Resources

Imposter Syndrome, Sources and Solutions - 4 week course

Self-care lifestyle

 Course

} Weekly

Imposter Syndrome, Sources and solutions, a 4 week course with Q&A support calls with Margaret Collins, academic researcher, coach...

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Imposter Syndrome, Sources and Solutions - Free Mini Series

Self-care lifestyle

 Course

} Weekly

A free mini series looking at sources and solutions for tackling Imposter Syndrome

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The Unicycle Medic

Featured,Inspiration & distraction

 Lifestyle

} 10 min

Cartoons based around the experience of working as a junior doctor.

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Center for Mindful Self Compassion Blog

Inspiration & distraction

 Article

} N/A

Articles on inspiring global examples of mindful self compassion, tips for clinical application and more.

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Centre for Mindful Self Compassion

Stress & anxiety

 Tools

} N/A

Providing resources to the public for practicing self-compassion in an effective and affordable manner

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Space Yoga

Stress & anxiety

 Tools

} 60 min

This yoga instructor duo have offered out free, paid and donation-based online yoga classes throughout the week.

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Just Breathe from Space Yoga

Stress & anxiety

 Tools

} 5 min

This yoga instructor duo have gifted First You this breathing exercise for stress relief.

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Stress Relief and Relaxation from Space Yoga

Stress & anxiety

 Tools

} 5 min

This yoga instructor duo have gifted First You a series of poses to achieve stress relief and relaxation

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5 Reasons Yoga is Fantastic for Self-care

Self-care lifestyle

 Article

} N/A

Dr. Sakthidharan Paramasivam Karunanithi explains why the ancient art of yoga is more relevant than ever in the modern...

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Mindful Movement - Introduction to Body Scan

Self-care lifestyle

 Audio

} 30 min

A range of Mindful Movement practices and Body Scans which are designed to help you relax, unwind and improve...

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Mindful Movement - Lying Down Stretches

Crisis support,Self-care lifestyle

 Audio

} 30 min

A range of Mindful Movement practices and Body Scans which are designed to help you relax, unwind and improve...

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Mindful Movement - Standing Stretches

Crisis support,Self-care lifestyle

 Audio

} 30 min

a range of Mindful Movement practices and Body Scans which are designed to help you relax, unwind and improve...

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Mindful Movement - Short Body Scan

Self-care lifestyle

 Audio

} 30 min

a range of Mindful Movement practices and Body Scans which are designed to help you relax, unwind and improve...

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Nutrition blog

Self-care lifestyle

 Article

} 10 min

Nutrition, recipe and meal ideas from Dr Sally Moorcroft.

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NHS Gifts

Self-care lifestyle

 Tools

} N/A

Bite-sized ideas to help support our NHS.

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The Medics Coach: How moving our body helps shift difficult emotions

Self-care lifestyle

 Coaching

} 5 min

A short video explaining how moving our body helps shift difficult emotions.

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#NHS Doctors Dance it Out

Community,Featured

 Event

} 5 min

A 5 minute break at 1pm every weekday with Dr Liz Taylor.

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NHS Staff Emotional Support Service

Crisis support,Emergency helpline

 Support

} N/A

A confidential, free staff support line, operated by the Samaritans.

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National Theatre at Home

Inspiration & distraction

 Event

} Weekly

Enjoy world class theatre Online for free every Thursday evening

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Understanding Grief in the context of COVID-19: Audio

Grief

 Audio

} 10 min

Pamela Hartley explains understanding grief in the context of COVID-19; with suggestions on how to manage at this difficult...

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Things I wish I'd learnt at medical school

Crisis support,Featured

 Video

} 10 min

Tips and advice on how to manage the impact of psychological trauma.

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Quick 2 minute breathing exercise

Crisis support

 Audio

} 5 min

A breathing exercise to help ground you in moments of overwhelm.

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You Can Change Your Life by Tim Laurence

Inspiration & distraction

 App

} 10 min

Tim Laurence is founder of Hoffman UK and author of the definitive book on the Hoffman Process.

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Sleep Visualisation from the Hoffman Institute

Stress & anxiety

 Audio

} 30 min

Let go of the worries of the day, and allow yourself to be lulled into a deep, restful sleep.

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Return to Self Love from the Hoffman Institute

Self-care lifestyle

 Audio

} 10 min

Creating spaces in your day for stillness is a great practice for self-nurture.

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The Hoffman Process by the Hoffman Institute

Self-care lifestyle

 Retreat

} N/A

The Hoffman Process is a 7 day intensive personal development retreat based on addressing negative coping strategies and for...

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Ratford Retreat Centre

Self-care lifestyle

 Retreat

} N/A

Retreats for healthcare professionals run by healthcare professionals

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You Are Not A Frog: Podcast

Self-care lifestyle

 Video

} 60 min

The podcast for busy people in high stress jobs.

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Dr Michael Farquhar

Crisis support

 Article

} N/A

Advice for getting good sleep in the time of COVID-19

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Buzzbike

Inspiration & distraction

 Discounts

} N/A

Two months free with Buzzbike for any NHS staff in London.

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Key Link

Crisis support

 Counselling

} 60 min

Free counselling and support during the Coronavirus outbreak.

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A Field Guide to Self-Care from Help For Heroes

Crisis support

 Video

} 30 min

A Field Guide to Self-Care: Body, Emotion and Mind in Action.

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LANO Yoga

Self-care lifestyle

 Lifestyle

} 60 min

Live stream yoga classes and a morning meditation

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Action for Happiness - Podcasts

Inspiration & distraction

 Podcast

} 60 min

Various Podcasts including ‘How to respond constructively to challenging situations in our lives’.

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Dr Joanna Martin Founder of One of Many

Crisis support

 Video

} 10 min

How to meet your basic needs as a healthcare professional.

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National Health Supporters

Crisis support

 Support

} N/A

Connecting NHS staff with students who can help them with babysitting; grocery shopping; pet sitting and other tasks.

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NHS Practitioner Health

Crisis support

 Support

} N/A

A free, confidential service for doctors and dentists with mental illness and addiction problems.

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HealthFlix

Self-care lifestyle

 Video

} 60 min

An online community built by leading experts in health and wellbeing to help us all get through the stress...

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College of Medicine and Integrated Health

Self-care lifestyle

 Lifestyle

} N/A

Pioneering Social Prescribing in the UK and campaigning for reduction in burnout within healthcare professionals

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Listening in troubled times: Coping with the universal grief of COVID-19

Grief

 Video

} 60 min

Explores the sense of grief that we’re all experiencing during the pandemic and how to deal with it.

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Diploma in Integrative Medicine

Inspiration & distraction

 Course

} N/A

This Diploma in Integrative Medicine (IM) will provide you with an accredited qualification as an Integrative Medicine practitioner.

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The Transformative Power of Lifestyle Medicine

Self-care lifestyle

 Video

} 60 min

Easy-to-implement lifestyle changes can play in preventing disease.

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Understanding Grief in the context of COVID-19: Article

Grief

 Article

} 10 min

Pamela Hartley explains understanding grief in the context of COVID-19

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Mental Health Resources and Social Prescribing Guidelines during COVID-19 from NHS England

Crisis support

 Support

} N/A

College of Medicine summarise best links to updated mental health resources and social prescribing guidelines from NHS England

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Daily Online Health and Wellbeing Sessions during COVID-19

Crisis support

 Tools

} N/A

Free online health and well-being sessions from the College of Medicine during lock-down.

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Acacia Retreat

Self-care lifestyle

 Retreat

} N/A

We offer a retreat in beautiful Hampshire where you can relax and revitalise with colleagues

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The Medics Coach: How writing/ journaling helps

Self-care lifestyle

 Coaching

} 5 min

A short video explaining how morning writing and journalling helps.

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The Medics Coach: How shifting time horizons can help in tricky times

Crisis support

 Coaching

} 5 min

A short video explaining how shifting time horizons can help in tricky times.

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The Medics Coach: How gratitude helps

Self-care lifestyle

 Coaching

} 5 min

A short video explaining a gratitude practice and how it helps.

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London School of Paediatrics

Community

 Support

} N/A

Supporting paediatric trainees with education and welfare during their training experience.

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Compassionate Walking Meditation

Stress & anxiety

 Meditation

} 5 min

6 minute replenishing walking meditation, restoring compassion towards self and others with Dr Reina Popat

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Celebrating the end of a shift

Featured,Stress & anxiety

 Audio

} 5 min

2 minutes to celebrate the end of shift and transition from work to home.

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Grounding exercise for moments of panic

Stress & anxiety

 Audio

} 5 min

Dr Helen Eades takes you through a 4 minute audio to quickly ground yourself if you are feeling frightened,...

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TheCoronaCast by Paedipods

Self-care lifestyle

 Podcast

} 30 min

The Wellness War Against COVID19

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BeatCOVID: Live online community

Community

 Support

} 10 min

Join Our NHS Community! BeatCOVID has been visited over 6,000 times by NHS staff

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BeatCOVID website

Crisis support

 Lifestyle

} N/A

daily wellbeing content, designed for the challenge of keeping a healthy mind and body whilst fighting the COVID battle

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Coronavirus - A book for children

Crisis support

 Book

} N/A

A book for children about Coronavirus from the Gruffalo illustrator Axel Scheffler.

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Action for Happiness - Children's Book family resource

Inspiration & distraction

 Book

} N/A

Childrens book: 50 ways to be happy.

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Jo Bowen Therapy

Crisis support

 Counselling

} 60 min

Therapy for doctors, dentists, vets and other healthcare professionals and carers.

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Welldoing

Stress & anxiety

 Article

} 10 min

Mental Health and wellbeing articles in online archive

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Action for Happiness - The Ten Keys to Happier Living

Self-care lifestyle

 Guide

} N/A

A 28-page guidebook all about the Ten Keys to Happier Living

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The Joyful Doctor Podcast

Self-care lifestyle

 Audio

} 30 min

Listen in for inspiration and amazing tips on how you can be more joyful.

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Hotpod Yoga

Self-care lifestyle

 Lifestyle

} 60 min

Yoga classes offered free to staff of the NHS during the pandemic

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The L.I.F.E.S.T.Y.L.E. FIRST Podcast

Self-care lifestyle

 Podcast

} 10 min

Weekly evidence-based self care tips.

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The Joyful Doctor

Self-care lifestyle

 Coaching

} 60 min

Helping doctors do their best work in challenging times

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Shapes for doctors

Self-care lifestyle

 Coaching

} N/A

Coaching and training for professionals on the edge of stress and burnout.

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Dr Helen Eades

Self-care lifestyle

 Coaching

} 60 min

Life coaching for overwhelmed doctors.

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Royal Albert Hall Concerts

Inspiration & distraction

 Event

} N/A

Royal Albert Home will see artists sharing their work from their homes to yours.

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Musicals

Inspiration & distraction

 Event

} Weekly

Showtunes, backstage access and full performances from some of the best loved musicals in history!

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Classic FM Concerts

Inspiration & distraction

 Event

} N/A

The best live-streamed classical music concerts available online.

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Action for Happiness - Coping Calendar

Self-care lifestyle

 Checklist

} 10 min

30 suggested actions to look after ourselves and each other

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Nutritank

Self-care lifestyle

 Training

} N/A

An online information hub of food, nutrition and lifestyle medicine.

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10 mins of Pilates

Crisis support

 Video

} 10 min

10 mins of Pilates and stretching for the end of your shift

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Welldoing

Crisis support

 Counselling

} N/A

Offering free therapy sessions to NHS workers during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Our NHS People

Crisis support

 Guide

} 30 min

Resources to help NHS staff manage their own health and wellbeing.

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Action for Happiness - 10 days of Happiness

Community

 Course

} N/A

Action for Happiness delivers a 10 day email-based coaching program to boost everyday well-being.

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Great British Home Choir

Community

 Lifestyle

} Weekly

Bringing together amateur and professional singers during social isolation.

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The Lost & Found Dragonflies’ Club

Grief

 Support

} N/A

A safe space for those experiencing any kind of loss to work through grief.

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Medics money

Crisis support

 Finances

} 10 min

Doctors empowering doctors to make better financial decisions.

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The Medics Coach

Self-care lifestyle

 Coaching

} 60 min

An empowering structured coaching program.

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NHS in Mind

Stress & anxiety

 Tools

} 10 min

8 easy to access, short intervention techniques.

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Samaritans

Crisis support,Emergency helpline

 Support

} N/A

24-hour emotional support for anyone who needs to talk.

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SHOUT text service

Crisis support,Emergency helpline

 Support

} N/A

Shout is the UK’s first free 24/7 text support service.

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