Book 1

Burnout Prevention in Healthcare

Professional Wellbeing, Working Conditions and Organisational Responsibility

Irena Anastassiou
First Revised Public Edition | 2026

About the book

Burnout in healthcare is shaped by more than individual resilience. Working conditions, sustained psychological demands and the capacity of healthcare systems to support their people all matter.

Burnout Prevention in Healthcare brings together evidence-informed perspectives on professional wellbeing, workload, psychological safety, leadership, communication, recovery and organisational responsibility. It offers a structured foundation for reflection, learning and informed discussion about the conditions that make healthcare work sustainable.

Who it is for

For healthcare professionals, managers, organisational leaders, educators and others involved in workforce wellbeing.

What readers will explore

• How working conditions and sustained demands affect professional wellbeing.
• The roles of psychological safety, leadership and communication.
• Recovery and the limits of relying on individual resilience alone.
• Organisational responsibility for more sustainable healthcare work.

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This is an educational publication for reflection, learning and informed discussion. It is not a diagnostic instrument, clinical protocol or validated assessment system.

Summary

Contents · 22 chapters

Introduction

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