Developing a culture of peer support

In a wide-ranging discussion, Gill Moreton, Project Lead for National Services at NHS Lothian’s Rivers Centre, and Gail Topping, a paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS), cover the difference between formal and informal peer support, when each might be appropriate, and how to promote a culture of supporting your peers.

About the speakers

Gill is the Project Lead for Lifelines Scotland, a national, government funded workforce wellbeing project for our emergency responder community. Lifelines provides both training and online resources to support the blue light and volunteer communities. You can learn more about the work that Lifelines do by visiting their website.

Gail co-developed the ‘R U OK?’ peer support campaign within the Scottish Ambulance Service, which aimed to help promote conversations around mental health and wellbeing. You can read more about the campaign by following this link.