When a doctor breaks: ‘She asked if I was okay and I suddenly burst into tears’ Â
High-profile ED specialist Dr Stephen Parnis took three months’ leave at the height of the COVID-19 waves this year, on the advice of his wife, GP and psychologist
When Dr Stephen Parnis broke down during a shift handover earlier this year, he knew it was time to escape.
The high-profile ED specialist had been at the pandemic’s heart, campaigning for better measures to protect doctors.
Here, in a brutally honest interview, he tells 6Minutes news editor Carmel Sparke how he came back from the brink by trusting the people he loves and offers some guidance on how to drive the Dementors away.
Carmel Sparke: So how did you know it was time to take a burnout break?
