TY - JOUR T1 - Improving morale among the junior medical team during the COVID-19 pandemic in a busy respiratory department: a quality improvement project JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - 125 LP - 125 DO - 10.7861/fhj.9-2-s125 VL - 9 IS - Suppl 2 AU - Fahd Irshad AU - Adnan Chaudhry AU - Stephanie Stolberg Y1 - 2022/07/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/9/Suppl_2/125.abstract N2 - The volume of patients, the complexity of illnesses, and the unrelenting nature of the COVID-19 pandemic are having a huge impact on morale among junior doctors.1 A General Medical Council survey in 2020 found that one-third (32%) of doctors indicated that the pandemic had a negative impact on their mental health and wellbeing.2 In their 2018–19 census, the Royal College of Physicians reported that 54% of doctors described their morale as low or very low, and burnout was reported in 68%–88% of respondents.3It has become increasingly apparent that morale among physicians has declined while the prevalence of burnout has continued … ER -