Primary Care Wellbeing

To support you and your team to look after yourselves and ensure good self-care you will find numerous wellbeing services and resources within this page.

Wellbeing Champion

Becoming a Wellbeing Champion is a voluntary role, which is open to any member of the team. All that is required is the enthusiasm and commitment to the health and wellbeing agenda and to support your organisation to improve the health and wellbeing of the workforce.

A Wellbeing Champion will actively promote and encourage colleagues to participate in health and wellbeing initiatives. Find more information here.

Wellbeing Champion advert and role description

Derbyshire Primary Care Wellbeing Champion Toolkit

Wellbeing Champion Welcome

To register as your organisation Wellbeing Champion follow this

Wellbeing Guardian

Wellbeing Guardians, have the opportunity to make a real difference in their organisation, placing staff health and wellbeing at the heart what they do. They will be in an ideal position to support, influence and seek assurance from your senior leaders, creating a culture of wellbeing where the organisation cares for its people, who care for others.

Visit Wellbeing Guardians – Our NHS People to read more about the role.

Within Derbyshire we have made it our aim to ensure every PCN has a wellbeing guardian

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Role Description

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Health Improvement Advisor

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Book an appointment with a Health Improvement Advisor

Bookable appointments are available for every primary care site with a health improvement advisor to visit in person or virtually.

They will be able to distribute specialist knowledge, raise awareness and promote local and national initiatives to improve wellbeing within your teams.

CiC – Employee Assistance Programme

CiC

Derbyshire Primary Care employees have free access to emotional and practical support through CiC’s Confidential Care service. The service is provided by CiC, an external organisation, who are entirely independent, so support and advice is completely confidential. You can call the Confidential Care line as often and for as long as you need and discuss any issues you would like support with, for example:

Managing pressure
Bullying and harassment
Performance at work
Marital, family and relationship difficulties
Stress, anxiety and depression
Alcohol/substance misuse and addictive behaviour
Bereavement
Work/life balance issues

CiC can also provide you with a referral for structured counselling, if you and the telephone advisor decide that may be helpful. The Confidential Care service is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year and is accessed by calling the freephone number:

0800 085 1376 and QUOTE ‘GPTF’

Well Online

You will also find a wide range of information and suggestions for additional resources at www.well-online.co.uk

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CiC Information – Well-Online

FAQs

CiC Information – FAQs

CiC Information – The Confidential Care Service

Other services

In addition to emotional support, CiC provide practical support in a number of specialist areas:

Debt management advice
Legal and tax advice
Child, elder and disability care issues
Everyday matters (Family and general information and support services)

Referral

CiC Form – Managed Referral

Case Studies

CiC Case Study – Debt Management (PayPlan)

CiC Case Study – Managerial Adviceline

CiC Case Study – Family Care

CiC Case Study – Legal Information (Law Express)

Webinar Recordings

CiC Wellbeing

Headspace

Headspace is a science-backed app in mindfulness and meditation, providing unique tools and resources to help reduce stress, build resilience, and aid better sleep.

They have now extended their free offer and are offering free access to all NHS staff with an NHS email address until 31 December 2022.

How NHS staff can get access

Access: Headspace
You will need to use your NHS email address to sign up
Download the Headspace app from your app store
Access their FAQ’s and supportfor more information

Training tools and self-help handouts

Training Resource – Coaching Techniques/Supportive Conversations

Happy Health Practices

Keeping well

5 ways to wellbeing

Mental health

Self help guides

Burnout

Your activities timetable

Every quarter JUCD System Health and Wellbeing team based at UHDB release a new activities timetable of which is open to all NHS staff working within Derbyshire, this includes Primary Care.

There is something for everyone from workout classes, desk stretches and talking groups.

Download the latest timetable here

Looking after yourself has been so important ad your wellbeing team care about your health. Your self Care pack shows different resources and services that are available along with a list of handy discounts and freebies for NHS employees.

Self Care Top Tips

Spend time outdoors
Drink Plenty of water
Listen to music
Do things that make YOU happy
Spend time with friends and family
Practice mindfulness
Become a Wellbeing Champion for Primary Care
Have regular breaks

Download the latest Care Pack here

Primary Care Coaching

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coaching support for primary care staff

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.

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.

Rapid Access support is available for all GPs and Practice Managers

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