Welcome
Welcome to the 2nd edition of the C&W General Practice Health and Wellbeing Champions update.
We’re dedicated to ensuring that you are fully supported in your role and have the tools to develop, this newsletter will aim to support you in building your confidence in having health and wellbeing conversations, signposting and raising awareness of wellbeing services. We will also be sharing training and personal development opportunities.
This month we are welcoming three new Health and Wellbeing Champions to our team!
Sarah Robinson – Health and Wellbeing Champion for Unity PCN, Coventry
Hollie Williams – Health and Wellbeing Champion for Kenilworth & Warwick PCN, South Warks
Chelsea Loydall – Health and Wellbeing Champion for Warwickshire East PCN, South Warks
Training and Personal Development opportunities
Save the Date – Shapes – Workshop
19th September, 10am – 1pm (Zoom link will be emailed out)
The aims of the session will be to:
- Enable you to feel more empowered in your Health and Wellbeing work
- Influence others even when you don’t have direct authority
- Become more aware of when you are rescuing and shift this to enabling support
- Get familiar with the Shapes Academy resources and how best to use it.
New News
WorkLife Central
Free access to WorkLife Central until 31 March 2024. The platform is now also available to download as an app!
WorkLife Central’s programme offers expertise and support to help you balance work with home life.
It covers five principle topic areas – Careers, Families, Inclusion, Wellbeing and Workplace and topics such as menopause, men’s health and neurodiversity can be accessed via the following formats:
- Live content: live webinars, workshops, support groups and ‘ask the expert’ sessions
- On Demand: ready-to-view videos, webinar recordings and bitesize videos
- The WorkLife Central Library: podcasts and blog published weekly
Health and Wellbeing Champion poster
This is a mockup of the new Health and Wellbeing Champion poster for you to share within your practices and across your PCN.
The section in green will differ for you all as we wanted to create something that is bespoke to you and what you offer across your PCN.
Please click here to answer a few questions and we will produce the poster and send it to you!
Employee Benefits
Vivup have provided some data recently on what our colleagues in General Practice are accessing.
The workbooks accessed most are around Anxiety, Alcohol and you, Depression, Eating Disorders and Stress.
Although we have over 470 colleagues registered, usage is really low so I would ask that you promote Vivup where possible – especially the self-help workbooks, audio etc.
Vivup now have an app which we hope will provide more accessibility for colleagues!
Resources and Support available
Monthly resource pack to support awareness days
Dedicated space for Champions across NHS
Wellbeing Wednesday – 19th July