Free resources provided by NHS England for all NHS staff, including access to free apps and a helpline.
Practitioner Health is a free, confidential NHS service for doctors and dentists across England experiencing mental illness or addiction issues. The service covers various mental health concerns, in particular where these might affect work, and is provided by professionals who specialise in mental health support for doctors and dentists.
Effective tools to help reduce stress & anxiety and improve resilience and wellbeing
If you’re staying home more often due to the COVID-19 lockdown, it’s extremely important to take good care of your mental health. Every Mind Matters provide a personalised Mind Plan designed specifically to help manage your mental wellbeing during coronavirus, including COVID-19 specific content, along with support for wider mental wellbeing issues such as anxiety, stress, low mood and insomnia.
Calm.com have created a collection of meditations, sleep stories, music and more to support your mental and emotional wellness during the coronavirus outbreak. Find Let’s Face This Moment Together plus many more resources, guided meditations and calming music collections at https://www.calm.com.
The team at Unmind have teamed up with world-class experts to create bite-sized, interactive courses for proactively looking after your mental health. Whether you’re looking to improve your sleep, nurture relationships, reduce stress or manage anxiety – there’s something for all areas of life. Sign up is free for NHS staff.
Daylight is a smartphone app that uses evidence-based cognitive behavioural techniques, voice and animation to provide support for people experiencing symptoms of worry and anxiety.
Headspace offer over 1,000 hours of mindfulness and sleep content to help alleviate stress and improve your general wellbeing. This content can be accessed for free by NHS staff Nature’s Coaching have a number of free resources to support the wellbeing of NHS staff, including self-help techniques and breathing exercises to manage stress and anxiety.
Cruse Bereavement Care offer free information and advice to people struggling with loss via a range of resources and support services, including a dedicated telephone helpline (0808 808 1677) and webchat. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Cruse Bereavement Care extended their support offering to help individuals who are dealing with grief in isolation.
Sleepio is a fully automated, highly personalised sleep improvement programme that uses clinically-evidenced cognitive behavioural techniques to help improve poor sleep.
The Recovery College Online have developed a free course for young people aged 13 -18 to help them cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The course provides useful information about the nature of the virus, how to stay healthy and avoid passing it on, and suggests various things to do at home during lockdown.
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TheCitizens Advice Bureauprovides information to help keep your finances stable, whilst the government provides information and guidanceon what financial support may be available to you. You can also access the following financial services for assistance and support: