Wellbeing of Pharmacists and Pharmacy Staff
Key contacts of staff support and wellbeing
if you, a patient or member of your team need immediate support please call the Samaritans helpline below:
- It is freely available 24/7 to support anybody in crisis.
- Call on 116 123
TALKWORKS is there to help you feel better about life, and to help you feel like yourself again. Devon’s NHS Talking Therapies Service is for people aged 18+ across Devon (outside Plymouth which has its own service called Plymouth Talking Therapies). TALKWORKS offers support for a wide range of difficulties including: low mood, depression, anxiety, worry, stress, phobias, OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and sleep difficulties.
TALKWORKS therapy is flexible and accessible, by offering a range of approaches and talking therapies to help get you back on track.
Treatment and support can be carried out in the form of 1-to-1 sessions with a therapist (available face-to-face at one of our bases across Devon, over the phone or by video call), wellbeing workshops, interactive group courses, online self-help (available 24 hours a day) and live text-based therapy (from 6am – 11pm, 7 days a week).
LOW-INTENSITY TREATMENTS:
- One-to-one sessions of CBT-based guided self-help
- Supported, online CBT-based self-help programmes
- Live text-based therapy
- Wellbeing workshops and courses
- Employment support
HIGH-INTENSITY TREATMENTS:
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (one-to-one)
- Counselling for Depression (one-to-one)
- EMDR (one-to-one)
- Prolonged Grief Disorder Therapy (one-to-one)
- Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (an interactive group course)
- Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (an interactive group course)
TALKWORKS is a free NHS service ready to help you today. You can Self refer to Talkworks or contact them on 0300 555 3344.
Pharmacist Support is an independent organisation and access to their service is completely confidential. Visit their website https://pharmacistsupport.org/
Employee Assistance Programme
One Devon has opened up their Employee Assistance Programme to all members of the Primary Care in Devon which includes community pharmacy.
Whether you’re facing problems at work or at home, you can access impartial, confidential
advice from qualified counsellors for many different issues, including:
Anxiety | Bereavement | Stress | Depression | Workplace Issues | Trauma |Relationships | Finances | Family Difficulties
The telephone helpline is available 24/7, 365 days a year is completely confidential and free to anyone needing mental health support. To access the service, call 03303 800658* (or 0800 023 9324 free from any standard UK landline or mobile phone)
A wide offering of resources is also available and includes downloadable self-help workbooks, debt advice and more. Visit vivup.co.uk
* Calls charged at local rates
