact Adrian on X: @RCEMPolicyVP (Apologies - due to unforeseen circumstances there was a significant delay between recording and releasing this episode - but it's all still great stuff that applies at the time of release! Adrian has since passed the RCEM Presidency baton on to Dr Ian Higginson, but he remains a big part of the RCEM team and a dedicated Emergency Physician.)

Episode Description

Resource link:

Psychologically Informed Practice and Policy

https://rcem.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/University_of_Bath_PIPP_Infographic_Oct-2022.pdf

Contact Adrian on X:

@RCEMPolicyVP

(Apologies - due to unforeseen circumstances there was a significant delay between recording and releasing this episode - but it's all still great stuff that applies at the time of release! Adrian has since passed the RCEM Presidency baton on to Dr Ian Higginson, but he remains a big part of the RCEM team and a dedicated Emergency Physician.)