This section provides a range of physical health resources designed to support your well-being. You’ll find information and tools to help you stay active.
Disability History Month (14 November – 20 December 2024) is a chance to recognise the lives, rights, and contributions of disabled people – and to explore how we can all be more inclusive.
Celebrating Disability History Month 2024 Read More »
Deciding to quit smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health, but it doesn’t make quitting easy. You are more likely to stay quit with the help of specialist targeted support and medication. Now NHS colleagues in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland can access such help for free from 3 October, thanks to local Staff Tobacco Dependency Teams.
Free stop smoking service for local NHS staff Read More »
Be Well Midlands, is an opportunity for everyone working in health and social care in the Midlands to have a ‘Big Conversation’ about wellbeing. The scheme is open until Friday 13 May and invites all staff to share thoughts, ideas and experiences in a safe, anonymous environment.
Have your say about wellbeing in the Midlands Read More »
April is Stress Awareness Month. It is organised and supported by The Stress Management Society and has been held every year since 1992 to raise awareness of the causes and cures of modern stress.
Stress Awareness Month 2022 Read More »
‘FACE COVID’ is a set of practical steps for responding effectively to the Corona crisis, using the principles of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT).
FACE COVID – How to respond effectively to the crisis Read More »
The Health and Social Care Secretary announced on 31st January that being vaccinated against COVID-19 will not be a condition of employment for health and social care staff. The decision will be subject to public consultation and Parliamentary review.
Vaccines as a condition of deployment regulations updated Read More »
Dry January is the UK’s official one-month alcohol-free challenge. It’s organised by Alcohol Change UK and means giving up alcohol for 31 days during January.
England’s Plan B COVID response has meant that over the festive period families and friends have been able to gather. We encourage common sense and following guidelines at all times but hope that all of our staff in Leicestershire and Rutland were able to relax and enjoy some time with their loved ones this Christmas.
A new year message to all our staff Read More »
Our health, social-care and emergency services are preparing for a challenging winter. The rapid spread of the Omicron variant across the UK has raised real concerns and public health officials are warning of 1 million infections by the end of December 2021. The media are referring to a ‘tsunami’ of infections and asking ‘what will happen to the NHS?’
Preparing for winter and the Omicron variant Read More »
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