You think stress won’t affect you?

Working as a private doctor is stressful and, for some, it is getting ever more so. In a new series for Independent Practitioner Today, consultant psychologist Dr Michael Sinclair sets out some coping strategies for tackling it.

Stress is often the elephant in the room when it comes to the high-performing health professionals whom I’ve worked with.

I see many medical consultants, some at the very top of their game, struggling with stress, often for far too long.

Many of these doctors have been delaying seeking help, suffering in silence for fear of being found out as not coping or not being good enough at their job.