Are You OK? campaign

Browse this section for the latest information, opinion and resources relating to our Are You OK? campaign, and a range of clinical articles on supporting nurse wellbeing. Our campaign aims to ensure nursing staff receive wellbeing and mental health support during and beyond the coronavirus pandemic

Exclusive survey reveals ‘worryingly high’ levels of long Covid among nurses

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Nurses with long Covid have told how the condition has forced them out of the profession and altered their lives “beyond recognition”. Some are preparing to lose their house and cars, while others describe feeling like the “shadow of the person” they once were. These are the stark revelations of…

Exclusive: Mental health at perilous low, warn nursing staff

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Two in five nursing staff say their mental health is worse now than it was during the peaks of the Covid-19 pandemic, with concerns about staffing levels, patient safety and personal finances cited as key issues negatively affecting their wellbeing, reveals an exclusive survey by Nursing Times. Our findings paint…

Take part in our latest survey on nurse mental health

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How is your mental health currently and are you being supported in the workplace? Nursing Times is seeking your views as part of research for its ongoing nurse wellbeing campaign. We launched the Covid-19: Are You OK? campaign in April 2020 to help lobby for appropriate mental health and wellbeing…

One of UK’s largest teaching trusts backs Nursing Times campaign

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Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS provider to sign a pledge supporting the principles of the Nursing Times Covid-19: Are You OK? campaign. The trust signed up to support the campaign, after its chief nurse, Sam Foster, responded to a call made by Nursing Times to NHS providers…

Staff health and wellbeing pledge made by Calderdale and Huddersfield

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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS provider to sign a pledge supporting the principles of the Nursing Times Covid-19: Are You OK? campaign. The trust signed up to support the campaign, after Ellen Armistead, its nursing director and deputy chief executive, responded to a call made by…

Pennine Care next trust to sign our staff health and wellbeing pledge

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Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS provider to sign a pledge supporting the principles of the Nursing Times Covid-19: Are You OK? campaign. The trust signed up to support the campaign, after its Clare Parker, its executive director of nursing, responded to a call made by…

Leeds Teaching Hospitals latest to sign staff health and wellbeing pledge

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Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has become the latest NHS provider to sign a pledge supporting the principles of the Nursing Times Covid-19: Are You OK? campaign. The trust signed up to support the campaign, after its chief nurse, Lisa Grant, responded to a call made by Nursing Times to…

First trust in Northern Ireland signs Nursing Times campaign pledge

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Belfast Health and Social Care Trust, also known as Belfast Trust, has become the first NHS provider in Northern Ireland to sign a pledge supporting the principles of the Nursing Times Covid-19: Are You OK? campaign. The trust signed up to support the campaign, after its director of nursing, Brenda…

NT campaign pledge signed by University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay

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University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust has become the latest NHS provider to sign a pledge supporting the principles of the Nursing Times Covid-19: Are You OK? campaign. The trust signed up to support the campaign, after its executive director of nursing, Sue Smith, responded to a call…

First health board in Wales signs Nursing Times campaign pledge

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Hywel Dda University Health Board has become the first NHS provider in Wales to sign a pledge supporting the principles of the Nursing Times Covid-19: Are You OK? campaign. The health board signed up to support the campaign, after its director of nursing, Mandy Rayani, responded to a call made…