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How to Promote Wellbeing
Practical Steps for Healthcare Practitioners' Mental Health
Dr Rachel K. Thomas
Central and North West London
NHS Foundation Trust
UK
This edition first published 2021
© 2021 Dr Rachel K. Thomas
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Library of Congress Cataloging‐in‐Publication Data
Names: Thomas, Rachel K. (Rachel Katherine), author.
Title: How to promote wellbeing : practical steps for healthcare practitioners’ mental health / Rachel K. Thomas.
Description: First edition. | Hoboken, NJ : Wiley‐Blackwell, 2021. | Includes index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2020032172 (print) | LCCN 2020032173 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119614364 (paperback) | ISBN 9781119614395 (adobe pdf) | ISBN 9781119614401 (epub)
Subjects: MESH: Health Promotion–methods | Mental Health | Mental Disorders–prevention & control | Stress, Psychological–prevention & control | Global Health
Classification: LCC RC455 (print) | LCC RC455 (ebook) | NLM WM 101 | DDC 616.89–dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020032172 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/20200321
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About the author
Dr Rachel Thomas is a medical doctor in the NHS, in central London. She is the award‐winning author of books including Practical Medical Procedures at a Glance, and Medical School at a Glance, and is the founder of the mental health platform the wellbeing doctor. She has a medical degree from the University of Oxford, and an MSc in the neuroscience and psychology of mental health from King’s College London. She also holds a BSc and a BEng in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Sydney.