TY - JOUR T1 - Bad Medicine: Resilience JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 621 LP - 621 DO - 10.3399/bjgp16X688201 VL - 66 IS - 653 AU - Des Spence Y1 - 2016/12/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/66/653/621.abstract N2 - Today there is much talk of resilience in health care. There are systematic reviews, training courses, and likely somewhere a Resilience Tsar seeking a 5-year plan to instil resilience into the healthcare workforce. But resilience cannot be learnt from a worthy and wordy PowerPoint presentation at an RCGP conference. For resilience is something indelibly woven into your psychological fabric. All resilience initiatives are pointless.I am part of the generation of men and women who grew up through the 1960s, 70s, and 80s — dark and hard times for many. Bullying was endemic, unpleasant nicknames the norm, and the advice was always, ‘If they push you, push them back harder.’ Physical fighting … ER -