TY - JOUR T1 - Yonder: Burnout, musculoskeletal pain, clinical leadership, and the female aging body JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 398 LP - 398 DO - 10.3399/bjgp19X704861 VL - 69 IS - 685 AU - Ahmed Rashid Y1 - 2019/08/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/69/685/398.abstract N2 - Yonder: a diverse selection of primary care relevant research stories from beyond the mainstream biomedical literatureDoctors have always been affected by work-related stress, exhaustion, and mental health problems. In recent years, though, burnout has become well recognised and politicised, possibly because of the impact it is increasingly having on organisational and corporate outcomes. In a Leeds-based research study, five focus groups were completed with GPs to explore how they perceive burnout and wellbeing to impact on the quality and safety of patient care.1 The GPs felt that the impact of burnout was likely to be apparent through reducing doctors’ abilities to empathise or to display positive attitudes and listening skills, and by increasing the number of inappropriate referrals made. They also felt it could impact patient … ER -