Hampshire and Isle of Wight Health and Wellbeing Staff Support

Written by AlisonFreemantle on Friday 15th December 2023

Available to all Community Pharmacy Staff

The following sessions are available from Health and Wellbeing:

Tues 19 Dec: 5-6.30pm

Improving prostate cancer diagnosis - online chat

Join Wessex Cancer Alliance for an online conversation about improving the way healthcare professionals diagnose prostate cancer in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

Anyone is welcome to join – you do not need to have a prostate cancer diagnosis.

To receive the meeting invite please email sue.newell@wca.uhs.uk

Wed, 20 December

12-1pm, online

Samaritans Information Awareness Webinar

Do you know where to point colleagues, friends and family for support? Or even yourself?

Samaritans’ trained volunteers are here to listen when you’ve had a tough day, are feeling under pressure or have lots on your mind.

Sign up at the People Portal

Thursday 21 December: 10am – online

  • Online Menopause Meet-ups

Sign up on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/518681900527

Weds 10 January: 12–1pm online

  • Winter Wellness – Depression Workshop

This workshop will draw on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy strategies to discuss the symptoms of low mood, the vicious cycle of low mood and strategies (with particular focus on behaviours and thinking styles) to reverse the cycle.

Register here: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

 

January 2024

Sleep Skills

98% of attendees see results and sleep better.

Humble sleep skills

Simplifying the science and art of sleeping well

9 January 2024 – 1pm to 2pm – Part 1

16 January 2024 – 1pm to 2pm – Part 2 – Follow up

Improving Insomnia

Exploring the science and sharing simple strategies to improve insomnia

23 January 2024 – 1pm to 2pm – Part 1

30 January 2024 – 1pm to 2pm – Part 2 – Follow up

Surviving and thriving on shifts – also exploring kids and carers

Helping shift workers’ parents and carers adapt to the challenges of disturbances to their body clock

20 February 2024 – 1pm to 2pm – Part 1

27 February 2024 – 12pm to 1pm – Part 2 – Follow up

Sign up on the People Portal

Sleep Skills - People Portal (hiowpeople.nhs.uk)

Tues 9 January, 2-3pm

Tuesday 12 March, 1.30-2.30pm

EDNA: Manager Drop-in Sessions

A virtual session to answer your questions about the HIOW EDNA Service.

  • Meet the Advisors
  • Bring your questions
  • Find out how we can support you and your team

Sign up on the People Portal

EDNA Manager Drop-in - People Portal (hiowpeople.nhs.uk)

Thurs 18 January: 1.30-2.30pm online

Sustaining habits and goals

If you're looking for ways to make new habits and goals stick, join Julia Hamilton-Box and Jenny Patrick for this session on how connecting the physical and psychological self can make all the difference in sticking to your new year's resolutions.

Register here: Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

Tuesday 13 February, 1.30-2.30pm

Menopause Support: Manager Drop-in Sessions

A virtual session to answer your questions about the HIOW Menopause Service.

  • Meet the Advisors
  • Bring your questions
  • Find out how we can support you and your team

Sign up on the People Portal

Menopause Manager Drop-in - People Portal (hiowpeople.nhs.uk)

Focus on Flex

If you missed the Focus on Flex webinars, you can access the materials and recordings on the People Portal.

Explore:

  • How to offer flex in ‘hard to flex’ patient-facing roles
  • Introducing team-based or self-rostering to your service to improve wellbeing and retention.

Focus on Flex - People Portal (hiowpeople.nhs.uk) 

Winter Wellness Toolkit

Winter can feel like a challenging time for many, especially when you’re busy working and trying to juggle lots. This Winter Wellness Toolkit for NHS and Primary Care colleagues is designed to offer ideas and support for making the winter months a more enjoyable time. 

It includes self-guided activities together with a range of practical support sessions designed to help our people through the winter months.

Winter Wellness - People Portal (hiowpeople.nhs.uk)

Southeast Neurodiversity Employee support package

NHSE South East regional Workforce Team commissioned HIOW to develop a suite of tools to raise awareness of neurodivergence, particularly for line managers with neurodivergent team members.

The support package includes:

  • Tip sheets for managers
  • Two recorded sessions with Genius Within Occupational Psychologists and our EDNA Advisors
  • Coming soon: Bitesize e-learning modules and evaluation questionnaire

The training package will be free for all NHS and Primary Care staff working in the South East region, and more details on access will be shared by January.

Find the resources here:

Neurodiversity Awareness - People Portal (hiowpeople.nhs.uk)

Password: geniuswithin

NHSE South East regional Workforce Team also recently delivered a Regional Masterclass with Differing Minds and this resource is also on our Futures site.

South East Staff Experience: Retention, Health & Wellbeing and Engagement - FutureNHS Collaboration Platform

Good Breaks Resources

How are you at taking breaks at work?

Talking about how we make good breaks happen is something we need to be exploring in our teams.

Check out these new resources on the People Portal!

hiowpeople.nhs.uk/resources/good-breaks
Opportunity - would your team like to work with us to pilot these resources, see how Good Breaks can work for you and share your experience with other teams? Contact Steph Clarke for more - stephanie.clark@hhft.nhs.uk