Mental wellbeing while staying at home
Tips and advice from this NHS website to help keep on top of your mental wellbeing and cope with how you may feel while staying at home.
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Library Bulletins
The Gosall Library, April 2020
This week’s library bulletins are on Suicide Prevention and Community Health
British Journal of Nursing
Leadership in the time of crisis
In this article Sam Foster, Chief Nurse, Oxford University Hospitals, considers what leaders need to do in this time of COVID-19
Read the article here
BMJ Open
Leadership development in complex health systems: a qualitative study
Objective leadership is associated with organisational performance in healthcare, including quality, safety and clinical outcomes for patients. Leadership development programmes have proliferated in recent years. Nevertheless very few have examined participant experiences in depth in order to understand which programmatic aspects they regard as most valuable relative to leadership in increasingly complex systems, or whether and how learnings may sustain over time. This article explores experiences of participants in an interdisciplinary leadership development programme using qualitative methods over an extended look-back period.
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COVID-19
NHS England and NHS Improvement launches wellbeing support for health staff
A package of wellbeing measures has been launched as part of a bid to support the health service’s 1.4 million staff as they work to tackle the Coronavirus.
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Online Resources – Knowledgeshare
Knowledgeshare connects health care staff with their local NHS library and knowledge Service
You can join Knowledgeshare by completing this joining form and emailing it to the Gosall Library at academic.library@lancashirecare.nhs.uk. Using the information you provide on this form the library staff will create a profile of you in the system detailing your interests.
Read more about Knowledgeshare here
NHS Providers
Learning from the vanguards
NHS Providers, the NHS Confederation, the Local Government Association and NHS Clinical Commissioners have led a programme of work to help share learning from the vanguards with the rest of the health and care system. This is a compilation of a series of briefings, reports, case studies, podcasts and blogs which consider the key achievements and legacy of the vanguards.
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Royal College of Nursing
COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Guidance on how to protect yourself, what you should expect from your employer and what to do if you have concerns.
For up to date advice visit the website here
Royal College of Psychiatrists
Responding to COVID-19
Guidance and information on the emerging situation with Coronavirus and College activities
Read the latest information here
Physical Activity
PHE briefing on Active Mile initiatives
This briefing provides information about the evidence on active mile initiatives, ideas for how to implement them and examples of practice. It is aimed at public health teams, schools and commissioners.
Read the briefing here