Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing

Employee Support Line and Occupational Health / Wellbeing

The Employee Support Line is available for all staff where the school has an SLA with the service. It is a free confidential support line available to employees and their immediate family. It operates 24 hours a day 365 days a year support on issues such as Health, Medical, Legal and Financial advice. Employee Support line – 0800 030 5182 Occupational Health & Wellbeing – 023 8062 6600

Health Assured

Where purchased by a school, Health Assured provide internal and external resources specifically to support employees and their families. This includes:

A 24 hour a day, 365 day a year in the moment counselling support and telephone advice covering a wide range of issues including work, personal and family related (0800 028 0199)
24/7 legal and financial advice helpline (legal advice available to employee only)
Health and medical information and support
Medical information (nurse call-back available)
Online wellbeing portal including mini health checks

Health Assured Wellbeing App

For schools with an Occupational Health/Health Assured SLA staff can access a mobile app which can be installed on a mobile phone or tablet, via Google or Apple playstores, to use at any time of the day. Use this access code to register: MHA006393

Features include:

Weekly mood tracker – tracks moods on a weekly basis in relation to physical, financial and general wellbeing;
Mini Health Checks
Support – contact a counsellor for in the moment support via the chat function https://www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/schools-resilience

Resilience Website

The resilience website provides information on maintaining your wellbeing with resources available to assist via the attached link www.hants.gov.uk/educationandlearning/schools-resilience/resilience-staff-tools/resilience-staff-habits

NHS Wellbeing Links

The NHS has a number of websites to offer further advice and support as below:

how to look after your wellbeing has some tips to help you and your family manage wellbeing https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/
how to support for yourself or someone you are caring/living with via the attached link www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression
NHS FREE apps which are health based which are also helpful www.nhs.uk/apps-library/filter/?categories=Healthy%20living,Mental%20health,NHS%20services&prices=Free
Free NHS Fitness Studio’s provide 24 instructor led online exercise videos across aerobics, strength & resistance, Pilates and Yoga www.nhs.uk/conditions/nhs-fitness-studio/
Mental Health wellbeing Audio guides to help boost your mood covering areas such as low mood, anxiety, sleep problems. You can listen to them privately and in your own time www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/moodzone-mental-wellbeing-audio-guides
Measure your health and wellbeing and get tips on how to improve it www.nhs.uk/oneyou/how-are-you-quiz/

Domestic Abuse Support

If you or someone you know needs support, information and advice is available here www.hants.gov.uk/socialcareandhealth/domesticabuse

Anxiety UK

Provides support to individuals with anxiety disorders, phobias and conditions. Their resources include a helpline, toolkits and webinar’s - more information can be found at https://www.anxietyuk.org.uk/ They also provide a helpline as follows: Anxiety UK Helpline 03444 775774 operates 9.30 -10.00pm (10-8pm at weekends)