Maintaining compassion: Mental Health and Substance Use Clinical Network, September 2023
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Date
28 September 2023
Location
Online via Teams
Details
On Thursday 28 September, our Mental Health and Substance Use team hosted an online clinical network webinar. This webinar focused on compassion fatigue in nursing. Compassion fatigue can affect all healthcare staff and runs through every level of health and social care from nurses, managers, to the board. We heard about:
- desk research on the challenges of compassion fatigue among caregivers working with trauma-exposed individuals, emphasising the need for structural changes, mental health support, and resources like the NHS Wellbeing Hub
- compassion fatigue and burnout among nursing staff underscores the need for a balance between compassion satisfaction and organisational support
Catch up on the webinar
If you missed the webinar, watch the recording below:
Speakers
Daniela Latina
Social Researcher, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Eileen McKenna
Associate Director for Nursing, Policy and Professional Practice, Royal College of Nursing Scotland