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Podcast: Revolving Door Syndrome
Episode: #49 - Dr Heidi Baker - Empathy in the Midst of Turmoil
Description: As doctors, we carry an enormous amount of risk; sometimes, we quite literally hold people's lives in our hands.Under these extraordinary circumstances, with increasing expectations and limited health resources, it's no wonder the pressures on our health workforce are sky-high, making hospitals an even less welcoming place for both patients and healthcare workers. It makes you question whether empathy training is truly effective when the system itself isn't designed to enable empathy.If we want a sustainable healthcare service, perhaps it's time we have some uncomfortable conversations about how we're going to get there...