Workforce and Wellbeing Programmes August/September 2023

Date published: 04/08/2023

We would like to outline 2 separate offers the LMC working with the training hub have released this week for practices. The intention is that the offers enable practices to achieve the ‘Workforce and Wellbeing Points Thresholds’ in QOF: The contractor can demonstrate continuous quality improvement activity focused upon workforce and wellbeing as specified in the QOF guidance. The overarching aim of this QI module is to evidence support for improvements in wellbeing, resilience, and minimising the risk of workforce burnout.

The 2 programmes we are offering to practices are:

Manage Your Mind programme: these are in person, 1 day events, on the dates and locations found below. These are available to GPs and all practice and PCN staff. Sessions will focus on improving mental and emotional health using powerful breathing exercises and mindfulness techniques. The cost of attendance is £80 but the LMC will share the costs with practices, reducing the cost per participant to £40, this includes a delicious lunch at the venue and refreshments throughout the day.

Manage Your Mind offers individuals an opportunity to invest in themselves, to rest, to re-centre, to re-focus and to re-energise. Participants are likely to benefit from learning new skills, breathing techniques, guided meditations and processes that help calm the mind. Studies have shown that when practiced regularly, they help improve sleep, reduce stress, depression and anxiety and improve the quality of life. This is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues. There are no limits to numbers of staff registering per practice, but please be aware each event has a limit of 45 participants, and you can register to attend at the most convenient location to you.

Friday 22 September. Commissioners House, The Historic Dockyard, Chatham
Friday 20 October. Riverside Church, Thanet Way, Whitstable
Friday 10 November. Eastgate, 141 Springhead Parkway, Northfleet
Friday 17 November. Aylesford Priory, The Friars, Aylesford

Please note you can attend an event in area and not restricted to the event in your HCP area. If you have any questions about the programme then please email: Manage.yourmind@nhs.net

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) – is a national training programme, which teaches people how to identify, understand and help someone who may be experiencing a mental health issue. MHFA won’t teach you to be a therapist, but it will teach you to listen, reassure and respond, even in a crisis – and even potentially stop a crisis from happening.

You’ll learn to recognise warning signs of mental ill health and develop the skills and confidence to approach and support someone while keeping yourself safe. You’ll also learn how to empower someone to access the support they might need for recovery or successful management of symptoms. This could include self-help books or websites, accessing therapy services through routes such as their school or place of work, online self-referral, support groups, and more. By becoming an MHFAider® you’ll have access to continuous support – well beyond your initial certification – so you are confident, empowered and motivated to carry out your role. You will get three years’ access to MHFAider® support and benefits which includes 24/7 digital support through the MHFAider Support App®. From there, you will find exclusive resources, ongoing learning opportunities and the benefit of joining England’s largest community of trained MHFAiders®. The qualification is endorsed by the Royal Society For Public Health.

Our ambition is to have one Mental Health First Aider per practice, ideally this would not be a GP or staff member who has a HR role, but an approachable member of the team (clinical or non clinical) who is interested. We can then form a local peer network to share learning.

This offer is fully funded. To book a free place please follow the link:

https://invictahealth.learningpool.com/course/view.php?id=1074

Course dates for first cohort – 25th and 29th September, 2 whole days 9-5pm, virtually delivered. A course manual will be sent to participants prior. Each cohort has 8-16 participants, further dates will be rolled out as we fill up the course.

As you can see the courses offer separate benefits and we hope that you find them useful.