Burnout: making it better

One significant impact of burnout is the premature cessation of an individual's professional career, a growing concern in the health sector. At the extreme, it results in high rates of suicide, with those in the veterinary sector standing at four times the level of the general public and twice those of other clinical professions. The impact is substantial, creating issues with individual and co-worker wellbeing, patient care and staff retention. This article is the second in a two-part contribution; the first looked at the sources and impact of burnout; with this article looking at what businesses and individuals can do to reduce the levels of burnout and its outcomes.