Please see below the latest HIOW Health and Wellbeing offers for 22nd January 2025
Work Well programme
It’s time to put your wellbeing first.
(Even when you’re under pressure, time is short, and your colleagues are stressed too…)
When you join the Work Well Programme you’ll get access to a full set of tools and resources designed to support your wellbeing at work – no matter how busy things get.
Learn how to beat stress and prevent burnout, set boundaries to keep you happy and healthy, and support the people around you too.
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next wellbeing leads masterclass is on Thursday 13th February 2025 at 12:30 – 14:00 UK time.
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next webinar – How to support your colleagues without burning out yourself with Dr Rachel Morris & Dr Sarah Coope is on Tuesday 18th February at 12.30-1.30pm
Shapes Toolkit
Remember, you can access everything in your resource library, including replays of past webinars.
Menopause Manager e-learning module
HIOW Health and Wellbeing have teamed up with Henpicked: Menopause in the Workplace to provide managers across HIOW access to an interactive eLearning package.
This module aims to provide you with the knowledge and skills to support your colleagues and teams who experience the menopause.
To gain access to this catalogue on eLearning for Healthcare’s Learning Hub, please complete this registration form.
Say Hello to EDNA: Championing Diversity: “Disability Awareness at Work”
Join us on Tuesday 28 January 2025 for our next Say Hello to EDNA session: Championing Diversity: “Disability Awareness at Work”. Register here.
Aims of the session:
- What do we mean by ‘Disability’
- Raise awareness around disability
- Understand the importance of an inclusive workforce
- Explore barriers in the workplace
- Discuss ways in which we can support each other
Here at EDNA, we offer a safe space to talk about a person’s challenges and difficulties in the workplace concerning a disability, long-term condition, or neurodivergence. We can together explore the support available.
January Newsletter: How to support employees with Visual Impairments
The NHS reports there are more than 2 million people living with sight loss in the UK. Of these, around 340,000 are partially sighted or registered as blind (NHS,2024).
Do you have sight loss, are you struggling at work, do you have an employee who might need support for reasonable adjustments at work? If so, then EDNA is here to help! If you need support for reasonable adjustments in the workplace, you can self-refer to the EDNA Service. 100% confidential and no diagnosis required.
January Newsletter: How to support employees with Visual Impairments – People Portal
International Medical Graduate (IMG) Welfare Service
The IMG Welfare Service exists to support new-to-the UK doctors. The service is now open to:
- All IMG doctors in training posts anywhere in Wessex Deanery, including Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Dorset, Salisbury and Jersey.
- All IMG doctors employed by any Trust or GP surgery (including locally employed doctors) within the Wessex Deanery footprint, including Hampshire and Isle of Wight, Dorset and Salisbury.
- The IMG Welfare Service aims to support IMG doctors with practical aspects of settling in a new country and community. This could include how to register with a GP and a dentist, exploring childcare options, opening bank accounts, setting up a TV licence, driving in the UK, registering for council tax, and signposting to information on finding accommodation, identifying local cultural or religious support networks, etc.
IMG Welfare Service – People Portal
HIOW Wellbeing Welfare Officers are available Monday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm (except Bank Holidays) and Wednesday from 9am to 8pm.
If you have queries about the IMG Welfare Service, please contact our team.
Southeast Neurodiversity Employee Support Package
NHSE South East regional Workforce Team commissioned HIOW to develop a suite of tools to raise awareness of neurodivergence, particularly for line managers with neurodivergent team members.
The support package includes:
- Tip sheets for managers
- Two recorded sessions with Genius Within Occupational Psychologists and our EDNA Advisors
- Bitesize e-learning modules
The training package will be free for all NHS and Primary Care staff working in the South East region. Contact your Learning Management System team to access.
Find the resources here:
Neurodiversity Awareness – People Portal (hiowpeople.nhs.uk)
Password: geniuswithin
