Care Show Birmingham 2025 Programme

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Moving beyond the comfort zone: compassion fatigue in nursing and care

08 Oct 2025
Homecare Theatre

This session aims to acknowledge and raise awareness of the effects of compassion fatigue in the nursing and healthcare profession. Strategies are offered to develop resilience and maintain physical and mental wellbeing

  • - What is compassion fatigue? Exploring definitions
  • - Consider the effects of compassion fatigue
  • - Discuss what is meant by resilience
  • - identify strategies to maintain wellbeing and avoid burnout
Speakers
Vicky Sandy-Davis, Lead Nurse, Independent Health and Social Care West Midlands Region - Royal College of Nursing