Supporting the Mental Health of NHS Staff 2022
Online Event 23 February 2022, 9:00am - 3:00pm
Day 1
9:00am
Online Registration
9:30am
Chair's Welcome Address
Dr Kalwant Sidhu, School Education Lead, Reader in Public Health Education School of Life Course and Population Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London
9:40am
Introducing Wellbeing Conversations To Support The Emotional Psychological And Physical Welfare Of Teams
Zeesham Chaudhry, Operational Lead and Assistant Psychotherapist, Islington GP Federation GP and Amwell
10:00am
Supporting NHS Staff and Learners Mental Health and Wellbeing
- Outline of current challenges around mental health and well being of NHS Staff and Learners
- The NHS Staff and Learners Mental Health and Wellbeing Commission process
- The recommendations made to improve NHS Staff and Learners Mental Health and Well Being
- The role of the NHS people plan and people directorate in delivering on these recommendations
Dr Hatim Abdulhussein, Clinical Fellow – AI and Robotics, Health Education England
10:20am
Keynote Address: Examining The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic On NHS Healthcare Workers' Mental Health And Wellbeing
- Examining anxiety, depression, stress and PTSD symptoms in a large sample of healthcare workers during the first wave of the pandemic
- Identifying a set of controllable factors which reflected elevated personal risk such as lack of sufficient PPE, inadequate training and raised perception of risk
- Setting out the factors that increased the risk of severe psychiatric symptoms such as gender, role and ethnic background
- Recommendations for retaining or improving mental health and wellbeing of NHS staff in future pandemics
Dr James Gilleen, Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology, University of Roehampton
10:40am
Questions and Answers Session
11:05am
Break and Networking
11:35am
Keynote Address: Delivering A Post-Pandemic Plan For The Healthcare Workforce: Recover, Reward, Renew
- Resolving the tension between ‘building back better’ health and care services and immediate workforce constraints
- Putting in place policy to help healthcare workers recover to improve their wellbeing and improve workforce sustainability, productivity and patient safety
- Locking in and scaling up strengthened mental health support for all staff
- Guaranteeing annual leave entitlements for five years and compensating inflexibility
- Addressing inflexible working hours and poor work-life balance as a key reason for people to leave the NHS
Parth Patel, Research Fellow, Institute of Public Policy Research
11:55am
Case Study by Kooth: Introducing A Trauma Informed Approach To Support Organisational Wellbeing
Dr Lynne Green, Chief Clinical Officer, Kooth
12:15pm
Case Study: Keeping Well NHS Staff Wellbeing
Nicole Burnham, Senior Psychologist, Keeping Well Service North West London, and Bashir Arif, Programme Director, North West London ICS
12:35pm
Questions and Answers Session
12:55pm
Lunch and Networking
1:40pm
Keynote Address: Maximising The Role Of NHS Line Managers In Supporting Better Mental Health
- Reducing mental health stigma, creating mentally healthy cultures and supporting better mental health
- Creating cultures where mental health and wellbeing is prioritised and talked about openly
- Developing a ‘Supporting Wellbeing Pathway’ to promote wellbeing from the moment a team member is recruited
- Promoting the five ways of wellbeing to team members and incorporating them into their working day
- Sending a signal that staff mental health is valued and giving employees the confidence to disclose poor mental health
Andrew Berrie, Mental Health at Work - National Lead, Mind
2:00pm
Case Study: Providing A Confidential Emotional Wellbeing Support Service Run By Health Care Professionals For Health Care Professionals
- Providing a range of wellbeing and training events for health and social care staff
- Teaching new techniques to enhance wellbeing and resilience for NHS teams
- Using the KeepingWellNEL Wellbeing and Resilience Hub service to access a confidential listening ear over live chat calls or video
- Offering quick 360 degrees wellbeing needs review and live emotional wellbeing support
- Working in partnership between regional, local and national wellbeing and mental health providers
Tanya Carter, Chief People Officer, East London NHS Foundation Trust
2:20pm
Case Study: Implementing A Psychological Support Service For Staff In Response To Covid-19
- Introducing a staff support helpline staffed by colleagues from health psychology, organisational development and the learning team
- Addressing issues such as anxiety, low mood and sleep disturbance by allocating staff with up to four individual therapy sessions
- Offering a mindfulness based cognitive therapy course to respond to the increased demand for mental health related support
- Increasing the availability of group staff support sessions for teams or groups requiring support
- Accessing harder to reach groups of staff and understanding their barriers to accessing support
Ruth Lawrence, CBT Therapist, Psychological Wellbeing Service, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
2:40pm
Questions and Answers Session
3:00pm
Chair's Summary and Close