{
  "abstract": "Objectives To investigate discrepancies in perceptions regarding the accessibility and availability of rest and relaxation (R&R) spaces between hospital doctors in Scotland and NHS Scotland regional health boards (HBs), with the intention of informing best practices for organisational policy on the provision of R&R spaces both now and in the future.Design A qualitative study, through an inhabited institutionalism (II) lens, of semi-structured interviews of hospital doctors across the career continuum in Scotland and all NHS regional HBs in Scotland providing written information relating to R&R space provision.Setting NHS Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.Participants Hospital doctors (n=30) who had participated in a larger qualitative study and provided specific insights on R&R spaces. All NHS Scotland regional HBs (n=14).Results Although HBs reported the provision of R&R spaces, numerous doctors reported R&R spaces had been removed, relocated or were inaccessible. Furthermore, limited awareness of their availability attributed to inadequate communication, compounded the issue. This divergence between institutional reporting and front-line experience can be interpreted through the lens of II, which posits that institutional polices are often interpreted and implemented differently.Conclusions This study emphasises how crucial R&R spaces are to promoting doctors’ well-being especially during the time of high stress. HBs must not only guarantee the accessibility and physical availability of R&R spaces but also enhance their communication regarding the provision.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "CHERI, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Kim A Walker"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Dundee, Dundee, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Kathryn B Cunningham"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "NHS Education for Scotland, Edinburgh, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Julie Ferguson"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "CHERI, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Kathrine Gibson Smith"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Dundee, Dundee, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Gillian Marion Scanlan"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of St Andrews, St Andrews, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Joanne E Cecil"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Heriott-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Lisi Gordon"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "CHERI, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Anita Laidlaw"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Lindsey Margaret Pope"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "NHS Education for Scotland, Edinburgh, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Peter Johnston"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Gill Aitken"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Investigating discrepancies in perceptions regarding the provision of hospital rest and relaxation spaces in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: a qualitative study",
  "uid": "c21696d8-fc93-5919-b93e-0d8a8aa818f0"
}