World Mental Health Day 2022
World Mental Health Day is a chance to talk about mental health, how we need to look after it, and how we support our NHS staff.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recognises World Mental Health Day on 10 October every year. The theme for this year, which is set by the World Federation for Mental Health, is 'make mental health and wellbeing for all a global priority'.
Whilst the COVID-19 pandemic has and continues to take its toll on our mental health, the ability to reconnect through World Mental Health Day 2022 will provide us with an opportunity to protect and improve the mental health of NHS staff.
Below are some key resources which will help your organisations to support NHS colleagues:
- NHS England has a dedicated supporting our NHS people web page with a variety of national offers.
- Supporting our NHS people experiencing stress web content.
- Mental health in the workplace web page.
- Mental wellbeing in the workplace infographic.
- Health and wellbeing of NHS staff web pages.
- How are you feeling NHS? toolkit.
- Sickness absence toolkit.
- Listen to Deborah Lee on mental health: leading the way and tackling stigma.
- Mental health of frontline staff ‘a national priority’.
- Acas offers free advice and guidance on handling mental health and wellbeing at work
- Acas senior adviser and mental health lead, Emma Slaven provides some top tips to support mental health and wellbeing at work.
