ONLINE FIRST: Psychological wellbeing

Supporting colleagues during COVID-19 and beyond

Summary:

Elizabeth Tallentire describes a psychological wellbeing service for NHS staff and the lessons learnt as the programme was enhanced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Psychological wellbeing is very important, and most of us will experience psychological difficulty at some point in our lives. During the COVID-19 pandemic, countries across the world reported relatively high prevalence of mental health difficulties compared to pre-pandemic rates. For example, estimates ranged from 6%–51% for anxiety and 15%–48% for depression¹. Healthcare workers have been identified as a high-risk group with greater levels of mental health difficulty than the general population².

Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LTH) is an acute NHS Trust employing approximately 9,500 staff based across two hospital sites, a business centre and community outreach centres …

 

Elizabeth Tallentire is a clinical psychologist and lead for the staff psychological wellbeing service at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Author: Tallentire E

Tags COVID-19 wellbeing

Occupational Health at Work April/May 2023 (vol. 19/6) pp27-32

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