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Friday 3rd April 2020 Food, glorious food! Our fantastic wellbeing team have been working hard to put together packages for staff. The team are liaising with local companies who have been very generous with food donations. They plan to do several food drops a week, starting with the ‘red zones’ before expanding to other areas of the hospitals . Food donations are being collected at the Kaizen Space in St Mary’s Hall at RSCH to minimise the number of people walking through Medical student volunteers delivering food packages the hospitals. We are so grateful for these to staff at RSCH and PRH generous offers but please do not encourage members of the public to enter the hospitals to deliver food as we are currently restricting all visits to the hospitals to protect our staff and patients. If you order food, please arrange for collection offsite. Whilst offers of home cooked food from members of the public are very generous, we have no way of assuring they meet the food hygiene or dietary requirements of our staff. In the interest of keeping our staff healthy and safe, please do not accept offers directly, but refer them to the team at bsuh.donate@nhs.net who can coordinate their donation in a safe and effective way. To support our staff over the coming weeks we are also encouraging donations at http://www.helpbsuhhospitals.org.uk/page. This will ensure we can provide the right support for staff welfare at the right time. A delivery from the Albion Staff from Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club and their associated charity Albion in the Community packaged up and delivered food and drinks to the Trust this week. The food and drinks came from The Amex and would have been used in the various kiosks throughout the stadium for the postponed matches against Arsenal and Manchester United. The club donated the goodies for staff to take during their breaks on busy shifts. Videos from Brighton and Hove Albion FC - Players from Brighton and Hove Albion FC have kindly offered to make personalised videos for NHS staff members’ children who may not be seeing their parents as much as they’d like due to their increased workload. If you would like a video for your child please send us: your child’s name and age, your role and a mobile number to which the video can then be forwarded to - Email: footballmessages@gmail.com
Staff wellbeing
It is so important that we are all looking after ourselves and each other. The
offers to provide counselling and psychological support to our staff have been
remarkable.
The BSUH HELP service has set up a telephone counselling service for front line staff on Ext:
63691/67904. These lines will be open 9am-5pm Monday to Friday.
Employee Assistance Helpline - 24/7 Helpline for staff. You can speak with a professional
advisor for help with anxiety, bereavement, stress, depression, workplace issues, trauma,
relationships, finances and family difficulties. Call 03303 800658 or visit www.vivup.co.uk
The British Medical Association - 0330 123 1245. The BMA counselling service is open 24/7 to
all doctors and medical students and is confidential and free of charge.
Chaplaincy Team - The Chaplaincy team offer out-of-hours telephone service. Contact RSCH on
x4122 and PRH on 8232
Additional resources – check out some of Tell us how you’re doing
the wellbeing resources available for NHS This short questionnaire will provide an opportunity to
staff including: suggest further ideas, understand a little bit about who
is accessing welfare resources and how you might be
Headspace Daylight
feeling at this time.
Sleepio Calm
Unmind Link: https://forms.gle/RqBeF9qzegvo3y4z9
Mindfulness, meditation and yoga
The Well is an established social network and emotional support group that is run through Facebook.
Initially set up to provide mindfulness, yoga sessions, social events and workshops, it will now offer
online resources including virtual meditation and mindfulness classes, yoga, online community
support, crafty videos and information on self-care. Join The Well BSUH Facebook group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2310670075719514/
Art therapy
Creating art in any form can be a great way to de-stress, distract and cope with the current situation.
We’re collecting artwork to present and sell as part of a BSUH exhibition, with all funds going back into
the BSUH charity. There will also be prizes for the best art pieces submitted. Please e-mail any
submissions to Cristina Gatti cristina.gatti1@nhs.net with your name, role and a title for your art piece.
Childcare information for key workers
The majority of primary schools in Brighton and Hove are planning to stay open over the Easter
holidays and some schools are staying open for the bank holidays. Provision changes daily so the
councils are advising keyworkers to contact the schools first, then use the following websites to search
for available nurseries and holiday clubs in the area:
Brighton and Hove – www.familyinfobrighton.org.uk/kb5/brighton/fsd/home.page
West Sussex – familyinfoservice.westsussex.gov.uk/Synergy/PublicEnquiry/
East Sussex -
www.eastsussex.gov.uk/community/emergencyplanningandcommunitysafety/coronavirus/key-workers
Nurseries at NHS sites - BSUH has two nurseries, Sussex
House Nursery at RSCH and Wendy House at PRH, which can
provide emergency cover where needed. Some temporary
spaces are available for ad hoc cover for children aged
18months+ for frontline staff. To find out more, contact:
Brighton: Sussex House nursery at RSCH –
samantha.scott18@nhs.net / 01273 664583 ext. 4583
Haywards Heath: Wendy House nursery at PRH –
lorraine.brunton@nhs.net / 01444 441881 ext. 8451.
For general enquiries contact Tracey Gregory tracey.gregory3@nhs.net / 07920870801
Help BSUH Hospitals raises over £22,500 in first
week!
In response to the huge public appreciation
for staff, BSUH Charity has launched a
campaign to help the community support
NHS staff welfare during the coronavirus
crisis.
So far, the appeal has raised an amazing £22,500! These
generous donations will be used to make sure BSUH staff have
the support they need while they carry on their vital work across
the Trust. This is the best and most flexible way for the community
to help. The Charity is working with the Trust’s Wellbeing team to
determine what will be most helpful based on the changing needs of staff at BSUH.
The team are also helping to coordinate any other donations to the Trust from the community – if you
have any queries, contact bsuh.charity@nhs.net.
The ‘Help BSUH Hospitals’ campaign gives the community a way to express their gratitude for the
dedication and kindness of staff at our four hospitals. Some of the comments left with donations
include:
“You are all amazing and “The country is behind you “Pleased to have found a
we owe you deep and we are very thankful for way to support you. THANK
gratitude for your selfless everything you do!” YOU for all you are doing
work. Take care and stay and are going to continue
well.” doing for us all. There are
no other words appropriate.
“Good luck to all the Just THANK YOU SO VERY
wonderful NHS staff. We love VERY MUCH X”
“Thank you!!! You are all
super stars!” you, you’re amazing xxx”
“The NHS is always there for
us, we should now do our
“Thank you for looking “Thank you to everyone bit and be there for our
working to keep us safe. You
after our city.” NHS.”
are doing us proud.”
From Twitter
Watch a short message to
BSUH from Fatboy Slim
on twitter click here
Discounts and Deals Useful Links and Resources
For BSUH Staff:
Don’t miss out on discounts and deals on the BSUH
Wellbeing website:
For the latest clinical guidance on COVID-
www.bsuhwellbeing.nhs.uk/covid-19-discounts- 19 – see Microguide
support
COVD-19 Workplace group for up-to-date
BSUH Cafes information and notices-
https://my.workplace.com/groups/covid19.20
The BSUH Cafes at RSCH and PRH remain open 20
and are operating as takeaways and card
payments only. NHS Employers – guidance for the NHS
workforce is now available -
The Terrace Restaurant and Coffee Bar @ RSCH www.nhsemployers.org/covid19
is open:
Other useful links:
Monday – Friday 8:00 – 14:00
FREE parking options for staff
Waves Restaurant @ RSCH is open:
Brighton Quarantine a list of independent
Mon – Fri 8:00 – 20:00 shops delivering during the coronavirus crisis
Sat: 8:00 – 19:00 - www.brightonquarantine.co.uk/
Sun 9:00 – 17:00 Worried about an older friend, relative or
Bluebells @ PRH is open as normal neighbour? Refer them to The Silver Line, a
free confidential helpline providing
information, friendship and advice to older
people 24/7 -www.thesilverline.org.uk/
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