Supporting Staff Wellbeing

For staff to flourish and perform at their best, they need to feel supported. In fact, support from colleagues and managers is often reported as a key factor in good workplace wellbeing. Knowing the right thing to do to support staff through challenges they’re facing isn’t always easy though.

Which is why we’ve compiled these pages of resources to help you support those around you.

Other topics

Financial Wellbeing

Mental Wellbeing

Physical Wellbeing

Psychologically Safe Workplaces

Responding to Emergencies

Unpaid carers

Financial Wellbeing

Mental Wellbeing

Physical Wellbeing

Psychologically Safe Workplaces

Responding to Emergencies

Unpaid carers

Developing a culture of peer support

In a wide-ranging discussion, Gill Moreton, Clinical Lead for the Emergency Services at NHS Lothian’s Rivers Centre, and Gail Topping, a paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS), cover the…

Peer support: starting the conversation

Gill Moreton, Clinical Lead for the Emergency Services at NHS Lothian’s Rivers Centre, and Gail Topping, a paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS), discuss how to start peer support…

R U OK: A peer support initiative

Gail Topping, a paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) discusses the ‘R U OK?’ peer support campaign. R U OK? aims to ensure SAS staff feel supported, and provide…

What is peer support?

Gill Moreton, Clinical Lead for the Emergency Services at NHS Lothian’s Rivers Centre, and Gail Topping, a paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service, discuss what peer support means to them….

Peer Support – a conversation with the experts

Gill Moreton, Clinical Lead for the Emergency Services at NHS Lothian’s Rivers Centre, and Gail Topping, a paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS), discuss all things peer support. This…

Tips for supporting your peers

For a printable version of these tips, Download PDF here. Knowing what to say to someone you think is struggling can be tricky. These are our tips to help you…

Peer Support – a conversation with the experts podcast

Peer support – why looking out for each other matters

Working in Health or Social Care can both be rewarding and challenging. The importance of peer support can’t be overstated when it comes to getting through the challenges you face…

How to start a conversation about men’s mental health

For men, speaking openly about mental health can be challenging due to stigma and the pressure to be “traditionally masculine”. Discussing emotions doesn’t always come naturally.