Mark Davies, Davina Carr, Joe Dugan, Nigel Hart, Ruth Kirkpatrick, Claire Loughrey, Paul Loughrey, George O'Neill
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Follow-up interviews were undertaken with five GPs to further explore their lived experiences and their perceptions of the virtual support forum.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a measurable diminution of emotional well-being in GPs in North and West Belfast. Attendees rated a series of virtual meetings highly and described the following themes (<i>and subthemes</i>): a sudden traumatic change (<i>emotional response, fight or flight, painful reminders of the status of general practice in the NHS</i>); a coming together (<i>stepping up to take responsibility, sharing of information, feeling of affirmation</i>); reflections on what worked (<i>calming facilitation, careful selection of speakers, creating the right atmosphere, ownership and autonomy</i>) and building future direction (<i>defining future direction, capitalising on lesson learned</i>).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The virtual meetings harnessed the instinct to come together witnessed at the beginning of the pandemic, and as well as sharing valuable information, also provided emotional support along with a sense of comradeship, ownership and autonomy.</p><p><strong>How this fits in: </strong>GPs did not feel included or supported at the outset of the pandemic. Coming together with fellow professionals was a welcome source of support. Professional support can be delivered using a virtual platform. 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Background: Evidence of initiatives to support General Practitioners (GPs) during the Covid-19 pandemic is scant.
Aim: To understand the impact of a novel method of providing support in the early stages of the pandemic.
Design and setting: A mixed-methods study of GPs working in a socially deprived area of Belfast.
Method: A survey was distributed to GPs who had attended a series of educational meetings at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey incorporated the Warwick Edinburgh Mental Wellbeing Scale and questions about the virtual meetings. Follow-up interviews were undertaken with five GPs to further explore their lived experiences and their perceptions of the virtual support forum.
Results: The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a measurable diminution of emotional well-being in GPs in North and West Belfast. Attendees rated a series of virtual meetings highly and described the following themes (and subthemes): a sudden traumatic change (emotional response, fight or flight, painful reminders of the status of general practice in the NHS); a coming together (stepping up to take responsibility, sharing of information, feeling of affirmation); reflections on what worked (calming facilitation, careful selection of speakers, creating the right atmosphere, ownership and autonomy) and building future direction (defining future direction, capitalising on lesson learned).
Conclusion: The virtual meetings harnessed the instinct to come together witnessed at the beginning of the pandemic, and as well as sharing valuable information, also provided emotional support along with a sense of comradeship, ownership and autonomy.
How this fits in: GPs did not feel included or supported at the outset of the pandemic. Coming together with fellow professionals was a welcome source of support. Professional support can be delivered using a virtual platform. Continued professional development is more acceptable than explicit emotional support, but when done well can bolster resilience and emotional well-being.
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