The Care Workers Strategy: funding, crisis grants and wellbeing support for care workers
The Care Workers Charity is an organisation that support care workers in a variety of ways. They provide: Emergency funding for care workers who have suffered a drop in income due to COVID-19, or who need financial support because of a COVID-related circumstance Crisis Grant for care workers who have experienced a recent change in […]
Monthly webinars to support your Health and Wellbeing Champions
Health and Wellbeing Champions are individuals who work at all levels of the NHS, from all demographics and roles. They promote, identify and signpost their colleagues to local and national health and wellbeing support offers. Alongside any support your organisation has put in place, NHS England and NHS Improvement are offering a monthly development programme […]
Implement Health and Wellbeing Champions to support your strategy
The NHS People Plan 2020-21 sets out a number of ambitions to improve the health and wellbeing of its staff, and create a culture where people feel supported and well at work. This includes setting up a network of ‘Health and Wellbeing Champions’ across all NHS organisations. Champions will support colleagues as needed, regularly check […]
The Importance of Health and Wellbeing for Organisations – report
This resource will help you define the case for a positive health and wellbeing culture within your organisation. The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the vital importance of supporting health and care workers’ mental and physical wellbeing. However, the response from health and care staff has also shown what can be achieved through working together. Multi-disciplinary […]
NHS Health and Wellbeing Framework: Implementation guide
Practical supporting guidance for individuals and teams on assessing health and wellbeing for NHS people. This document covers: Evaluating your organisation’s health and wellbeing needs Making a business case for change Making a plan Communication and engagement Practical delivery guidance from evaluation through to delivery.
NHS Health and Wellbeing Framework: An organisational diagnostic tool
This Excel-based tool provides an easy way to assess your organisation against each element of the NHS Health and Wellbeing Framework. This exercise can help you to prioritise which health and wellbeing interventions to invest in. We know that each health and care organisation is different, from a large acute hospital to a smaller Primary […]
NHS Health and Wellbeing Framework: The Elements of Wellbeing
This resource illustrates the case for supporting staff health and wellbeing across the NHS. It also looks at some of the key things managers and leaders need to consider when creating a supportive culture. In the NHS Health and Wellbeing Framework document linked below, The Elements of Wellbeing: Creating a health and wellbeing culture, you’ll […]
Difficult Conversations: Staff Wellbeing Webinar
This event has now passed but a recording has been made available here. For many health & social care staff, the issues raised by the pandemic are leading to difficult conversations between managers, colleagues, and teams. How can we look after our own and our colleagues’ wellbeing when difficult conversations need to be had? Watch KeepingWell […]
Hopeline19 – voice messages of support, love and appreciation for your work
The last 18 months or so have been incredibly challenging for so many of us. However, people working in the NHS and frontline services have endured some of the most traumatic experiences of their careers and in fact, lives. Hopeline19 is a campaign set up by Frontline19 which aims to connect the public with our NHS […]
Frontline19 – free therapy for NHS and frontline workers
Frontline19 is a FREE independent, confidential and UK based nationwide service delivering psychological support to people working on the frontline. They offer support to NHS staff and anyone working on the frontline, including social care staff. They will match you with a qualified professional therapist They will try to work around your shifts where possible They […]