Data provided by the union puts the average ratio between therapist and patient at 1 in 2600.
And health worker burnout was a crisis long before Covid-19 arrived.
Often, when you have clinicians who are experiencing burnout, it’s framed as an individual problem.
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And health worker burnout was a crisis long before Covid-19 arrived…Burnout is not only about long hours.
Its about the fundamental disconnect between health workers and the mission to serve that motivates them.
What Does This Mean for Care?
The strikes come amidst a wave of resignations that has hit the healthcare sector particularly hard.
In other words, we’re not bringing our best selves to the table.
In other words, we’re not bringing our best selves to the table.
And that that has predictable negative impacts on the care that we’re able to provide.
What Next?
For him, systemic failure is where the concept of self-care falls down as a human resources strategy.
Those things are nice, and they can help.
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