Mental health, physical wellbeing and wellness services for South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw's health and care workforce

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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.

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

The launch of the SYB Health and Wellbeing (SYB HWB) Hub 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)
Wellbeing webinars and training courses - topics such as menopause, financial wellbeing and compasion fatigue
Specific themed support - to include men's health, physical wellbeing and Long Covid
Recommended reading - blogs, books and articles
National NHSE/I support

All of the above services are accessible to colleagues in South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw in the following areas: all 7 Acute Trusts and the 2 Mental Health Trusts, all CCGs, the ICS, Health students, Health and Social Care, Yorkshire Ambulance Service, Voluntary sector and Primary Care (to include general practice, optical sector, dental sector and community pharmacy).

Image source: SYB Resilience Hub

Vivup Mental Health Support

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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 & Wellbeing Themes

Menopause Support

Compassion and Inclusivity

Weight Management

Men's Health

Ergonomics and Agile Working Wellbeing

Coaching and Personal Development

Financial Wellbeing

Long COVID support

Health and Wellbeing Festival 2022

Promotional Video: about the SYB HWB Hub

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

Alternate video versions

Services for Staff

Key services for staff include SYB'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.

SYB Health and Wellbeing Training Hub

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

SYB ICS Primary Care Projects

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

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 (treating tobacco addiction)

Making treatment for tobacco addiction part of the routine care offered in all our hospitals

Pre-Recorded Videos by Halsa Wellbeing

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

2022 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