Start of shift

As your team begins their shift, you might find it helpful to take a few moments to talk together as a group and run through a pre shift check in to help normalise, validate and recognise any concerns they might have while building morale and reinforcing a team ethos.

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Membership of the Regional Workforce Wellbeing Network

The Regional Workforce Wellbeing Network is led by Dr Sarah Meekin, Head of Psychological Services in BHSCT and the majority of the 17 Health and Social Care  organisations in Northern Ireland are represented in this network. At the start of the COVID-19 response this network was tasked with supporting managers and staff with the development and delivery of psychological support services for staff working across Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland.