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GPs top of the list as pandemic triggers 46% surge in doctors seeking mental health support
The NHS service supporting doctors and dentists facing burnout, stress, addiction and other mental health problems saw a 46% rise in cases in the first 12 months of the pandemic - with GPs significantly overrepresented.
by Nick Bostock
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How to avoid burnout as a doctor
Dr Patrice Baptiste recently suffered from burnout, here she offers some practical advice to others who are facing a similar situation.
by Dr Patrice Baptiste
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I was 18 months older but my cheeky little sister was the leader, says Esther, who is now 31. She was confident and fiercely intelligent, with a smile that lit up a room . Esther is pictured left while Rebecca is pictured right
As children, Esther and Rebecca Marshall were often mistaken for twins. I was 18 months older but my cheeky little sister was the leader, says Esther, who is now 31. She was confident and fiercely intelligent, with a smile that lit up a room.
Their parents, both busy London GPs, also worked in hospital outpatient clinics, so the two girls and their sister Sara, who is five years younger than Esther, would often go there after school, chatting to staff while they waited for their parents to finish their shifts.