episode 8: Simon McCormick

In episode 8 I meet up with Simon McCormick who is an A+E Consultant at Rotherham District General Hospital. Simon talks candidly about his journey from medical student to consultant and ultimately how the pressures of this post took their toll. 

LINKS:

Simon's blog: Broken Toy – Post breakdown thoughts on Emergency Medicine. (wordpress.com)

Practitioner Health: Practitioner Health

Doctors in Distress: Home - Doctors in Distress - Support For Healthcare Workers (doctors-in-distress.org.uk)

You Ok Doc?: You Okay, Doc? – You Okay, Doc? (youokaydoc.org.uk)

 

Shame in Medicine from The Nocturnists: the NOCTURNISTS - Shame in Medicine: The Lost Forest

 

Sandy Miles on You are not a Frog: How Perfectionism and Shame Lead to Stress and Burnout - You Are Not A Frog | Podcast on Spotify

 

to get in touch with Martin:  martin.billington1@nhs.net 

music by Theo Billington