Work-related experiences of consultant psychiatrists during the COVID-19 response: qualitative analysis.
Shane O'DonnellEtain QuigleyJohn HaydenDimitrios AdamisBlánaid GavinFiona McNicholasPublished in: BJPsych open (2023)
The challenges of leading mental health services were evident in the increased complexity involved in caring for vulnerable patients during the pandemic, contributing to uncertainty, loss of control and moral distress among participants. These dynamics worked synergistically with pre-existing system-level failures, eroding capacity to mount an effective response. The longer-term psychological well-being of consultant psychiatrists - as well as the pandemic preparedness of healthcare systems - is contingent on implementation of policies addressing long-standing under-investment in the services vulnerable populations rely on, not least community mental health services.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- mental health
- end stage renal disease
- public health
- primary care
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- systematic review
- prognostic factors
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- peritoneal dialysis
- quality improvement
- patient reported outcomes
- social media
- health insurance
- preterm birth