Support for Nurses and Midwives

An Introduction from Phill Morgan-Henshaw

Deputy Director of Nursing, Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust

Quis curat curators?

Nurses and midwives dedicate their careers to caring for others, often doing so in environmentally, resource or financially constrained scenarios. In doing do, nurses and midwives can damage their own mental and physical health, compromising personally the very things they are promoting in their patients, family members and carers the nurses and midwives they work with every day.

People in extremis may often not know where to turn and the resources on this page and the linked pages are designed to help with the issues that all healthcare staff experience. In doing so I hope we are able to encourage nurses, midwives and all health care staff to look after themselves as well as the people they care for on a daily basis.

A resource such as this is only as good as the links it refers too – so if readers and users find something that is inaccurate or should be updated; or if they are aware of a resource that isn’t included here, then please let us know at hwicb.ourpeople@nhs.net with your suggestions for improvement.

The photo above was taken during the ‘Talking Pictures’ campaign, designed to promote the impact that mental illness can have on everyone.

Royal College of Nursing Counselling Service

As an RCN member you can get free, confidential support and assistance to help you deal with challenging, emotional issues you may face, whether work related or personal.

Follow this link to the RCN's Counselling Service Page

Shiny Mind App

ShinyMind officially launched and gifted its nursing version to all NHS Nurses, Midwives, Nursing Associates and Healthcare Support Workers in England!

Thank you to the thousands of nurses, midwives, nursing associates and healthcare support workers who joined our online launch event ‘You can’t pour from an empty cup’, hosted by Professor Gemma Stacey, CEO and Director of Florence Nightingale Foundation Policy Unit.

Gemma was also joined by our nurse Q&A panel with Professor Steve Hams MBE MStJ, Chief Nurse at North Bristol NHS Trust, Martin Hogan, Senior Education and Workforce Development Nurse of South West London and St George’s Mental Health Trust, Marsha Jones, Deputy Chief Nurse at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Janet Thornley, Strategic GPN Lead for the BLMK ICB.

Karen Storey, seconded from NHS England and Improvement as our Nursing and Retention Lead, invited nurses from across the country that have been helping us with the development of the nursing version, and who wanted show their support, to share with us how they use ShinyMind to keep their cups full.

Rebecca Howard, CEO and Founder of ShinyMind, also delivered an interactive self-compassion session and our special guest Michael Rosen recited live his new poem for nurses.

Follow this link to access ShinyMind

Cavell Financial Support

Cavell provides grants, advice and a listening ear to nurses, midwives, nursing associates and maternity support workers looking to take charge of their finances and feel more in control. So when health, relationships and bills are causing stress, Cavell is here to help.