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We have developed a series of tools for organisations to show their support for our campaign to promote nurse wellbeing and mental health during the coronavirus pandemic and beyond.
We are asking employers to sign up to the pledge below in support of the Covid-19: Are You OK? campaign.
In addition, we are also asking charities, unions and other relevant organisations to back the campaign by signing a statement of support.
Contact steve.ford@emap.com for more information on supporting the campaign, either as an employer of nursing staff or as an organisation that supports the aims of the campaign. Find out more about Covid-19: Are You OK?
The Covid-19:Are You OK? pledge
[Organisation name] supports the principles of the Nursing Times Covid-19: Are You OK? campaign.
This means we recognise the often-distressing nature of caring for patients with Covid-19, particularly when patients numbers are high and resources are stretched. We also recognise the potential negative impact on the mental health and wellbeing of nurses and other staff of working through the coronavirus pandemic, and are committed to providing support to those who are affected. We also recognise that the effects of this work may be delayed and/or enduring and will ensure support remains available after the crisis has passed.
In supporting the campaign we pledge to:
- Provide easily accessible formal mental health and wellbeing support to staff for as long as it is needed;
- Foster a culture of mutual support, in which staff are alert to the possibility that colleagues may be experiencing problems as a result of their work during the pandemic, and ready to offer informal support such as listening and signposting to internal or external sources of formal support;
- Ensure that staff who are experiencing problems know that they will receive a positive, supportive response if they disclose problems, and understand that being asked ‘Are you OK?’ is a gesture of support and care, not an accusation of weakness.
We have already taken steps to protect staff mental health and wellbeing including [include examples here]
Staff are the heart of our organisation; you have ensured the NHS was not overwhelmed in the initial peak – often at great personal cost, and continue to provide excellent and compassionate care to patients and their families. It is our responsibility to care for you, and to ensure that you are more than OK.
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The Covid-19:Are You OK? support statement
[Organisation name] supports the Nursing Times Covid-19: Are You OK? campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the potential long-term impact of working through the Covid-19 crisis on nurses’ mental health and wellbeing (and that of other staff and pre-registration students), and to ensure they have access to sources of formal and/or informal support.
Read more about the campaign at Covid-19: Are You OK?
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