Table 4.

Clinical assistant support and wellbeing

Feeling supported by the clinical team
Always
Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never

27
18
4
0
0
Escalating concerns to colleagues
Junior doctor
Consultant
Clinical assistant recruitment team
Fellow clinical assistant
Nurses
Did not know
Did not disclose

31
13
6
2
1
4
1
Support service contact
Did know how to access
Did not know how to access
Did not disclose

31
16
2
Distressing events witnesseda
Yes
Debrief received
No

17
4
32
  • aAn unsuccessful cardiac arrest was the example of a distressing event provided in the questionnaire.