“We want to be seen as whole people” A conversation with Dr Heidi Edmundson

Dr. Heidi Edmundson is a consultant in emergency medicine at the Whittington Hospital in London.

She actively campaigns to "make wellbeing a thing" for hospital staff - through addressing barriers to basic needs such as taking breaks and access to hot food. She has also introduced creative tools and techniques to foster wellbeing amongst teams.

In this episode we explore these initiatives and why they are so important in enabling staff to be seen as whole people.

She also takes me through a simple creative exercise - grab a pen and paper so that you can take part too. Please share your own drawings with me on Twitter @DrPaulaRedmond #WhenWorkHurts.

You can find Heidi on Twitter @heidi_ed

If you fancy watching the Emergency Department staff animation you can find it here https://vimeo.com/435039026

And you can get hold of the Do No Harm mindful embroidery craftivism project here www.drpaularedmond.com/donoharm

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