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Title | Content | Resource Link | Topic | Audiences | Formats | topic_hfilter | audience_hfilter | format_hfilter |
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Leading in a crisis starts with acknowledging your own feelings | Resource description: A resource about the differing feeling states experienced by leaders throughout the COVID-19 … | Leadership | Health and social care leaders | Webpage | leadership | hsc-leaders | webpage | |
Tips for coping with the emotional fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic | Resource description: Tips for nurses coping with the emotional fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic from … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | Webpage | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | webpage | |
Deep Listening: Levels of listening framework | Resource description: A guide to deep listening. The ‘levels of listening’ can be a useful … | Staff wellbeing | Health and social care leaders, Health professionals, Social care professionals | Webpage | staff-wellbeing | hsc-leaders health-professionals social-care-professionals | webpage | |
The top ten messages for supporting staff during the COVID-19 pandemic | Resource description: An article summarising the ten core messages for clinical and general managers within … | Staff wellbeing | Health and social care leaders | staff-wellbeing | hsc-leaders | |||
Psychologists produce advice for key workers and their children | Resource description: A set of resources for key workers and their children produced by the … | Resilience | Health professionals, Parents and carers, Social care professionals | Webpage | resilience | health-professionals parents-carers social-care-professionals | webpage | |
Managing Anxiety | Resource description: Guidance to support anyone who is experiencing anxiety during this time, including how … | Anxiety | Everyone | anxiety | everyone | |||
Keeping a Gratitude Journal | Resource description: Keeping a gratitude journal is a way to pay attention to the things … | Resilience, Trauma | Everyone | resilience trauma | everyone | |||
Coping with Nightmares and Sleep during Covid-19 | Resource description: Practical guidance for coping with nightmares and sleep during Covid-19 from the Traumatic … | Sleep | Everyone | sleep | everyone | |||
Using Controlled Breathing during Covid-19 | Resource description: Practical guidance for healthcare staff in using controlled breathing to help manage stress … | Stress, Trauma | Health professionals | stress trauma | health-professionals | |||
Using Grounding Techniques during Covid-19 | Resource description: Practical guidance for using grounding techniques during Covid-19 from the Traumatic Stress Clinic, … | Trauma | Everyone | trauma | everyone | |||
Coping with Anger and Irritability during Covid-19 | Resource description: Practical guidance for coping with anger and irritability during Covid-19 from the Traumatic … | Trauma | Everyone | trauma | everyone | |||
Reducing Stigma | Resource description: A webpage setting out ways to combat social stigma associated with COVID-19, created … | Resilience | Everyone | Webpage | resilience | everyone | webpage | |
Organisational Wellbeing During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Guidance Document | Resource description: Guidance about how to support organisational wellbeing during the pandemic from the Royal … | Staff wellbeing | Health and social care leaders, Health professionals | staff-wellbeing | hsc-leaders health-professionals | |||
Guidance on shielding and protecting people who are clinically extremely vulnerable from COVID-19 | Resource description: Guidance for people, including children, who are at very high risk of severe … | Physical wellbeing, Resilience | Everyone | Webpage | physical-wellbeing resilience | everyone | webpage | |
Mental health and psychosocial considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak | Resource description: The World Health Organisation (WHO) have developed a range of considerations for use … | Everyone, Health and social care leaders, Health professionals | everyone hsc-leaders health-professionals | |||||
Psychological resilience through the pandemic | Resource description: Dr Kate Castle provides evidence-based, self-help information and tips for individuals and family … | Advice: Children and Young People, Resilience | Everyone | Webpage | advice-children-and-young-people resilience | everyone | webpage | |
Cardiologists and Coronavirus | Resource description: Blog and podcast with advice and tips for cardiologists looking after patients during … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | Blog | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | blog | |
Connecting students and NHS staff | Resource description: National Health Supporters is a directory for known networks of students across the … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | Webpage | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | webpage | |
Emergency Responders: Tips for taking care of yourself | Resource description: Stress prevention and management tips for emergency responders from the Centers for Disease … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | Webpage | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | webpage | |
Intensive Care Society: Wellbeing Resource Library | Resource description: The Intensive Care Society wellbeing resource pack includes tips for dealing with extraordinary … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | Webpage | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | webpage | |
Nursing: Wellbeing, Self Care and Resilience Guide | Resource description: Royal College of Nursing information and resource guide about wellbeing, self care and … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | Webpage | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | webpage | |
Support for doctors | Resource description: Academy of Medical Royal Colleges webpage that signposts doctors to different organisations, services … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | Webpage | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | webpage | |
Healthcare Leaders: Health, safety and wellbeing | Resource description: NHS Employers webpage for healthcare leaders. It includes considerations that workforce and HR … | Leadership, Staff wellbeing | Health and social care leaders | Webpage | leadership staff-wellbeing | hsc-leaders | webpage | |
Supportive healthcare environments: Caring for doctors, caring for patients | Resource description: How to transform UK healthcare environments to support doctors and medical students to … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | |||
DocHealth: Psychotherapeutic consultation service for doctors | Resource description: DocHealth is an independent, not for profit confidential psychotherapeutic consultation service for all … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | Webpage | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | webpage | |
Counselling and peer support for doctors and medical students | Resource description: The British Medical Association have confidential 24/7 counselling and peer support services open … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | Webpage | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | webpage | |
Self Care Tree For Healthcare Staff | Resource description: An info graphic of a self care tree for healthcare staff setting out … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | JPG | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | jpg | |
More Yoga: Free for NHS Staff | Resource description: More Yoga are offering free online membership to NHS workers to support their … | Physical wellbeing, Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | Webpage | physical-wellbeing staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | webpage | |
Down Dog Apps: Free for NHS Staff | Resource description: Down Dog have made their Down Dog, Yoga for Beginners, HIIT, Barre, and … | Physical wellbeing, Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | App | physical-wellbeing staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | app | |
Fiit App: Free for NHS Staff | Resource description: Fiit is offering free Premium membership to all NHS staff to help support … | Physical wellbeing, Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | App | physical-wellbeing staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | app | |
Family communication during the COVID-19 outbreak: A guide for keyworker parents and carers to talk to children | Resource description: A guide designed for keyworker parents and carers who are thinking about, and … | Advice: Children and Young People | Health professionals, Parents and carers | advice-children-and-young-people | health-professionals parents-carers | |||
A difficult day – what can I do? | Resource description: A brief self-help guide to support anyone having a difficult day, developed by … | Resilience, Staff wellbeing | Everyone, Health professionals | resilience staff-wellbeing | everyone health-professionals | |||
How to talk to your children about coronavirus (COVID-19) | Resource description: Unicef have created a guide for parents and carers about how to talk … | Advice: Children and Young People | Parents and carers | Webpage | advice-children-and-young-people | parents-carers | webpage | |
Helping children cope with stress during the COVID-19 outbreak | Resource description: Brief and easy-to-read poster aimed at parents, offering ways to support children during … | Advice: Children and Young People, Stress | Everyone, Parents and carers | advice-children-and-young-people stress | everyone parents-carers | |||
Coping with the Coronavirus: Bereavement | Resource description: An Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust created leaflet for people who have lost … | Bereavement | Everyone | bereavement | everyone | |||
Coping with the Coronavirus: Depression | Resource description: An Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust created leaflet that focuses on depression during … | Low mood | Everyone | low-mood | everyone | |||
Coping with the Coronavirus: Fatigue | Resource description: An Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust created leaflet that focuses on fatigue during … | Sleep | Everyone | sleep | everyone | |||
Coping with the Coronavirus: Recovering from Trauma | Resource description: Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust have created a leaflet that focuses on information … | Trauma | Everyone | trauma | everyone | |||
Guidance for psychological professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic | Resource description: This guidance, endorsed by the BPS and eight other professional bodies, is for … | Staff wellbeing | Health and social care leaders, Health professionals | staff-wellbeing | hsc-leaders health-professionals | |||
Guidance for planners of the psychosocial response to stress experienced by hospital staff associated with COVID: Early Interventions | Resource description: The COVID Trauma Response Working Group have developed guidance to inform planners, managers … | Staff wellbeing, Stress | Health and social care leaders | staff-wellbeing stress | hsc-leaders | |||
Leading through Covid-19: supporting health and care leaders in unprecedented times | Resource description: This King’s Fund webpage provides support to health and care leaders in the … | Leadership | Health and social care leaders | Webpage | leadership | hsc-leaders | webpage | |
Loughborough Daily Sleep Diary | Resource description: It can help to keep a diary of your sleeping patterns to identify … | Sleep | Health professionals | sleep | health-professionals | |||
The Trauma Group: Resources for staff and services | Resource description: The Trauma Group website has a number of trauma-informed and evidence-based resources for … | Trauma | Health and social care leaders, Health professionals | Webpage | trauma | hsc-leaders health-professionals | webpage | |
Supporting children and young people with worries about COVID-19 | Resource description: Emerging Minds provide guidance for parents and carers and professionals working with children … | Advice: Children and Young People, Worry | Health professionals, Parents and carers, Social care professionals | advice-children-and-young-people worry | health-professionals parents-carers social-care-professionals | |||
Advice for sustaining staff wellbeing in critical care during and beyond COVID-19 | Resource description: The Intensive Care Society provide advice for critical care staff on how to … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | |||
Emotional Resilience During the Coronavirus Crisis | Resource description: London Trauma Specialists have developed a resource to support our emotional resilience and … | Resilience | Everyone, Health professionals | resilience | everyone health-professionals | |||
Stress, Coping and Resilience guidance for healthcare workers | Resource description: An infographic developed by NHS Scotland on the stress that healthcare workers may … | Resilience, Stress | Health professionals | resilience stress | health-professionals | |||
‘FACE COVID’: How to respond effectively to the Corona crisis | Resource description: ‘FACE COVID’ is a set of practical steps for responding effectively to the … | Anxiety, Worry | Health professionals | PDF, Video | anxiety worry | health-professionals | pdf video | |
How to have difficult conversations about dying | Resource description: This document by NHS Scotland supports clinicians to reflect on how to have … | Bereavement | Health professionals | bereavement | health-professionals | |||
Talking to People about Dying during the Pandemic | Resource description: During the COVID-19 pandemic we are faced with a potentially life threatening situation … | Bereavement | Health professionals | bereavement | health-professionals | |||
COVID-19: Why compassionate leadership matters in a crisis | Resource description: The King’s Fund discuss the importance of compassionate leadership in those who lead … | Leadership, Staff wellbeing | Health and social care leaders | Webpage | leadership staff-wellbeing | hsc-leaders | webpage | |
Daylight App: Free for NHS Staff | Resource description: Daylight is a smartphone-based app that provides help to people experiencing symptoms of … | Anxiety, Staff wellbeing, Worry | Health professionals | App | anxiety staff-wellbeing worry | health-professionals | app | |
Sleepio App: Free for NHS Staff | Resource description: Sleepio is a clinically-evidenced sleep improvement programme that is fully automated and highly … | Sleep, Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | App | sleep staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | app | |
Unmind App: Free for NHS Staff | Resource description: Unmind is a mental health platform that empowers staff to proactively improve their … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | App | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | app | |
Covid Calm: Stress Management for healthcare professionals | Resource description: Covid Calm provide multiple short stress management sessions throughout the day for healthcare … | Staff wellbeing, Stress | Health professionals | Webpage | staff-wellbeing stress | health-professionals | webpage | |
COVID-19: Resources for bereavement organisations | Resource description: Childhood Bereavement Network provide resources to support bereavement services during the pandemic, including … | Bereavement | Health and social care leaders, Health professionals | Webpage | bereavement | hsc-leaders health-professionals | webpage | |
Top tips for homeworking during the pandemic | Resource description: Top tips for homeworking during the national epidemic, including information for managers developed … | Resilience, Staff wellbeing | Everyone, Health and social care leaders | resilience staff-wellbeing | everyone hsc-leaders | |||
E-learning for Healthcare Workers about Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Resource description: This programme contains e-learning courses for healthcare professionals working in acute, community, primary … | Training | Health and social care leaders, Health professionals | Webpage | training | hsc-leaders health-professionals | webpage | |
Compassionate Mind: Wellbeing support for healthcare workers | Resource description: A video from Paul Gilbert, Clinical Psychologist, talking about compassionate focused work to support … | Staff wellbeing | Health professionals | Video | staff-wellbeing | health-professionals | video | |
Support the Workers: Evidence-based training and support for NHS workers | Resource description: Support the Workers have developed a rapid evidence-based training and support curriculum for … | Resilience, Staff wellbeing, Stress, Training | Health and social care leaders, Health professionals | Webpage | resilience staff-wellbeing stress training | hsc-leaders health-professionals | webpage | |
Managing mental health challenges faced by healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic | Resource description: Measures that healthcare managers can put in place to protect the mental health … | Leadership, Staff wellbeing | Health and social care leaders | leadership staff-wellbeing | hsc-leaders | |||
Watch me play: Intervention to promote child-led play | Resource description: Watch Me Play! is an intervention to promote child-led play in order to … | Advice: Children and Young People | Everyone, Parents and carers | Webpage | advice-children-and-young-people | everyone parents-carers | webpage | |
Health Service Journal free coverage about COVID-19 | Resource description: Health Service Journal provide free access and up to date coverage for healthcare … | News | Health professionals | Webpage | news | health-professionals | webpage | |
4 Mental Health: Mental Health and Wellbeing Resources | Resource description: This website, co-funded by NHS England, is offering support around wellbeing and coping … | Resilience, Stress | Everyone | Webpage | resilience stress | everyone | webpage | |
Arranging a funeral – Coronavirus advice | Resource description: Age UK provide guidance on arranging and/or attending a funeral during the coronavirus … | Bereavement | Everyone | Webpage | bereavement | everyone | webpage | |
Managing Insomnia and Sleep Problems | Resource description: A self-help programme for managing insomnia and sleep problems created by Nottinghamshire Healthcare … | Sleep | Everyone | sleep | everyone | |||
Sleep Hygiene Information | Resource description: The Centre for Clinical Interventions have created a useful guide on sleep hygiene, … | Sleep | Everyone | sleep | everyone | |||
COVID-19: Supporting Bereaved Children and Young People | Resource description: Childhood Bereavement Network provide guidance for adults supporting grieving children and young people … | Advice: Children and Young People, Bereavement | Everyone, Parents and carers | Webpage | advice-children-and-young-people bereavement | everyone parents-carers | webpage | |
Coping with bereavement | Resource description: Age UK provide guidance on how to cope with a range of feelings … | Bereavement | Everyone | Webpage | bereavement | everyone | webpage | |
Public guidance on the mental health and wellbeing aspects of coronavirus (COVID-19) | Resource description: Government guidance providing advice on how to look after your mental health and … | Sleep, Worry | Everyone | Webpage | sleep worry | everyone | webpage | |
COVID-19: supporting children and young people’s mental health and wellbeing | Resource description: Government guidance for parents/carers on supporting the mental health and wellbeing of children … | Advice: Children and Young People | Everyone, Parents and carers | Webpage | advice-children-and-young-people | everyone parents-carers | webpage | |
Young Minds Helplines for parents and young people | Resource description: Contact the Young Minds Helplines if there are concerns about a young person’s … | Advice: Children and Young People, Mental health crises | Parents and carers, Young people | Webpage | advice-children-and-young-people mh-crises | parents-carers young-people | webpage | |
Self isolating and dealing with conflict at home | Resource description: Top tips for dealing with conflict at home from The Children’s Society. With … | Everyone | Blog | everyone | blog | |||
Headspace App: Free for NHS Staff | Resource description: Headspace have made their mindfulness app free to all NHS clinical and non-clinical … | Resilience, Sleep, Staff wellbeing, Stress | Health professionals | App | resilience sleep staff-wellbeing stress | health-professionals | app | |
Living with worry and anxiety amidst global uncertainty | Resource description: Psychology Tools’ guide provides helpful information about worry and anxiety and a range … | Anxiety, Worry | Everyone | anxiety worry | everyone | |||
My Name is Coronavirus | Resource description: A child friendly resource that parents/carers can use with their children to explain … | Advice: Children and Young People | Parents and carers | advice-children-and-young-people | parents-carers | |||
Coronavirus: dealing with bereavement and grief | Resource description: Cruse Bereavement Care have created a range of resources to share how bereavement … | Bereavement | Everyone | Webpage | bereavement | everyone | webpage | |
Trouble sleeping? | Resource description: Every Mind Matters provide practical sleep guidance, including top tips to get to … | Sleep | Everyone | Webpage | sleep | everyone | webpage | |
Responding to the coronavirus: resources for mental health and wellbeing | Resource description: Heads Together have published a free toolkit with resources and tips to help … | Anxiety, Resilience, Stress | Everyone, Parents and carers | anxiety resilience stress | everyone parents-carers |