Holding Safe and Effective Wellbeing Conversations at Work: Online Training

Join KeepingWell NCL’s free, 90-minute interactive training session to learn how to confidently hold caring, safe and effective wellbeing conversations at work. Across health and social care, managers and colleagues are increasingly taking on an important role in supporting their staff’s wellbeing. Also, as part of the NHS People Plan, line managers are expected to […]

Panos Vythoulkas in discussion with Alex Tsefos and Titian Tam – Men in the Caring Professions

Resource description: Panos Vythoulkas, clinical psychologist and KeepingWell NCL Hub Senior Practitioner, talks in-depth with first-year trainee clinical psychologists Alex Tsefos and Titian Tam about how it feels to be a man working in caring professions. They discuss the impact on male healthcare workers’ emotional wellbeing, gendered stereotypes around mental health, and the importance of […]

My Money In Mind: Financial wellbeing webinar for health & social care staff

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How can we look after our money, and ourselves, in uncertain times? Particularly among health and social care staff, financial uncertainty and the cost of living crisis is increasing feelings of stress and anxiety. In this free staff webinar, KeepingWell NCL partnered with the Money and Pension Service (MaPS) to raise awareness of the importance […]

‘In Our Own Words’ at the Jackson Lane Arts Centre

Live performance of health & care staff experiences of the pandemic, this Thursday 26th May ‘In Our Own Words’ is a verbatim performance of a collection of reflections from staff over the past two years. These reflections chart the extreme challenges but also the incredible moments, memories and people who extended themselves and achieved so […]

Incorporating The 5 Ways of Wellbeing through a period of transition and into a weekly routine

Resource description: We know that our social and health care staff have faced a lot of uncertainty during the pandemic, and with rules and workplaces constantly changing, we know that this can impact our wellbeing. In KeepingWell NCL’s latest podcast, Emily Kenworthy, KeepingWell Hub Practioner and Occupational Therapist, draws from her experience and discusses The […]

Supporting NHS people affected by Long COVID

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‘Long COVID’ is commonly used to describe signs and symptoms that continue or develop after acute COVID-19. As of 18 May 2021, estimates by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) suggested that approximately 122,000 healthcare workers and 31,000 social care workers were self-reporting symptoms of Long COVID. The NHS has a range of support offers […]

Live Well – NHS health and wellbeing resources

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This resource offers information, tips and tools to help you make the best choices about your health and wellbeing. Part of the NHS website, Live Well collates guidance and resources in a number of different health areas, including: mental wellbeing, sleep and tiredness, exercise, eating well, sexual health, and more.

The Bright Sky app – domestic abuse support

Bright Sky is a free-to-download mobile app, providing support for anyone who may be in an abusive relationship or those concerned about someone they know. As well as information and advice, the app includes a UK-wide directory of specialist domestic abuse support services and questionnaires to assess the safety of a relationship. The app is […]