Time to take a closer look at compassion fatigue

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Time to take a closer look at compassion fatigue

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Kindness and compassion [Image: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash]
Compassion fatigue, when healthcare professionals struggle to find empathy or care for their patients due to being burnt out, is an “unhelpful myth”, researcher Alina Pavlova says [Image: Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash]

Efficiency, waitlists and speed are all measured in our healthcare system, but what about compassion? Researchers from the Compassion Lab at the University of Auckland explain to Paulette Crowley why the value needs to be measured like a KPI

All health professionals know that a kind look or word to a patient who is struggling can do wonders in helping them to feel better. In a healthcar