Wellbeing

 

CRISiS SUPPORT

If you feel that your life is at risk and you are unable to keep yourself safe:

If you feel you can keep yourself safe but still require urgent help:

  • Call NHS 111

  • Contact your own GP for emergency appointment

  • Access urgent mental health helpline linked above

If you feel you need to talk, the following helplines are available 24/7:

Mind UK have the following helpful resources for supporting yourself or someone else during a crisis:

Practical tools to help yourself during a crisis

How to help someone else in an emergency

Remember: you are never alone, help is always available

Northern Care Alliance is proud to support Time to Change’s Ask Twice campaign

BUDDY SCHEME

For FY2s, rotating into the chaos of the Emergency Department it can be exciting and a time of great development, but it can also be stressful and scary, impacting on their wellbeing. 

The Wellbeing Committee has identified a buddy scheme as a means of helping with the transition and supporting their placement.

The buddy scheme aims to foster workplace resilience through building social bonds between colleagues, as evidence supports peer to peer support is a means of nurturing wellbeing in the workplace.

Information for buddies

Greater Manchester Good Wellbeing Conversation Guide

SUPPORT FOR NHS STAFF

Northern Care Alliance Staff Support Programme - S.C.A.R.F (Support, Care, Assist, Recognise, Family):

Greater Manchester Resilience Hub - emotional support to staff and families, living or working in Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership Wellbeing Toolkit

NHS England - Supporting our NHS people
Tel: 0300 131 7000
Text: ‘FRONTLINE’ to 85258

Health Education England Wellbeing

Practitioner Health Programme - for resources and self-referral to psychological services

Occupational Health - confidential counselling, psychological support, advice available through selfreferral

Wellbeing apps

Free access for NHS staff to the following wellbeing apps

  • #Stay Alive - suicide prevention resource, with tools and info for staying safe

  • Headspace - evidence-based wellbeing support through mindfulness and meditation, with focus on stress reduction, resilience building, and better sleep

  • Unmind - evidence-based tools and programmes to improve your wellbeing

  • BrightSky - confidential support for those who may be in an abusive relationship or have concerns about someone else; also available in Punjabi, Urdu, and Polish

  • Cityparents - support for working parents

  • Space from COVID - online modules based on cognitive behavioural therapy, focused on difficulties that may be faced due to the pandemic, including sleep difficulties and grief & loss

  • Liberate - meditation app for BAME communities, curated content for representation and resources for common experiences (e.g. microaggressions)

further resources

Anxiety UK - online resources and courses, as well as support groups

BEAT - information and support for eating disorders

Carers UK - advice and support for carers

Domestic abuse helplines and resources:
- Refuge national helpline
- Women’s Aid
- Respect: men’s advice line

Exercise for depression - NHS resources and guidelines

LGBT Foundation - access to remote services

Mind UK guide to addiction and dependency support

NHS Better Health - Every Mind Matters

OCD UK - support and resources for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Rethink Mental Illness resources and mental health support for Black, Asian, and Ethnic Minority communities