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Staff Wellbeing Knowledge Hub

Books

The Library has a growing collection of wellbeing books. Topics include: managing stress; musculoskeletal problems e.g. bad backs; anxiety; fears and phobias; stopping smoking; and sleep problems. We also have a collection of personal health stories written by people living with different conditions.
Search for books & ebooks

Organisations

  • ACAS Health and Wellbing in the workplace
  • HR Direct: My Health and Wellbeing (for trust staff)
  • ​​Citizens Advice
  • Doctors' Support Network
  • Mind  ::  Mental health at work resources
  • ​NHS Employers: Health & Wellbeing​

Uplifting resources

NHS England and the Reading Agency have crowd-sourced a list of uplifting, digital resources for NHS staff. The choices were recommended by your colleagues in the NHS, and are ideal for boosting your mood. You can use at your leisure via any computer or mobile device.​
Access resources

​Websites

  • Self-help guides on a variety of topics, including: Abuse; Alcohol and You; Anxiety; Bereavement; Controlling Anger; Depression and Low Mood; Domestic Violence; Eating Disorders; Food for Thought; Health Anxiety; Hearing Voices; Obsessions and Compulsions; Panic; Post-Traumatic Stress; Postnatal Depression; Self-Harm; Shyness and Social Anxiety; Sleeping Problems; and Stress.
  • Be mindful​
  • Change for life
  • CIPD employment law and wellbeing
  • Drink Aware
  • East Cheshire NHS Trust Physiotherapy Service ​Self-help advice, physiotherapy exercise videos and links to local information
  • ​​Living life to the full - free online courses on low mood and stress
  • Maintaining a mindful life - free online course
  • Mindfulness for wellbeing and peak performance - free online course
  • NHS: Live Well
  • NHS Health at Work Network
  • NHS Better Health
  • NHS Smokefree
  • ​Wellbeing Information
  • Yoga with Adriene
Leisure e-books. Pictures of front covers of books. Click to access.
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Image of a book display with text: ECT staff book club. The library and knowledge service hosts a book club with is open for all staff to join.

Apps

  • ​Change4Life: Be food smart
  • My fitness pal
  • NHS: How are YOU?
  • Public Health England One You apps, including activity and alcohol trackers, smoking cessation and a healthy meal planner.
  • ​WebMD​

​Suicide & self-harm prevention

  • Zero Suicide Alliance
  • Suicide prevention resources (NHS Employers)
  • Reducing the risk of suicide: a toolkit for employers (Public Health England)
  • Supporting the mental health of NHS staff: The role of NHS leaders in reducing mental health stigma and creating mentally healthy cultures (BMA and Mind)
  • Internet Safety, Suicide and Self-Harm (NHS Learning Hub)
Image with the text: Zero Suicice Alliance. How to access our suicide prevention training. Step 1 - visit zerosuicidealliance.com. Step 2 - enter the training. Step 3 - Take the training.
Image with the text: Health Stories. A collection of personal stories written by people living with a variety of conditions. Search the catalogue for Health Stories.

Support for staff with addictions

  • NHS stop smoking services help you quit - NHS
  • Stop smoking treatments - NHS
  • Alcohol support - NHS
  • Drinkaware
  • Better Health - NHS
  • Drug addiction: getting help - NHS
  • Contact Frank Directly for confidential advice
  • Honest information about drugs - FRANK
  • Families Anonymous - support for families impacted by substance abuse
  • Gambling support - GamCare​

Health & Wellbeing in East Cheshire

Emergency & wellbeing resources at home - collated by Cheshire East Council
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