Counselling and psychological support
Your health and wellbeing is really important to us at LSCft – both your physical health and mental health.
We have worked hard to make sure you can access a full range of mental health support 24 hours a day.
The services can help you deal with personal and professional problems that may be affecting your home or work life or both.
Some services, including our Employee Assist Programme from Health Assured can also help support your families.
Please note, if you feel your situation is urgent, contact your GP, go straight to A&E or ring 999.
Employee Assistance Programme - Health Assured
If you feel you need psychological support/counselling, please first ring Health Assured on: 0800 028 0199.
The confidential helpline is available 24 hours a day and there is usually little or no wait for appointments.
Through the helpline, you can access:
Ad-hoc emotional support
Formal counselling – either face-to-face or telephone sessions
Online video counselling and CBT
Doctors in Distress
A charity dedicated to protecting mental health and stopping suicide in health workers through confidential facilitated support groups.
Committed to influencing NHS culture change to encourage health workers to open up and talk about the emotional impact of their work to prevent the worsening of mental health in the profession before burnout. The charity runs webinars, workshops and programmes specifically for medical students and those in leadership. The peer-to-peer approach used is a proven and effective reflective practice.
Cavell Nurses’ Trust
Helps nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants, both working and retired, when they’re suffering personal or financial hardship. This is often due to illness, disability, older age, domestic abuse and the impact of rising living costs.
The charity relies on fundraisers, donors, members and sponsors to ensure nurses in need have somewhere to turn. Take part today and make a difference.
For help and advice call 01527 595 999.
British Medical Association
BMA wellbeing services
The BMA’s wellbeing services include a range of free and confidential services and information to help support doctors and medical students:
Confidential 24/7 counselling line, and Peer support service for all doctors and medical students on 0330 123 1245
BMA members, plus their partners and dependents, can also access a free structured course of up to six sessions of therapy with a counsellor
A UK wellbeing support directory detailing various support services by geographical availability on the BMA website sources of support page.
For further information visit the BMA website.
Nurse Life Line
Free, confidential, UK-wide and peer-led where you can chat with another nurse or midwife who gets it. A space to offload and decompress. Whether a nurse, midwife or healthcare support worker; newly qualified or experienced, student, associate, military, retired, or a family member or friend of someone in the profession.
All are volunteers trained in support skills
Please be aware that this is not a help line more about listening and sign posting to professional help. They do not provide advice, counselling, or discuss professional issues, but sometimes just talking about your day with someone who understands can be a game changer.
Visit the website using the button below or call 0808 801 0455.
NHSE Practitioner Health
Practitioner Health is a free, confidential NHS primary care mental health and addiction service with expertise in treating health and care professionals in England.
They provide direct clinical services including therapy and medical treatment and offer access to specialised support for a range of issues, including stress, anxiety, depression, and addiction. This may include, and depending on the individual circumstances, a referral for talking therapy, group therapy, prescription medication, inpatient rehabilitation, fit notes.
The service is commissioned by NHS England and is designed to provide comprehensive care, including assessment, treatment, and ongoing support.
Hub of Hope
The Hub of Hope is a directory of mental health support and services from across the UK. We host the database to help our communities find support and networks relevant to them.
Service listings on the platform are for information purposes only and not in any way endorsements of recommendations of the specific service.
