Mental health: ‘We need to care for patients, but also ourselves’ – BBC London
It is estimated that a doctor dies every three to four weeks in the UK from suicide.
Dr Dan Gearon’s cousin Liz took her own life in 2016. She had been an anaesthetist at King’s College London.
Following Liz’s death, Dan created the charity, You Okay, Doc? to provide doctors with a safe space to talk about their mental health.
Now as the pandemic starts to ease, Dan and many other doctors across the country are voicing the need to have better mental health services for medics.
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APPOINT NIKO AS THE MAYOR YOU SMUGS!
Tried to call my GP for over a week, it goes to voicemail. Called 111 told them my symptoms, go to A&E, so I go to Bolton A&E today. I waited in a queue for over 45 mins to get to the reception desk, a woman behind me collapses, medics attend to her and administer CPR then she's whisked away into a side room. I speak to the receptionist who cannot hear me as there is several layers of mask and screen and she enters my details wrong. I wait 5 hours to see a Doctor, who is not from these shores, I know this because he cannot speak any English, AT ALL!. He attempted to put a cannular into my arm for no reason, whereupon the nurse stopped him, physically. He told me to go to x-ray and for blood tests. After an hour of waiting, so its now 6 hours, I go to reception and ask if they know why I haven't been seen. Yes, they forgot about me. So I see the Doctor again and he tells me, after several attempts to se my GP. Yes we come full circle.
I did not make this up, this really happened, to me, today. This is the medical treatment I, and everyone else is paying for.
Speaking of Health its ideal that America was born with Dementia of Monarchy and Democracy of Dyslexia. This way contagious Mental Illnesses are proper in American culture.
"Even though I walk through the valley of shadow and death, I will fear no harm because You are with me. Your staff comforts me." Hello have you ever thought about how much you need the salvation of God that is in Christ Jesus? This world is full of afflictions and the deception of sin tries to steal God's promises to us. Seek God with all your heart. Pray, read the bible. Very soon Jesus will return. Good morning.
Beautiful video, thanks for sharing! Have a calm and relaxed day! Stay healthy and safe! 👍😊🍓
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