Below, we signpost you to some of the resources that exist to help you maintain your wellbeing and good mental health during this COVID-19 pandemic.
It is okay to stop working if you need to.
Helplines
- NHS England:
0300 131 7000 (available from 7am – 11pm seven days a week) - Health for health professionals Wales:
0800 058 2738 (available Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm) - Samaritans frontline support for keyworkers:
116 123 (available 24/7) - Mind:
0300 123 3393 (available 24/7)
Text
Shout 24/7 text support service:
- Text FRONTLINE to 85258, if you are working on the frontline fighting COVID-19
- Text BLUELIGHT to 85258, if you are part of the emergency services
- Text KEYWORKER to 85258, if you a key worker
Online
- NHS England
- NHS Education Scotland
- Heath Education and Improvement Wales
- Health for health professionals Wales
- Our Frontline
- NHS Employers
- Mind
- Samaritans
Apps
- The NHS has partnered with Headspace, UnMind and Big Health to offer apps free of charge to support NHS staff
- NHS apps library provides a range of wellbeing apps assessed against NHS standards
Your professional body
Professional bodies
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British Association for Dramatherapists
www.badth.org.ukBritish Association of Art Therapists
www.baat.orgBritish Association for Music Therapy
www.bamt.org -
Institute of Biomedical Science
www.ibms.org -
The British Chiropody and Podiatry Association
www.bcha-uk.orgThe College of Podiatry
www.cop.org.ukThe Institute of Chiropodists and Podiatrists
www.iocp.org.ukThe Alliance of Private Sector Chiropody and Podiatry Practitioners
www.thealliancepsp.com -
Academy for Healthcare Science
ACB (The Association for Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine)
www.acb.org.uk
ACE (The Association of Clinical Embryologists)
www.embryologists.org.uk
ACEM (The Association of Clinical Electron Microscopists)
www.acem.org.uk
ACGS (The Association for Clinical Genomic Science)
www.acgs.uk.com
ARTP (The Association for Respiratory Technology and Physiology)
www.artp.org.uk
BAA (The British Academy of Audiology)
www.baaudiology.org
BBTS (The British Blood Transfusion Society)
www.bbts.org.uk
BriSCEV (The British Society for Clinical Electrophysiology of Vision)
www.briscev.org.uk/
BSCN (The British Society for Clinical Neurophysiology)
www.bscn.org.uk
BSH (The British Society for Haematology)
www.b-s-h.org.uk
BSHI (The British Society for Histocompatibility and Immunogenetics)
www.bshi.org.ukIPEM (The Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine)
www.ipem.ac.uk -
British Dietetic Association
www.bda.uk.com -
British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists
www.bshaa.com -
Royal College of Occupational Therapists
www.rcot.co.uk -
The College of Operating Department Practitioners
www.codp.org.ukAssociation for Perioperative Practice
www.afpp.org.uk -
British and Irish Orthoptic Society
www.orthoptics.org.uk -
College of Paramedics
www.collegeofparamedics.co.uk -
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
www.csp.org.uk -
Association of Educational Psychologists
www.aep.org.ukBritish Psychological Society
www.bps.org.ukThe Association of Clinical Psychologists
www.acpuk.org.uk -
British Association of Prosthetists & Orthotists
www.bapo.com -
The Society of Radiographers
www.sor.org -
The Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists
www.rcslt.org
In your workplace
- Your manager, HR Team or occupational health colleagues
Other professions
- Your own GP or specialist medical practitioner
Standards of conduct, performance and ethics
Manage your health
You must make changes to how you practise, or stop practising, if your physical or mental health may affect your performance or judgement, or put others at risk for any other reason
