The Association of Anaesthetists

  • Tips for night shifts

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    What can I do to fight fatigue while working night shifts? Firstly, don’t try to 'power through it'. Fatigue puts you, your colleagues and your patients at risk.

  • Useful tips to aid sleep

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    In order for sleep to happen, there needs to be deep relaxation. Focus on this first. Deep relaxation is very restorative. Sleep should follow, but if it doesn't, try not to worry too much as this will make you feel even more wide awake. Here are some tips that might help improve your sleep.

Membership of the Regional Workforce Wellbeing Network

The Regional Workforce Wellbeing Network is led by Dr Sarah Meekin, Head of Psychological Services in BHSCT and the majority of the 17 Health and Social Care  organisations in Northern Ireland are represented in this network. At the start of the COVID-19 response this network was tasked with supporting managers and staff with the development and delivery of psychological support services for staff working across Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland.