burnout

Saving vascular surgeons: a personal view of embracing vulnerability through coaching and mentorship

May 29, 2025

*Trigger warning – this article contains mention of surgical trauma. I would like to congratulate the authors on conducting the survey of Early Year Consultants in this edition of the JVSGBI and thank the respondents for their honesty in answering the questions.1 The results are worrying but, I am afraid to say, not surprising. As…

How do we best support our early year consultant vascular surgeons?

May 29, 2025

The first few years of your consultant career can be a lonely space place, with the pressure to prove yourself in an NHS which is struggling for resources and demanding ever more from its workforce. The data from the survey published in this issue of the JVSGBI highlight the urgent need to place the well-being…

A survey of early year consultant vascular surgeons in the UK to assess well-being, support and the availability of mentoring

May 29, 2025

Background The transition from resident doctor to consultant surgeon is regarded to be a period that can be extremely challenging for clinicians.1 Over the past decade the UK surgical workspace has become more testing due to a reduction in clinical experience as a result of both the European Working Time Directive and the ‘modernising medical…

The prevalence and solutions to burnout amongst surgical trainees

November 22, 2024

Introduction Following the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare workers in the UK suffer high psychological distress.1 Increasing attrition rates globally, especially among female surgical trainees, highlight the need for prioritising surgical trainee well-being.2–4 However, there are limited data on the mental well-being and burnout experienced by surgeons and surgical trainees. Burnout is a syndrome comprising emotional exhaustion,…