Episode 6: Supporting our doctors - an RCOG podcast | Post-traumatic stress symptoms

About this episode

This episode discusses post-traumatic stress symptoms in the O&G workforce and the framework for prevention and treatment outlined in the Good Practice Paper.

O&G staff are commonly exposed to psychologically traumatic events at work. In some cases, these experiences can trigger post-traumatic stress symptoms. Pauline explains the key set of symptoms that characterise post-traumatic stress and the impact these symptoms can have on organisations, staff and the patients in their care. Laura Goodfellow offers a detailed overview of the Good Practice Paper, which provides a framework for the prevention, identification and treatment of PTSS symptoms. She discusses how this supports employers to minimise the impact of traumatic events on staff, and ultimately to improve patient care. Laura Goodfellow and Pauline worked alongside colleagues Andrew Weeks, Kaylee Shean and Helen Spiby to co-author the RCOG Good Practice Paper on the prevention and treatment of work-related post-traumatic stress symptoms in the maternity and gynaecology workforce. In this episode, they speak to Laura Hipple about post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in the O&G workforce and delve into the content of the paper. We'd like to give a content warning for this episode, which discusses themes of work-related trauma and post-traumatic stress symptoms throughout. If…

People in this episode

Host: Laura Hipple

Guests: Pauline, Laura Goodfellow

Topics covered

• post-traumatic stress symptoms
• work-related trauma
• O&G workforce
• Good Practice Paper
• patient care
• mental health

Keywords

• post-traumatic stress
• O&G staff
• trauma
• mental health
• Good Practice Paper
• patient care
• work-related trauma

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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