Welcome
Welcome to this weeks Wellbeing Wednesday!
Read on to:
- Hear about a host of opportunities to get active for National Fitness Day
- Find out how registering to Vivup can support you with life up’s and downs and the cost of living
- Have your say and share your experience and thoughts in our Workforce Racial Discrimination Survey
- Discover practical tips on how to develop fairer and more inclusive hiring practices
- Register for Peer Wellbeing sessions
If you have any ideas on themes or topics for future editions, or if you’d like to share a good news story, please do get in touch with us via cw.traininghub@nhs.net
We hope you find the tips, tools and resources useful.
National Fitness Day
Today is National Fitness Day – take a look below at a host of opportunities to get active and transform your understanding of physical activity.
The Movement Prescription Podcast
Promising to transform your understanding and approach towards physical activity in primary care, it paints a picture that moves away from rigorous exercises and lays focus on the importance of re-introducing movement into our daily lives.
With a line up of exceptional guests, click here to tune in The Movement Prescription (buzzsprout.com)
Swim England
Our ‘value of swimming’ report found swimming helped prevent more than 78,500 cases of ill health in 2022.
Swimming also helped reduce symptoms of anxiety or depression for 1.4 million adults.
Find your local pool here
Everyone Active
Across the nation, you’ll find many of our centres hosting special events with the opportunity to try something new and exciting.
Find your local centre here
Supporting you with life’s up’s and downs
Let’s face it, life is full of ups and downs…Vivup, your employee assistance programme provides expert support when you need it most.
With price tags getting heftier and the cost of living continuing to climb its no surprise that you might be feeling the pinch – Vivup helps you to afford the things that matter from your weekly shop to petrol!
Visit our Health and Wellbeing page by clicking the button below to find out what benefits and resources are available to you and how to register.
Diversify your workforce
We must recognise the importance of equitable recruitment and a diverse workforce serving a diverse population.
Workplaces thrive with a diverse workforce that represents the population it serves, this session will help your organisation ensure it has diverse talent and attracts the best people for the role.
The session will:
- Outline practical tips on how to develop fairer and more inclusive hiring practices.
- Share details on the benefits of unbiased shortlisting and selection processes.
Looking after you too:
Peer Wellbeing Session
Discover the power of peer support. Our free service connects staff with a skilled coach to improve and sustain your wellbeing. Join a friendly group of six to eight colleagues, meeting fortnightly for four supportive sessions.
Sessions available:
- Women from ethnically diverse background – Tuedsays 19th Sept 3rd/17th Oct 2-3pm
- Men only – Thursdays 7th/21st Sept 5th/19th Oct 10-11am
- Open group – Thursdays 7th/21st Sept 5th/19th Oct 1-2pm
Have your say…
Workforce Racial Discrimination Survey
We need your help to highlight and address discrimination and racism in general practice across C&W. This will enable us to put support in place; improving the experience of staff in general practice and impacting patient care.
We appreciate you are all extremely busy, this confidential survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete.
This survey is for everyone working in general practice across C&W, of any ethnicity; we ask that you answer as openly and honestly as you can
Please use the QR code above or click on the button below to access the survey.
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey, if you can encourage your peers and colleagues to complete it too it would be greatly appreciated!
