“…The clinical evidence base for its use is strongest for patients with recurrent depression who are in remission, for which Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) has been approved for over 10 years and shown to be equivalent in efficacy, and so an alternative to, ongoing antidepressant medications (Kuyken et al, 2015). There is also an increasing evidence base for its use as an intervention to address the high levels of stress and burnout in a variety of healthcare professionals (Shapiro et al, 2005), including those working in Primary Care (Aranda Auserón et al, in press, Martin Asuero et al, 2013), as well as medical students (Warnecke et al, 2011) and UK midwives (Warriner et al, 2016).…”