Emotional and psychological wellbeing
We are emotionally and spiritually well when we are able to manage and adapt to day to day life, and bounce back from the challenges that we experience.
This page contains a range of support for helping increase resilience, emotional balance and psychological wellbeing.
Employee Assistance Programme
Provided by an independent, leading provider of professional employee support services - 'Care First'.
The service is confidential and free of charge. It offers help with a wide range of work, family and personal issues, including legal, practical and emotional.
It is accessible by telephone or online, and also offers individual counselling sessions.
You don't need to ask your manager, just call and you can speak to a professional counsellor or information specialist in confidence, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year.
Tel: 0800 174319
Care first login page
Username: ouh
Password: employee
You Matter
Wellbeing and psychological guidance for health and care staff in Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire West.
Monday to Friday 9.00am - 4.00pm (except Bank Holidays)
Tel: 0800 145 6568 (answerphone out of working hours)
Email: youmatter@oxfordhealth.nhs.uk
You Matter Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub
Mental Health First Aiders
A Mental Health First Aider (MHFA) is someone who has been trained to act as a point of contact and reassurance for a person who may be experiencing a mental health issue or emotional distress. Their role is to listen non-judgementally, reassure and respond in a crisis. MHFAs can also provide signposting to professional help and other sources of support.
To find out more about the MHFAs within the Trust, visit OUHi > Growing Stronger Together > Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAs).
Mindfulness
'BreathE' daily ten-minute mindful meditations are available on MS Teams.
Monday to Friday 9.00am - 9.10am
To access the sessions, visit OUHi > Growing Stronger Together > Leading Self.
Safeguarding / domestic abuse
We support our staff as much as possible and this includes situations inside and outside work. For some, home and family is not always a safe place to be. In the UK, one in four women and one in six men will experience domestic violence during their lives, and there are reports that this number is rising.
If this is you, or you know of a colleague who is facing difficulties at home, please visit our Domestic Abuse intranet page or contact our Designated Safeguarding Officers:
Bereavement Service
The Bereavement Service is here to offer practical and emotional support to the immediate family or next of kin of anyone who dies as a patient of the Trust.
Bereavement Service
Freedom to Speak Up (FtSU) Guardians
Freedom to Speak Up (FtSU) Guardians - Social wellbeing
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Last reviewed:11 November 2022