Wellbeing resources for NHS staff

NHS health and wellbeing framework

The NHS health and wellbeing framework sets out the standards for supporting staff to feel well, healthy and happy at work. This framework is an interactive document that makes the case for staff health and wellbeing, sets out clear actionable steps, and provides guidance on how organisations can understand what good health and wellbeing looks like and what can be achieved.

Practitioner Health

Practitioner Health is a free, confidential NHS mental health treatment service with expertise in treating healthcare professionals. The service can help with mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety and obsessive-compulsive disorder. They also see healthcare professionals with more severe illnesses, such as bipolar affective disorder, personality disorders and psychosis and with a range of addiction issues. 

Health and wellbeing programmes

The NHS People Plan and the NHS People Promise outlines a number of key programmes that are in place to assist organisations to develop culture of wellbeing, in which their workforce feel supported and well at work.

Supporting our NHS people

Supporting our NHS people provides tools to help you manage your own health and wellbeing while looking after others.

View and download the latest PDF version of the national offer to all NHS people.

Blue Light Card

Blue Light Card is the discount service for the emergency services, NHS, social care sector and armed forces, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street.

For £4.99, members of the blue light community can register for two years’ access to more than 15,000 discounts from large national retailers to local businesses across categories such as holidays, cars, days out, fashion, gifts, insurance, phones, and many more.