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COVID-19: Health and wellbeing support is available in RCPI

Our health and wellbeing services remain open. All scheduled meetings will go ahead using either Skype or Zoom. We will be in touch with individuals who have already made arrangements to meet with us to set this up.

For immediate phone support please refer to the HSE Employee Assistance Programme

Otherwise, email us at wellbeing@rcpi.ie

COVID-19: Health and wellbeing support for doctors

Words of advice and helpful information

A new health and wellbeing resource for doctors affected by COVID-19, including tips from psychologists
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About our Physician Wellbeing programme

Who we are, and what we do

Our Physician Wellbeing department provides support to doctors at all stages of their careers.
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If you’re sick, it's not your responsibility to find a locum

For doctors who need to take sick leave

Advice from Dr Lynda Sisson, Dean of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine
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What you should know about mental wellbeing

Advice and Information

Doctors can be more vulnerable to mental illness
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What you should know about physical wellbeing

Advice and Information

We encourage healthy behaviours such as regular exercise and a healthy diet
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Building resilience

Advice and Information

From medical school onwards, you need to build your resilience to stress and adversity
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Advice for Trainees

Advice and Information

Download our BST survival guide, which contains tips from RCPI Trainees in their own words
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RCPI Mentoring Initiative

Trainee Mentoring

The RCPI mentoring initiative is a confidential mentoring service which operates on a self-referral basis, at no cost to Trainees.
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Where to go for help and advice

Take action to restore your wellbeing

Where to go for help and advice if you suffer emotional or physical ill health
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Publications

Raising awareness of physician wellbeing

Read our position papers and reports on physician wellbeing
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Physician Wellbeing: Well Able initiative

A new initiative

The Well Able initiative has been setup to look at the challenges faced by doctors with chronic illness and/or disability and to and identify and advocate for their needs.
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