Are you fed up? Worn-out? Overwhelmed? Anxious? Isolated? Do you struggle to sleep? Have you just stopped caring? This could be burnout. Listen to this talk by Dr Lucy Dodington-Boyes & Dr Lucky Rajput.

Click here for an article from Lincolnshire LMC on burnout.

Have a look on the Lincolnshire LMC website for articles on resilience, mindfulness, physical activity, keeping connected, kindness and giving.

Take-30 is a free service to provide confidential peer support for busy GPs, practice managers, nurses and other practice staff members as they work through daily challenges. Make contact with the Take-30 team today for a call back within 24 hours. One of the Take-30 professionals will schedule a one-off 30 minute chat at a mutually convenient time that suits your busy lifestyle. The phone line is open 10am-4pm Monday to Friday to talk about you. Email info@lincslmc.co.uk or call 01522 576659.

You can also contact NHS People who provide a confidential support line phone 0800 0696 222 (7am-11pm seven days a week) or for bereavement support 0300 303 4434 (8am-8pm). NHS People also offer 24/7 support by text message just text ‘FRONTLINE’ to 85258.

If you are struggling to relax after work or having disturbed sleep there are some self-help apps you could try. Did you know NHS staff can get free access to the Headspace and Sleepioapps by signing up with your NHS email?

SilverCloud can help to ease stress, improve sleep and resilience. These programmes are self-help, confidential and secure. Use the code NHS2020 for access.

Thinking Pitstops is an additional resource which provides an effective peer-to-peer support matrix during the Covid-19 crisis

There is also a brilliant service from NHS Practitioner Healthavailable to any qualified doctor or you can email prac.health@nhs.net

Additionally, if you are worried about the wellbeing of your staff or would like to promote some positive training in your team consider NHS People React Training.