Stress and fatigue in general practice

Stress and fatigue in general practice

We encourage you and your practice to be familiar with our policy position statement, Stress and fatigue in General Practice. It covers important information about what stress and fatigue means in clinical general practice, and suggestions for effective discussions between registrars and supervisors on managing stress and fatigue.

We encourage you to actively look out for warning signs of fatigue and burnout in both yourself and your colleagues. Signs of burnout include:

• exhaustion
• desensitisation
• a lack of meaning
• preoccupation with work and making mistakes.