How to survive and thrive on night shifts

Abstract

Nightshifts are often unavoidable in the career paths we have chosen as paediatric doctors and whilst we can't pretend it's all fun and games', there is something very satisfying when you get through a set of nights and look back on what you have accomplished with little support in numbers. Here we explore how we, as two paediatric doctors, have developed our own ways of tackling the dark side aiming to keep patient safety a priority and maintaining some sanity. There is now more support than ever to support doctors working nightshifts and we hope to share some tips and resources to make the transition from days to nights a little easier.