Evaluating a wellbeing workshop for general practitioners

The intervention is a wellbeing workshop, which is planned to be delivered to a variety of GPs and GP registrars as part of different events or programs (e.g., educational workshops, conferences). The workshops will vary in size from approximately 20-50 GPs/registrars. Attendees will be invited to also participate in the evaluation, but this will not be compulsory. As such, the workshops themselves do not comprise the research activity; rather the completion of the evaluation surveys is the research activity. GPs and GP registrars will participate in a wellbeing workshop delivered either in-person or via videoconference. The workshop is designed specifically for GPs and GP registrars, providing them with psychoeducation regarding burnout and wellbeing and involving several activities for them to develop a personalised wellbeing plan (e.g., value translation, identification of a support network). The workshop emphasises attendees identifying and translating their values into activities, and planning for burnout should it arise. The activities will be completed individually on a worksheet, which attendees will be encouraged to complete following the workshop. The content delivered will be to the group as a whole rather than individualised, however individuals will be asked to apply to the content to their personal circumstances. The workshop will be delivered by a registered psychologist with a PhD in GP registrar burnout. Attendees will undertake one workshop, which will run for between 60 and 90 minutes, with no follow-up. In-person workshops will be conducted at pre-existing gatherings of GPs (e.g., supervisor workshops, GP conferences). Adherence will not be assessed per se, as 'adherence' would only involve attendance at a workshop, however follow-up surveys will explore attendees' ability to implement their wellbeing plans. The evaluation will comprise three surveys: one at baseline, a brief feedback survey one-week after the workshop, and a follow-up survey 3 months following the workshop.