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Dr Richard Duggins
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Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist. IPT Course Director. Expert in burnout. Author. My views are my own.
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"Shut up, listen, care, and know something." The ideal medical consultation model by Sir David Haslam.
Such a joy to record this first episode with Dr Lee David. An authentic, thoughtful conversation about burnout, recovery, and rediscovering meaning in work.

Too many in health and care are running on empty, but there is hope.

#BurnoutAndBeyond #WorldMentalHealthDay #NHSPractitionerHealth
In the first episode of our newest podcast series 'Burnout and Beyond', two of our expert clinicians Dr Lee David and Dr Richard Duggins discuss all things burnout- why it happens, how to recognise it, and what individuals and organisations can do to prevent it. Listen here: bit.ly/BurnoutAndBe...
October 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Honoured to join Dr Rachel Morris on You Are Not a Frog 🎙️ (Apple Top 100 UK Business podcast) to talk burnout, stress & moral injury.

👉 Why “keep calm & carry on” fuels burnout — and what to do instead: youarenotafrog.com/episodes/287/
Why “Keep Calm and Carry On” Fuels Burnout - You Are Not a Frog
The solution to burnout is not to “keep calm and carry on”. It’s not to minimise our feelings or succumb to the idea we’re built to cope with anything life throws at us. And it is absolutely not to ke...
youarenotafrog.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Reposted by Dr Richard Duggins
Had a real sense of appreciation for our operational managers today. Good people doing such tough, often thankless, jobs. I trust my ops colleagues & appreciate their honesty.

How often do we check in with managers, ask how theyre doing? How often do we recognise & value the crucial role they play?
August 7, 2025 at 7:24 PM
🎙️ Just wrapped recording the audiobook for Burnout-Free Working! Amazing Fun!

Huge thanks to @cecrawshaw.bsky.social (producer) & Carrie Hutchison (editor) at @hachetteaudio.bsky.social 🙌

📘 Paperback/Kindle out now: amzn.eu/d/2umLuZX
🎧 Audiobook arrives in June. Preorder now!

#authorlife #burnout
May 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
WOW! Burnout-Free Working sold out its first print run in a day!

Thanks to Alan Currie for calling it "a hopeful book crammed with tips and techniques for us all."

Still available next-day delivery on Amazon amzn.eu/d/j8c2R3e

@stevejkpbooks.bsky.social #burnout #mentalhealth #BurnoutRecovery
April 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
It’s Publication Day!

Are you ready to banish burnout for good?

Celebrating the release of my book, Burnout-Free Working, as it makes its way into the world.

Deeply grateful to BethLown, MD, for her generous review.

Discount in comments!

#burnout #MentalHealth #Leadership
April 21, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Burnout-Free Working is officially published tomorrow!

It brings together proven tools and practical insights.

I'm incredibly grateful to @claregerada.bsky.social , Past Chair and President of the Royal College of General Practitioners, for her thoughtful review.

Discount in comments.
April 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
3 days to the publication of my book Burnout-Free Working.

So grateful to Dr Kathryn Hutt, Medical Director of Doctors'​ Health NSW in Australia for this review.

Discount Code and Amazon link in comments.

@stevejkpbooks.bsky.social

#burnout #mentalhealth #leadership
April 18, 2025 at 5:42 PM
🚨 Feeling like you're crawling toward the Easter break?

You're not alone. Burnout is real. And it’s rising.

That’s why I wrote Burnout-Free Working!

Published this Easter Monday

Thank you for your generous review @drhelengarr.bsky.social

#MentalHealth #burnout #burnoutfreeworking
April 17, 2025 at 5:55 PM
My new book!

Burnout-Free Working: Your Expert Guide to Thriving in a Stressful Workplace is now available to pre-order.

Let’s live and work in ways that keep burnout at bay.

Just ask if you’d like me to speak at an event.

#Burnout #MentalHealth #WorkplaceWellness @JKPBooks
March 21, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"Shut up, listen, care, and know something." The ideal medical consultation model by Sir David Haslam.
December 31, 2024 at 7:43 PM