Environmental wellness
Ensuring that your physical environment is suitable, pleasant and stimulating, and helps you look after your physiological and safety needs, is really important.
Your social and physical environment can greatly impact how you feel. For example, a tidy and warmly lit bedroom helps you sleep better, a clean kitchen can free you to creatively choose what to cook, and a garden clear of rubbish becomes a calmer place to sit.
Consider the impact you would like to have, and find some time to make it happen.
Charity support
Oxford Hospitals Charity supports our people, patients and their families, and has developed initiatives to help improve your environmental wellness at work.
Contact Oxford Hospitals Charity if you have ideas about how the charity can support staff and patients in your area.
Email: ouh.charitysupport@ouh.nhs.uk
Respite rooms
Take regular breaks as part of looking after your wellbeing - there are respite rooms across the Trust, along with staff rooms and the Restaurant at the Horton for staff to use.
We recognise that these spaces are really appreciated by our people. If you have space in your area we could convert into a respite space, Oxford Hospitals Charity can help transform it to meet your wellbeing needs.
Email: culture@ouh.nhs.uk
Accommodation
For some of us, making safe and comfortable living arrangements can be a challenge for a number of reasons. We have looked at how we can support you with specific accommodation arrangements, so if you need assistance please contact the Accommodation Office.
Email: Accommodation.Bureau@ouh.nhs.uk
Help with accommodation outside the Trust
Citizens Advice: 03444 111 444
Oxfordshire County Council: 01865 249811
Housing advice - Shelter
Travel and parking
Please visit our COVID-19 Staff FAQs area.
If you are reliant on public transport, please speak to staff in our ar parking offfices for advice on available discounts:
Please also visit Commuting to work
Remote working
We have created some helpful guides for staff who are working from home.
The NHS 'Every Mind Matters' website offers advice about working from home, and maintaining your environmental wellness outside your regular place of work.
7 tips to tackle working from home - nhs.uk
IM&T Support
Contact our IM&T Service Desk: 22822 (internal number)
NHS staff offers
During the current COVID-19 pandemic, many organisations have been very kind in showing their support and appreciation for the great work that you are doing in caring for our populations through a range of offers listed on our staff intranet:
OUHi > COVID-19 (Coronavirus) > Staff offers > Staff offers
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