Mental Health, Physical Wellbeing and Wellness Services for South Yorkshire's Health and Care Workforce

#HereForYouSY

We are proud to offer our diverse 72,000 workforce an easy-to-access and comprehensive health and wellbeing offer that supports mental health, physical wellbeing and emotional resilience.

Mental Health Hub provided by Vivup

We fully recognise the importance of looking after all of our workforce and supporting colleagues to make informed choices about working through personal problems.

The launch of the SY Mental Health Hub in January 2021 provides a wide range of resources to staff free-of-charge, 24/7 and 365 days a year.

On this site you will find information about how to access:

Counselling and specialist accredited mental health support - provided by Vivup, accredited by Accreditation Programme for Psychological Therapies Services (APPTS)
Recorded wellbeing webinars - topics such as menopause, Moral injury, Burnout and compassion fatigue
Specific themed support - to include men's health and Long Covid
Recommended reading - blogs, books and articles
National NHSE/I support
24/7 Menopause support line

All of the above services are accessible to colleagues in South Yorkshire in the following areas: all 5 Acute Trusts and the 2 Mental Health Trusts, NHS South Yorkshire ICB, Health students at University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, Health and Social Care, Voluntary sector and Primary Care (to include general practice, optical sector, dental sector and community pharmacy).

We are pleased to be working with Vivup to provide a 24/7 helpline service, to include counselling, self-help information and fast-track access to therapy where needed.

Colleagues can call 0330 380 0658 at any time to access this service.

Once you have contacted Vivup, you will be provided with fast-track access to assessment and the appropriate support pathway:

24/7, 365 helpline
Conﬁdential, high quality, in house specialists
Self help resources and signposting

We are here to help.

For more information and support resources, please visit here

Health and Wellbeing Hub Upcoming Events

To book onto any of our webinars and courses, click here

April 2024

Tuesday 16th April

13:00 - 13:40: Virtual Menopause Café
9:30 - 11:00: Doncaster Charity Networking Hub LINK

Saturday 20th April

12:30 - 14:30: SOAR & SCCCC Ecclesfield Library Menopause Cafe LINK

Monday 22nd April

9:00 - 12:00: Menopause Advocate Course (Part 1)
12:30 - 13:00: Postural Awareness (as Part of WAD)
14:00 - 16:30: Menopause Advocate Course (Part 2)

Tuesday 23rd April

10:00-11:00: Exploring the Impact of Menopause and Neurodiversity LINK
11:30 - 12:00: Reflexology for Musculoskeletal Support (as Part of WAD)

Wednesday 24th April

13:00 - 13.30: Head, Neck and Shoulder Release (as Part of WAD)

Thursday 25th April

12:30 - 14:00: Melt Away Stress (as Part of WAD)

Friday 26th April

13:00 - 13:30: Stretch and Relax (as Part of WAD)

May 2024

Wednesday 8^th May

12:30 - 13:00: Women’s Health: Menstruation by DBTH Registrar Yomna Hassasinin (email us on syicb-sheffield.hwb@nhs.net to book you on)
12:00-13:00: Don't let the Menopause Leave you hot and Bothered (email norma@menopause-exchange.co.uk to regsiter)

Monday 13th May

9:30 - 12:00: Rotherham Mental Health Event (for those working in the Mental Health Services in Rotherham - contact kathy.wilkinson@varotherham.org.uk for further details)

Tuesday 14th May

12:00 -13:00: MenoYOU ‘Pause and Balance’ - Menopause in African Caribbean Communities

Wednesday 15th May

13.00-13.40: Virtual Menopause Café

Wednesday 22nd May

9:00 - 12:00: Menopause Advocate Course (Part 1)
12:30 - 13:00: Men’s Health: Mental Health by ANP Fiona Angyal (email us on syicb-sheffield.hwb@nhs.net to book you on)
14:00 - 16:30: Menopause Advocate Course (Part 2)

Wednesday 29^th May

12:30 - 13:00: Men’s Health: Prostate Awareness by DBTH Uro-Oncology CNS, Tina Soar (email us on syicb-sheffield.hwb@nhs.net to book you on)

June 2024

Tuesday 11th June

12:00 - 13:00: MenoYOU -The Menopause as a Neurodiverse Experience

Wednesday 12th June

12:00 - 12:40: Men-o Café - Menopause support group for men

Health & Wellbeing Themes

Menopause Support

Compassion and Inclusivity

Weight Management

Sleep

International Women's Day

SY ICS Primary Care Projects

Showcasing the work we have done to support colleagues in Primary Care

Men's Health

Ergonomics and Agile Working Wellbeing

Coaching and Personal Development

Internationally Educated Colleagues

Financial Wellbeing

Long COVID support

Health and Wellbeing Festival 2022

South Yorkshire HWB Activities

Our Health and Wellbeing strategy 2024-2027 Working together for Workforce Health and Wellbeing

Promotional Video: about the SY HWB Hub

90-second promo video for the Vivup mental health, resilience and wellbeing service

Alternate video versions

Winter Wellbeing resource flier

Help with Seasonal Affective Disorder - https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/types-of-mental-health-problems/seasonal-affective-disorder-sad/treatment/

Services for Staff

Key services for staff include SY's Training Hub with a large number of free bookable sessions and national NHS People support programmes.

Please note: clicking on the below links may mean you are re-directed to an external site.

SY Health and Wellbeing Training Hub

Hosting a range of training courses focussing on Confident Communication, Compassion Fatigue and more

Living with Worry and Anxiety Amidst Global Uncertainty

A free guide from Psychology Tools to help you living in uncertain times

Mental Health in the Workplace

Tools and resources to help you make positive improvements to mental wellbeing in the workplace

Supporting our NHS People

A range of national health and wellbeing support programmes and resources for NHS colleagues

Cruse Bereavement Support

Free information and advice to people struggling with loss via a range of resources and services

Managing Cancer in the Workplace

This booklet shows how you can support colleagues affected by cancer in your workplace

Support for Health and Social Care Colleagues

Provided by the Department of Health & Social Care, this site outlines additional support for this staff group

QUIT for staff

Making treatment for tobacco addiction part of the support offered to the workforce

Pre-Recorded Videos by Halsa Wellbeing

Covering topics such as: healthy habits, stress and resilience, emotional awareness and more

2024 Key Dates

Supporting diversity in your organisation with dates for your diary

Previous Events & Recordings

A selection of webinar recordings are below. Click the box-links to play the videos.

16/09/21: Compassionate Leadership

Compassionate Leadership for Integrated and High Quality Care Workshop by Professor Michael West CBE

View Michael's presentation slides

07/09/21: SYB Health and Wellbeing Hub Launch

Guest speakers included: Dean Royles (NHS Human Resources specialist), Professor Michael West (CBE, The King's Fund), Nicola Hartley (Executive Director of RDaSH)

19/05/22: BSL and Deaf Awareness Taster Session

Maria Lewin facilitated a British Sign Language and Deaf Awareness taster session, to include finger spelling, greetings, medical terminology and emotions

Resources:

BSL Greetings

BSL Fingerspelling (right handed)

BSL Fingerspelling (left handed)

To find out more about the full range of training and wellbeing support sessions, please visit the SYB Training Hub

Apps & Further Resources

NHS staff have been given free access to a number of wellbeing apps and services to support with their mental health and wellbeing.

Unmind (sleep, relationships, stress, anxiety)
Daylight (worry, anxiety)
Headspace (sleep, stress)
Sleepio (sleep)
Calm (sleep, stress, anxiety, focus, self-improvement)
Practitioner Health - support for doctors and dentists (mental illness, addiction)

Find more on Wellbeing apps (NHS England)

Supporting colleagues with the conflict in Ukraine