Support for Edinburgh GPs

doi:10.1136/bmj.a2796

Published 2 December 2008, doi:10.1136/bmj.a2796
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Letters

Doctors’ health

Support for Edinburgh GPs

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Edinburgh GPs have a successful scheme to prevent burnout: peersupport groups with facilitators funded by Edinburgh’sCommunity Health Project.¹ ²

Three groups meet monthly, with a fourth just starting. I ama member of the first group established over five years ago.It has always numbered 10 and consists of most of the originalmembers.

We exchange tips, offload, network, reflect—on patients,partners, conflicts, upsetting events, new guidelines. No agendais set: we bring any subject we want to talk about to the twohour meeting, covering three to eight subjects each time.

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Helga Rhein, general practitioner¹

¹ Sighthill Health Centre, Edinburgh EH11 4AU

helga.rhein@blueyonder.co.uk

Competing interests: None declared.

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