The NHS has put together "Every Mind Matters" giving expert advice
and practical tips to help you look after your mental health and wellbeing
Learn what staff can and should expect from their NHS Employers
on their "Health, Safety and Wellbeing" page, which collects links and resources.
Guidance for staff providing psychological support:
Project 5
A not-for-profit community interest company led by clinicians and coaches, Project 5 links staff in
need to professionals with the skills to assist at a time of crisis. NHS staff can book free evidence-based one-to-one coaching and support, or take self-directed online learning modules. Register and book via their website.
Colleagues are able to access immediate mental health and wellbeing support using a new online tool named Keeping Well NEL. Therapists can be contacted via live chat, phone or email if a member of staff is struggling or worried. For more information visit: https://keepingwellnel.nhs.uk/
"Your mental wellbeing" from the Royal College of Nursing 
directs nurses to "information, advice and support", including Our Frontline, which offers all healthcare workers round-the-clock one-to-one support by call or text from trained volunteers, and the RCN's own Counselling service.
The Intensive Care Society's Wellbeing Hub hosts a series of "wellbeing at work" posters for display in the workplace to help combat stress, on topics such as "how to approach self-care" and "Understanding psychological wellbeing at work", as well as links to other bodies' materials, such as the Association of Anaesthetists' wellbeing & support collection.
WellbeingAndCoping.net offers a range of things that you can do to relieve distress, stress and anxiety, using the ‘30-3-30’ approach: elect things that you can practically fit in to whatever time you have available, be that 30 seconds, 3 minutes or 30 minutes. This website, co-funded by NHS England, has been designed by "a group of people who want to help anyone who is struggling with the very challenging situation we are all in".
A wellbeing and mental health project designed to connect and support London health and social care staff during the Coronavirus outbreak, the freely accessible InMind site is regularly updated with podcasts and thought pieces.
The How Are You Feeling Today? NHS Toolkit is built around a free online questionnaire that responds dynamically by providing links to resources/services dependent on your answers to questions relating to your mood and worries. It also works for whole teams.
HEE's online learning platform, e-Learning for Healthcare, features a "Coronavirus COVID-19 Programme" that is freely available to all NHS staff. The programe's "Wellbeing for Staff" module is at the bottom of the list of modules and contains self-guided units on lots of mental health issues; from mindfulness to dealing with death.
For Tower Hamlets residents: TTHT's free Mental Health Webinars
Tower Hamlets Talking Therapies are providing free webinars on a number of topics - including "5 steps to wellbeing", "anxiety", and "mindful relaxation" - for Tower Hamlets residents aged 18+. Simply select your topic and sign-up using the online self-referral form.
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Team Leader Webinars
In response to staff feedback Barts Health have set up a vibrant team leader community and hold fortnightly
webinars to provide you with:
For more details please email malika.chudi@nhs.net
Other Leadership Resources:
Psychological First Aid Training for Staff and Volunteers - a free online course that develops skills and confidence to provide psychological support to people affected by COVID-19, including on issues such as job worries, bereavement or isolation. The course has been developed by Public Health England with support from NHS England and Health Education England.
NHS People
Offers over 200 guides on their website to help staff manage their own health and wellbeing whilst looking after others. There are also the following support lines:
For confidential support by phone:
General: 0800 06 96 222 (7am-11pm)
Bereavement: 0300 303 4434 (8am-8pm)
For support by text message:
Barts Health is a member of Employers for Carers, an organisation that helps employers to 
support their members of staff who are carers outside of work. Their Coronavirus (COVID-19) page gathers all their guidance, FAQs, hints and tips for carers during the pandemic.
Carers Uk - A national charity that supports the families of children with additional
needs, they can be contacted on 0808 808 7777 from Monday to Friday, 9am-6pm, or e-mail:
Advice@carersuk.org
Barts Health offers a confidential bereavement support line, operated by Hospice UK and free to access from 8:00am – 8:00pm, seven days a week. A team of fully qualified and trained bereavement specialists are available to support you with bereavement and wellbeing issues relating to loss experienced through your work. Call: 0300 303 4434.
There is a team of fully qualified and trained professionals, all of whom are Tagalog speakers, ready to help you at our NHS Bereavement & Trauma Line for colleagues from the Philippines. This assistance is available from anywhere in the country and is provided by Hospice UK.
Tagalog speaking specialist counsellors and support workers are available if colleagues:
• have experienced a bereavement
• wellbeing has been affected by witnessing traumatic deaths as part of your work
• need to discuss any other anxiety or emotional issues you may be experiencing as a result of the coronavirus pandemic
All calls will be treated in the strictest of confidence and this will be explained to you when you call. This service is available seven days a week, between 8:00am and 8:00pm. You do not need a referral. To book a consultation call 0300 303 1115.
