TY - JOUR T1 - Use of multidisciplinary Balint groups in paediatrics and neonates to enhance well-being JF - Archives of disease in childhood - Education & practice edition JO - Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed SP - 310 LP - 311 DO - 10.1136/archdischild-2019-318672 VL - 106 IS - 5 AU - Annie Colthorpe AU - Faezeh Sakhinia AU - Elizabeth Shackley Y1 - 2021/10/01 UR - http://ep.bmj.com/content/106/5/310.abstract N2 - Implementation and review of a multidisciplinary Balint group in the paediatric and neonatal units of a busy district general hospital.To develop a series of Balint sessions over 3 months to discuss emotionally challenging topics.To identify some of the common stressors felt by healthcare professionals attending.To assess the effect of these sessions on individual perceptions of fatigue and stress.To gain feedback about session usefulness and future improvements.There has been increasing recognition of the rising physical, mental and emotional demands placed on National Health Service staff.1 With this, there has been a secondary rise in reports of burn-out and emotional exhaustion.2 We identified similar concerns within our local departments and therefore developed an intervention to support our colleagues’ well-being.We outlined our case for change with the senior team, including consultants and paediatric and neonatal nurse managers. This was met with support and enthusiasm. In particular, some nursing managers stepped down to the shop floor to ensure adequate staffing to enable participation. We advertised to the multidisciplinary team via email, posters and at departmental meetings.We implemented our project using the Plan-Do-Study-Act … ER -