The exploration of experiences of psychological support for Specialty Registrars (StRs) in the National Health Service (NHS)
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- Title
- The exploration of experiences of psychological support for Specialty Registrars (StRs) in the National Health Service (NHS)
- Creator
- Zeljka Mclean
- Supervisor
- Prof Diane Waller.
- Date
- 2021
- Abstract
- Doctors in the UK (and across the globe) have been found to be at a high risk of mental health problems and occupational stressors, which have an impact on their wellbeing (Cox, King, Hutchinson & McAvoy, 2006; Firth-Cozens & Harrison, 2010; Gerada & AlNajjar, 2020). Knowledge of these professional and occupational risks has led to the development of the support services for doctors (BMA, 2020b; West & Coia, 2019). Specialty training doctors (StRs) are an important group of doctors, with a unique combination of training and professional responsibilities and high level of medical knowledge. This combination of different roles performed within the National Health Service (NHS) provides additional pressures and challenges. Although much is known about the mental health of doctors, studies have not tended to explore the qualitative experiences of psychological support. This study aimed to explore the experiences of psychological support for Specialty Registrars (StRs) in the NHS. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was carried out to capture these experiences (Smith, Flowers & Larkin, 2009). Six StRs working for a large South England Trust were interviewed. The findings were represented through three master themes: challenges of Specialty Training in the NHS, solutions to the challenges of Specialty Training and coping with the psychological and professional challenges of Specialty Training. The analysis revealed that overall the participants lacked consistent experiences of psychological support in their work environment and that this had an impact on their feelings about their professional development and psychological wellbeing. The current findings indicated a need for change in the medical culture and provision of psychological support through consistent supervision, mentoring, and, possibly, de-briefing groups as part of the training scheme.
- Subject
- Physicians--Mental health--Great Britain|Physicians--Mental health--Case studies|Great Britain. National Health Service|
- Counselling Psychology
- Extent
- 267 pages
- Format
- Publisher
- Regent's University London
- degree
- PhD in Counselling Psychology
- Description
- KOHA.biblionumber:17422 Awarding body: University of Wales. EThOS ID: 852227
- Language
- English
- Date Issued
- 2021
- Type
- Thesis & Dissertation
- Rights Holder
- Regent's University London & Zeljka Mclean
- Item sets
- Theses or Dissertation