We know that our primary care staff strive to deliver the best possible care for patients, which is why it is crucial they look after their own mental and physical wellbeing.
We have provided a range of resources below to help support you within your primary care role.
If your life is at imminent risk, please call 999 for immediate help.
NHS 111 offering crisis mental health support for the first time
UK Charity promotes and protects the mental Health of all healthcare workers and prevents suicide in the medical profession
Free training for health professionals and others to support victims
Here For You is an NHS Surrey-wide specialist staff mental health and wellbeing service offering a range of virtual workshops each month, including Stress & Burnout, Vicarious Trauma & Leadership workshops. The workshops are open to all Primary Care staff within Surrey Heartlands ICS.
The Hub of Hope is the UK’s leading mental health support database which brings local, national, peer, community, charity, private and NHS mental health support and services together in one place for the first time.
The Wellbeing Staff Network are a group of colleagues with a passion for making our work environment a healthy one. We support and sign post colleagues to wellbeing initiatives and undertake actions on behalf of the People Committee.
Information about mental health related training in Surrey
Easy access to mental health services across Surrey
A wide range of free services available to NHS staff to support both your mental and physical wellbeing
A Health and Wellbeing Champion role is intended to be filled by colleagues within an organisation or team, who have a particular interest in health and wellbeing and who are keen to support the wellbeing of their colleagues. Click on the link below to find out more.
The service can help with a range of mental health conditions and addictions in primary care settings
How, as clinicians, we respond to challenge is crucial, and NHS England (NHSE) South East Professional Standards (PS) Team are keen to support you in the circumstances. You will have to register with NHS Futures to access.
Topics covered: how to apply to join the National Performer Lists (Medical, Dental, and Optometry), GP Appraisal & Revalidation, working as a Dentist under a Probationary Flag, Record Keeping, Reflective Practice, Understanding Neurodiversity, and much, much more. You will have to register with NHS Futures to access.
Tools, training and resources to help doctors and other busy professionals in health and social care beat stress and thrive at work.
Choose from a selection of online courses, live training and events, or simply listen into our You Are Not a Frog podcast.
Have you been unwell and had to take time off work recently? If you’re a Surrey resident and have had time off work or are at risk of taking time off due to your health, you may be eligible for a free one-to-one confidential coach. Depending on your needs, a WorkWell coach can offer you support and help you to access specialist advice in skills and employment, mental health and physical activity within 7 days! Plus signpost you to a range of other local services.
A suicide prevention toolkit for NHS employees in collaboration with NHS Confederation
https://youokaydoc.org.uk/ (peer support sessions)
https://theworkwelldoctors.wixsite.com/home
https://www.joyfuldoctor.com/ (peer support sessions)
https://www.frontline19.com/ (free 1-1 psychological support)
https://amparo.org.uk/ support following suicide commissioned in Hampshire
https://www.rethink.org/help-in-your-area/services/community-support/surrey-support-after-suicide/
Linda Gask: The Other Side of Silence: A psychiatrist’s memoir of depression
Dame Clare Gerada: Beneath the White Coat – Doctors, their minds and mental health
Simon Maltais: Healthcare Anonymous – Put yourself first to avoid anxiety, addiction and burnout
Dr Robin Youngson: Time to Care – how to love your patients and your job
Bessel Van der Kolk: The Body Keeps the Score
Petra Jones: Doctors as Patients
Joanna Cannon: Breaking and Mending. A junior doctor’s stories of compassion and burnout