Here at NWAS we want to create an environment to help support one another across the workplace. Some fantastic work has already been done by our staff to raise awareness of what advice and guidance is available, encouraging staff to access help through the different layers of support in place.
You may need guidance and advice at different times throughout your life and there are various support networks in place to help.
Remember it is good to talk!
We have launched an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), to ensure that help is available to all of our employees, especially with the additional stress of COVID-19.
Our Vivup EAP provides a range of information and practical support for problems at work and home.
For further information click here to register/log in
| Public Health England, with support from some of the most respected organisations in the field, have launched a new mental health campaign called ‘Every Mind Matters’. The campaign aims to support everyone to feel more confident in taking action to look after their mental health and wellbeing by promoting a range of self-care actions.
You can find out more about the campaign and the range of opportunities to get involved here. The website also provides guidance on support and provides more information and top tips on anxiety, sleep, stress and low mood. |
We also have 30 helpline numbers and support available on our own website.
The new staff handbook has recently been updated and is now available to all staff. We are currently in the process of sending out hard copies to all stations and HQ’s, or you can access electronically here….
The handbook provides a summary of opportunities and services available to staff. It aims to encourage and enable staff to lead a healthy lifestyle, to develop your full potential through access to learning and development and to identify support when you need it.
If you have any questions please email Health.wellbeing@nwas.nhs.uk
We are pleased to be able to offer staff the opportunity to download the NWAS staff app. The app has been developed with an external company and aims to give staff an alternative option to access information via the own personal mobile phone which is regularly access via the intranet. You will be able to access NWAS News, Rostering, NWAS e-mail, ESR, Hot Deals, Invest in Yourself, Intranet, HR, Jobs and useful contacts. Please use the download guide below and FAQs, if you have any queries please contact nwas.communications@nwas.nhs.uk Staff App FAQs Staff App download instructions
Free Suicide Prevention Training – Zero Suicide Alliance There is a free suicide prevention 20 minute online training resource which can be accessed using the following link: http://www.zerosuicidealliance.com/. The Alliance is ultimately concerned with improving support for people contemplating suicide by raising awareness of and promoting FREE suicide prevention training which is accessible to all. The aims of this training are to; enable people to identify when someone is presenting with suicidal thoughts/ behaviour, to be able to speak out in a supportive manner, and to empower them to signpost the individual to the correct services or support.
Stable Lives (SL) is a charity based at Parbold Equestrian Centre (PEC). Born out of personal experience volunteers at Stable Lives recognise the devastating effect that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Mental Health Trauma can have on an individual and their family
