The NHS achieves extraordinary things for patients, but this is only possible if the safety, health and wellbeing of our people is recognised as a key priority. If we don’t look after ourselves and our colleagues, we cannot deliver safe, high quality patient care.
Below are a range of resource links that primary care staff may find useful.
Free access to a coaching resource for primary care staff is available at:
NHS England » Looking after you too
Individual coaching is available with a skilled and experienced coach who will work with you to discuss any area of your wellbeing that you would like to address. They will listen, ask questions and support you to develop practical strategies to cope with your situation and stay well.
You can also register for a series of peer wellbeing sessions with up to 6-8 people. It might be that by having a one-off conversation you will have all the strategies you need, or you might find a few sessions helpful. It is all led by you.
Visit the link to register and book sessions.
This is a free confidential NHS Primary Care mental health and addiction service with expertise in treating health and care professionals.
This includes urgent help as well as an A-Z of help which provides resources and information on the subjects of: ADHD, Addictions, Autism, Bereavement, Mental Health, Disability, Eating Disorders, Insomnia, Menopause, OCD, Postnatal Depression, PTSD, Stress and Burnout, and Suicide.
The urgent help includes the UK’s first 24/7 free text service for anyone in crisis.
Visit: Practitioner Health
It has never been more important for all our NHS people to take time to look after their own health and wellbeing. Our varied support offers are here to stay, and they will remain here for you to access when needed and support you on your wellbeing journey, or to seek further help at the point at which it is needed. Leaders, teams and employers are encouraged to offer their colleagues support to stay well at work, and to keep offering it consistently – across teams, organisations and sectors, in order to sustain the ability to care for patients, long term.
There are also a range of national programmes that aim to support organisations and leaders to look after the health and wellbeing of their colleagues. Remember – looking after yourself when looking after others is really important, and it’s ok to ask for help. We encourage you to also seek your local health and wellbeing support offers within your own organisations.
Find out more and explore programmes available at:
NHS England » Supporting our NHS people
You can also contact the service by phone at: 0300 123 9122
For further links to useful staff wellbeing resources visit the North East and North Cumbria ICB website at:
Useful resources | North East and North Cumbria NHS (northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk)
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