Looking for fresh ways to support wellbeing at work? While major issues take time, smaller initiatives can make a difference. Here's how a movie club linked professional development with mental wellbeing and why it could work in your workplace.
If you're looking for creative ways to build social support at work, here's one unique idea. Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has taken a fresh approach to combat doctor burnout in Buckinghamshire, UK, by backing a movie club initiative aimed at improving the wellbeing of psychiatrists at risk of burnout. This initiative was published in a small-scale research article online by Cambridge University Press in January 2025.
The medical profession is under immense pressure. The General Medical Council's National Training Survey 2023 revealed that two-thirds of trainees and over half of trainers were at high or moderate risk of burnout. This alarming trend prompted Dr. Sureyya Melike Toparlak, a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services professional, to think creatively.
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