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NHS England and NHS Improvement have set up a confidential bereavement support line, operated by Hospice UK and free to access from 8:00am – 8:00pm, seven days a week.
A team of fully qualified and trained bereavement specialists are available to support you with bereavement and wellbeing issues relating to loss experienced through your work.
You will be offered up to three sessions with the same counsellor and onward support to our staff mental health services if you need.
Call: 0300 303 4434
NHS England and NHS Improvement have also put together a suite of resources that aim to help you access support during what will be a difficult time for our staff, given the restrictions and changes to normal grieving patterns and processes for staff who come from diverse backgrounds.
The suite of resources can be accessed on the Our NHS People website.
In the current climate of increasing pressures on our healthcare system, our NHS people potentially face significant stresses.
Our NHS People have introduced a confidential staff support line, operated by the Samaritans and free to access from 7:00am – 11:00pm, seven days a week.
This support line is here for when you’ve had a tough day, are feeling worried or overwhelmed, or maybe you have a lot on your mind and need to talk it through. Trained advisers can help with signposting and confidential listening.
Call: 0300 131 7000
Alternatively, you can text FRONTLINE to 85258 for support 24/7 via text.