During challenging times for us all, the RCSEd Trainees' Committee is encouraging surgical and dental teams to take a few moments to focus on each other. Maintaining wellbeing is vital to enable the provision of optimal patient care. Wellbeing Week, held 1-5 March 2021 was a reminder to check in with everyone, offer support and celebrate achievements.

The week's activities took place online and included:

• Daily webinars and wellbeing activity sessions
• Peer Coaching Skills Training Workshop
• Virtual art and poetry competition
• Social media takeover including wellbeing tips

Find out more by re-watching our preview webinar, recorded on 25 January 2021.

The event also focused on fundraising for Mind UK. Mind is a mental health charity that offers information and advice to people with mental health problems and lobbies government and local authorities on their behalf.

 

Wellbeing Week Programme 

  

Art and Poetry Competitions

Theme: Wellbeing in Healthcare

Acknowledging and supporting the well-being of our healthcare workforce is essential for the workers themselves, but it can also affect patients by improving safety and positive outcomes.

The Challenge:

Create an original piece of Poetry or Art based on your interpretation of the theme. Submissions will be marked on: relevance to theme, originality, creativity, quality and impact.

Thank you for all entries, the competition is now closed.  Finalists and winners will be announced for each on RCSEd Instagram during Wellbeing Week!  

Winners Announced: 

Congratulations to the Winner of the Art Competition, Jiang An Lim, who created the piece 'The Supporting Hand'', view here.

Congratulations to the winner of the Poetry Competition, Sarah Moin, who wrote the piece 'Fix you'' read here. 

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Wellbeing Resources

Mind UK	Mind is a mental health charity that offers information and advice to people with mental health problems and lobbies government and local authorities on their behalf.
RCSEd Wellbeing	RCSEd is committed to supporting the wellbeing of all members and the wider healthcare force.
NHS Mindfulness	NHS Resources on Mindfulness.
BMA Sources of Support	Sources of support for wellbeing from BMA
Our NHS People	Creating a 10-Minute Pause Space

 

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