Identifying your risk: how to recognise the burnout cliff and build a wellbeing plan

As a GP, you are at high risk of burnout, which the World Health Organisation defines as a syndrome from chronic, unmanaged workplace stress—it is not a personal failure. In this essential webinar, Dr Helen Garr, Medical Director at NHS Practitioner Health, shares practical, evidence-based tools to recognise the signs before you reach the 'burnout cliff' and find support within your practice and the wider sessional workforce community. YouTube of webinar What you will learn Why burnout is a system problem, not a character flaw in the sessional GP workforce. How to use energy accounting (the 'spoon theory') to protect your capacity and maintain continuity. The crucial steps to build psychological safety within your team by 'reaching in' to colleagues. The common signs you are near the 'burnout cliff' and what 'bad medicine' coping strategies look like. How to create a personal wellbeing plan (WRAP plan) and identify your vital support network (Head, Shoulders, Knees, Toes crew). Topic order Burnout: It's a systemic issue, not a flaw (Boiling frog analogy). The burnout cliff: recognising common signs and compassion fatigue. The temperature continuum: checking in on your psychological well-being. Developing a Wellbeing/Resilience Action Plan (WRAP plan). Psychological safety and secondary stressors (the psychological backpack). Building your support network (Head, Shoulders, Knees, Toes crew). Energy accounting: the 'spoon theory'. NHS Practitioner Health: confidential mental health and addiction treatment. Resources NHS Practitioner Health: Dr Richard Duggins' book: Burnout Free Working Wellbeing & Coping Website: wellbeingandcoping.net Mind's Wellbeing at Work Plan: Balint Groups (for peer support):

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Identifying your risk: how to recognise the burnout cliff and build a wellbeing plan is an episode from NASGP | The art of GP locuming by National Association of Sessional GPs.

This episode is 0:56:24 long.

This episode was published on Mar 6, 2026.

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