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Schwartz Rounds: Supporting mental health workers with the emotional impact of their work

Deborah Allen, Graham Spencer, Kirsten McEwan, Francisca Catarino, Rachael Evans, Sarah Crooks, Paul Gilbert 14 September 2020 Evidence

This study offers a rare mixed‐method evaluation of Schwartz Rounds in a mental healthcare setting.

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Supporting health and care staffStaff Experience programme

This study, published in the International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, offers a rare mixed‐method evaluation of Schwartz Rounds in a mental healthcare setting. From their findings, the researchers advocate the use of Schwartz Rounds in healthcare settings but also mental healthcare settings, where compassion fatigue and emotional burnout might be mitigated by Round attendance.

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