Wellbeing Support during Standby

Together, we have built a fantastic team at the Nightingale in a very short period of time. Each of you have shared your skills, experiences, and energies to be a part of something extraordinary – and if we are called to reactivate, we hope to see you again.

In the meantime, we have gathered the information and links that we think may be helpful during Standby.

Make sure you look after yourself
It’s important that you pay attention and look after yourself. If you feel like you may need some additional support then you can:

• Look through the information and links below
• Email for advice and signposting: [email protected]

Some tips for you to think about:

1. Create time to reflect and process your experiences, either alone or with others – peer support from your Nightingale family
2. Get into good habits: sleeping, eating, exercise, socialising
3. Talk to your partner, family or friends about how you are doing and what you are noticing
4. Professional help is out there: please use it if you think you are feeling or showing any of the following:

• • If you are experiencing high levels of distress.
  • If you are unable to focus at work, home, or are unable to perform daily activities.
  • If you have significantly increased your use of alcohol and/or substances.
  • If those around you are very worried about you.
  • If you are worried about your ability to keep yourself safe.

Employee Assistance Programme:  

• 0800 028 2047 OR Login: MFT / Password: MFT
• 24-hour helpline: share a problem with someone who listens with care
• Health e-hub app and online portal: resources to help you get through life’s challenges
• Telephone counselling: talk through challenges with a therapist when you need

 

The GM Resilience Hub

The Resilience Hub provides a central point for mental health advice and support, it also provides support for essential health and care workers, who have been impacted by the coronavirus (covid-19) outbreak. The Hub provide Wellbeing Screening and support for all health and essential workers, including for families and children, advice for managers, and bereavement support. For more information on how to look after your mental and emotional wellbeing, click here or contact: 0333 009 5071 / [email protected]

 

Greater Manchester Bereavement Support:

No one needs to be alone as they deal with their grief – contact the Greater Manchester Bereavement Support to find support for anyone who has been bereaved or affected by a death.

 

Noticing an increase in your substance intake?

Get help and support if you are concerned about Smoking, Alcohol or Drugs: Talk to Frank

 

Domestic Abuse during COVID-19 – #YouAreNotAlone

Support Services remain available during Covid – if you are in immediate danger then ring 999. If you can not talk either press ‘55’ on a mobile, or wait on a landline until you are connected with the police. If you are worried that you, or someone you know may be experiencing domestic abuse, then contact the 24hr Refuge line on 0808 2000 247.

 

Update: Rest and Relaxation Centre at the Etihad now closed

Following the easing of lockdown measures, the Rest and Relaxation Centre has closed its doors.

The facility opened in April for use by Nightingale staff, and wider health and care colleagues across Manchester. This has been a valuable resource for many of us, and we have extended a big thank you to Manchester City Football Club on everyone’s behalf.

Freedom To Speak Up Guardians

At the Nightingale, you are able to access confidential, independent support and advice from trained colleagues, if you have a concern about any practice or wrongdoing that you think will harm the service we deliver. This might include:

• Unsafe patient care
• Unsafe working conditions
• Poor response to a reported patient safety incident
• Suspicion of fraud
• or a bullying culture across a team or the hospital.

Our Guardians support and encourages a culture of openness and honesty. Contact Roisin Reynolds on [email protected] / 07970 274 923 

 

Contacting your Unions for further support

Unison / Unite / RCN / BMA

 

Online Support and Tools

• Psychological Wellbeing for Parents, Carers and Guardians – a guide for help
• Kooth– Safe and anonymous online support for young people in your family.
• Silvercloud– digital mental health platform for all health and social care staff
  Available for staff and family members to gain instant access to Silvercloud self-help programmes for stress, sleep and resilience. These can be accessed simply by following the below link and entering the access code: NHS2020.
  If you are a member of the wider health and care workforce not directly employed by the NHS, please use access code GMCA2020.
• #EveryMindMatters– it’s essential to take care of your mind as well as your body. Access simple tips and create your own Mind Plan to start taking better care of your mental wellbeing at http://everymindmatters.co.uk.
• Greater Manchester Bereavement Support: No one needs to feel alone as they deal with their grief – find support for anyone in Greater Manchester that has been bereaved or affected by a death.
• Get help and support if you are concerned about Smoking, Alcohol or Drugs: Talk to Frank
• #OurNHSPeople– Helping you manage your own health and wellbeing whilst looking after others. With quick reference guides for personal and team resilience, as well as support for staff during Ramadan, have a look at the online resources.
• NHSinMind– Online resource offering techniques designed to help NHS staff alleviate and combat high anxiety, panic and fatigue. Included are tutorial videos, recorded exercises and YouTube links to ensure staff have the tools they need at their fingertips at any point during the day.
• GM Health Hub– The GM Health Hub has shared Living Life to the Full. It provides free online courses for all Greater Manchester staff and residents covering low mood, stress and resiliency. Work out why you feel as you do, how to tackle problems, build confidence, get going again, feel happier, stay calm, tackle upsetting thinking and more.