A Guide to Compassionate Healthcare: How to Develop Resilience and Wellbeing in Today’s Stressful Environment

A Guide to Compassionate Healthcare provides strategies for maintaining health and wellbeing in challenging healthcare environments, focusing on resilience, stress management, and positivity using the RESPECT toolkit. It is essential reading for practitioners who want to provide compassionate care and ensure their well-being.

Format: Hardback
Length: 328 pages
Publication date: 13 May 2024
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

A comprehensive guide to compassionate healthcare delves into the complexities of maintaining well-being within challenging healthcare environments, empowering practitioners to create a positive impact on the care environment while delivering compassionate care to patients. This practical guide is specifically tailored to address the needs of health and social care professionals, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has posed unprecedented challenges. The book underscores the critical importance of resilience and effective stress management in navigating these challenging times, emphasizing the role of wellbeing and positivity in achieving these goals. It references the RESPECT toolkit, which encompasses resilience, emotional intelligence, stress management, positivity, energy, and motivation, as key pillars for building resilience and fostering positive outcomes.

This guide is an essential resource for all healthcare practitioners who are deeply committed to providing compassionate care and want to ensure their own well-being, particularly those who are new to the field. By embracing the principles outlined in this book, practitioners can develop the skills and strategies necessary to thrive in their roles, while positively impacting the lives of their patients and those they care for.

Weight: 807g
Dimension: 297 x 210 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781138093393