Welcome

Welcome to this weeks Wellbeing Wednesday!

Read on to:

  • Discover what services are available to help support Men’s mental health
  • Register for the next wellbeing webinar – ‘How to say no, embrace your limits and deal with pushback
  • Hear about how to become a Health and Wellbeing Champion for your Federation or Alliance
  • Find out how registering to Vivup can support you with life up’s and downs and the cost of living

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.

Men’s Mental Health – Personalised Care Event

We would like to say thank you to all those who attended our Men’s Mental Health event for the Personalised Care Roles last week. It was great to see so many of you engaging and taking part in our mindfulness activities with one another. We would also like to thank South Warwickshire and Worcestershire MIND, Sky Blues in the Community, Men’s Sheds and the Talking Therapies team for participating and showcasing their services.

If you were unable to attend the event or would like to know more, you can download the slides here.

You can learn more about these services below:

Putting your wellbeing first

It was great to see so many of you on the most recent Work Well Webinar last week which focused on how to stay mentally fit at work.

If you would like the handout for the webinar you can click here to sign up and download the Vortex Dials handout. If you couldn’t join us live, then grab a cuppa and a sofa and watch or listen to a recording of the webinar.

Januarys webinar: How to say no, embrace your limits and deal with pushback

Next month’s webinar ‘How to say no, embrace your limits and deal with pushback‘ is on Wednesday 10th January at 7.30pm

Health and Wellbeing Champions for Federations & Alliances

We are pleased to share that we are opening our Health and Wellbeing Champion offer to Federations and Alliances across C&W.

If you are interested in:

  • Promoting health and wellbeing within your organisation
  • Supporting your colleagues with 1:1 wellbeing conversations
  • Developing wellbeing initiatives and events to support building a happy healthy workplace….

Please get in touch!

Feel free to share this poster with your colleagues who are passionate about HWB and for further information on the role, please contact Rita Asi via rita.asi@nhs.net

Supporting you with lifes ups 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!

If you work in general practice, a federation or alliance across C&W – you can access Vivup for free!

You must register using the organisation name ‘Coventry and Warwickshire -General Practice…’ to have access to all of the relevant benefits and features. Vivup offers lifestyle savings for supermarkets and high street shopping, to utility bills and retailers in your local community & Health and Wellbeing support through self-help workbooks, podcasts, a 24/7 confidential line and free and impartial support for queries on your utility bills, debt and manging your money.

To sign up for this, please click here and fill in your details. Please remember to select ‘Coventry and Warwickshire – General Practice, PCN, Federation and Alliance Staff (CWIPC)’ when selecting your organisation. | Registering on Vivup – Flyer

For more wellbeing offers, podcasts, apps and tips visit our Health & Wellbeing page