Resources

Pharmacy professionals should be aware of the socioeconomic drivers of mental health and are in a position to signpost to wider services for support. There are resources on offer to raise your awareness of mental health and climate change:  

Wellbeing reminder

As a pharmacy professional, you have a responsibility to identify and act upon key moments of a consultation that may impact on your wellbeing and resilience. 

Roger Neighbour’s The Inner Consultation: How to Develop an Effective and Intuitive Consulting Style reminds us of the importance of housekeeping. It recognises that tiredness and stress are some of the many factors that can distract a busy healthcare professional working in a fast-paced environment. 

When consulting with people, you must ask yourself questions such as: ‘Am I in good enough shape for the next patient?’ 

This is a key factor in delivering safe and effective pharmacy practice.

Mental health and climate change

• This British Journal of Psychiatry Bulletin Special Issue: Climate and Mental Health covers a range of topics, including health and climate change, climate anxiety, extreme weather events, and the ways in which social disadvantage exacerbates climate change impact.
• This video outlines the impact of climate change on mental health and the response of the Royal College of Psychiatrists
• This Royal College of Psychiatrists podcast episode discusses eco-distress in young people
• The Climate Psychology Alliance explores managing eco-distress
• This British Medical Journal blog post discusses talking to patients about the climate emergency.