Self care and resilience during Covid-19: Fatima Khan-Shah

Covid-19

Posted:Friday 26 June 2020

We spoke to Fatima Khan-Shah, Patient Leader and Partnership Lead for the Unpaid Carers Programme, West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care Partnership, about why it's so important to prioritise self care during the Covid-19 (coronavirus) crisis.

The burden of working through a pandemic can lead to a drop in resilience and self confidence. Fatima encourages setting aside time and space to focus on things that restore energy and allow for self reflection.

For more on leading through Covid-19

Active project

Leading through Covid-19: supporting health and care leaders in unprecedented times

The health and care system has faced a huge challenge over the past year. These resources are aimed at leaders working in the NHS, social care, public health or the voluntary and independent sector. We want to hear about the challenges you are facing, to help us shape the resources we produce and ensure these are practical and useful.

Article

Managing your energy

The practice of restorative self care among leaders is hugely important for sustaining energy and building resilience in the weeks and months ahead. (3-minute read)

An image of an person talking to a colleague online via their desktop computer.

Article

The space to think

At a time of immense pressure on both the health and care system and on individuals – and when everything is changing so fast – how can you find space to think about how you are leading? (3-minute read)

Comments

Another fantastic and inspirational clip King's Fund. I often visit your website because it is always full of topical and encouraging articles and thoughts that lift people. I make a point of sharing clips like Fatimah's because I think she is a gifted and natural communicator who is sharing her lived experience - though your resources you are adding value to all of us.

Add your comment

You may also be interested in

Press release

'Covid-19 has redrawn the scale of the challenge facing the NHS': The King's Fund comments on the latest NHS performance statistics

Deborah Ward, Senior Analyst at The King’s Fund, comments on the latest NHS performance statistics.

Video

Focusing on the next right step

We spoke to Matt Bowsher, Director of Adult Social Care at Dudley Council, about the importance of imperfection, learning as you go and scheduled downtime as a team.

Press release

‘Bitter irony’ that health and care staff are made ill by their work: The King’s Fund response to the Commons Committee report on workforce burnout and resilience

'It is a bitter irony that so many health and care staff are made ill because of their work,' says Suzie Bailey, Director of Leadership and Organisational Development at The King’s Fund, responding to the Health and Social Care Committee report on workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care.

Blog

Invisible deaths: understanding why deaths at home increased during the Covid-19 pandemic

Veena Raleigh examines data on the increased numbers of people dying at home and considers what we know, what we don’t know, and how high quality end-of-life care can be assured for all those who die at home.

Article information