A ‘safe space’: the benefits of group clinical reflection
In the University College Hospital (UCH) Macmillan Cancer Centre we have introduced a reflective practice group session for our nursing assistants, band 5 and band 6 nurses to enable teams to reflect and process the emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our support and information service has always been accessible to all staff caring for cancer patients and their families and the team also provide support to our clinical nurse specialists and other clinical cancer staff. In collaboration with the team we started this reflective practice group in April and continued weekly for a period of 3 months. During this time we also had a very sad death from COVID-19 of one of our nursing colleagues and as a result of this existing group we were able to have the support of the support and information specialist team and access to the space as a ‘safe space’, where staff could come and be supported, share their feelings and show their emotion. Having a safe space to grieve, while at work, under such extraordinary circumstances was just as important as having the time.
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