We're sharing our wellbeing stories which explore practical tips and ideas that support yourself and others.
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Blog: Compassionate and human approach to leadership
Lisa Cowley, CEO of Beacon Vision discusses the organisations approach to compassionate and human leadership. Beacon Vision is a leading regional charity, supporting people across the Black Country and Staffordshire impacted by or at high risk of sight loss.
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Compasionate leadership
Melanie Weatherley MBE, CEO of Walnut Care in Lincolnshire talks to Juliet Green from Skills for Care about kindness and compassion in the workplace and how leaders can take a person-centred approach with their staff.
Supporting staff to feel valued and safe at work
Sue Ann Nnamani, Registered Manager and Nosi Avery, HR Manager of Priscilla Wakefield Nursing Care Home in North London are both mental health first aiders and talk about how they’ve support staff with mental health and wellbeing through individual support meetings and practical support.
Staying connected with your team
Caroline Sommerville, Registered Operations Manager and Emma Williams, Recruitment and Development Officer from Bluebird Care, Mid and West Cornwall share their Wonder of Wellbeing News to show us how wellbeing throughout the whole team is one of their top priorities.
We spoke to Tracey Tilstone, the Deputy Manager at St Michael’s Care Home about how they’ve supported the wellbeing of their workforce during the pandemic.
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"You can speak to a counsellor who can listen and be empathetic, but they can’t really understand what you’ve been through or still going through
Tracey Tilstone
Deputy manager
Blog: Question time with Anushka Karmali!
Anushka Karmali, Development Officer from 360 Degrees Healthcare shares how they’ve created ‘staff bubbles’ to provide peer-to-peer support across their domiciliary service.
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Sallys Words of Wisdom
Sally Percival employs personal assistants to support her family members. She also works as a PA and is the Chair of the TLAP National Co-production Advisory Group. She shares her ‘words of wisdom’ to encourage you to look after your wellbeing.
Homeinstead wellbeing conversations
Clare Cliff, General Manager from Home Instead in Stockport sharing the different wellbeing initiatives they’ve introduced.
Introducing wellbeing reviews
We spoke to Dennisford Talbert, Locality and Registered Manager for Walsingham Support about how the organisation introduced wellbeing reviews. Walsingham Support provides support to individuals with a learning disability, autism, acquired brain injuries, and complex needs. Read the story
Using mindfulness to support mental wellbeing
Mark Anslow, Service Manager – Prevention and Early Help, Children’s Services
NICE guidance recommends that organisations should develop workplace solutions to reduce the risk of stress and identify when to provide additional support. In Bradford we’ve used mindfulness for stress and anxiety experienced by children’s social care practitioners and also offered it as a strategy to support employees’ wellbeing and resilience during COVID-19.
Mindfulness can help people feel calmer and better able to deal with stress and difficult situations and feelings, like worry or anger. Feedback from staff has been very positive,
‘I feel I am able to use the skills I learnt from this and bring myself back into the moment (here and now) without ruminating and becoming anxious.’ - Staff member from Mark's team
Use mindfulness to support mental wellbeing at work for children’s social care practitioners at Bradford Council
Marlene Kelly, Director and Registered Manager at Auburn Mere Residential Care Home and Dr Bhavisha Dave, Clinical Psychologist from the Here for You Health and Wellbeing hub share information about how they offered care home staff the opportunity to talk about their experiences during the pandemic by creating safe reflective spaces.
Watch our three bite size videos to understand why the spaces were put in place to how valuable they’ve become.
Marlene tells us why she contacted the wellbeing hub for support for her team and Bhavisha explains why the hubs have been established and the support available.