Health and wellbeing
We know that staff are having to work in extremely challenging circumstances. Staff wellbeing is our priority and people can and should expect support for their mental health and wellbeing from their line manager and their organisation.
You can find a number of health and wellbeing resources available on this page.
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Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub
If you work in a health and care environment, and are experiencing feelings that are difficult to cope with, our mental health workers are here to support you now and find the extra help that is right for you.
The service is completely confidential, wherever you work, and offers advice and support that can help with a range of issues.
West Yorkshire Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub
Further information about mental health support in Wakefield District can be found on our website.
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Mental health and wellbeing workshops and webinars
Free online on-demand wellness webinars
A series of on-demand Wellness Webinars are freely available to watch via the Turning Point Talking Therapies website.
Through this series of free online modules, therapists share valuable methods, techniques and evidence-based strategies of how to better Manage Low Mood, Improve Your Sleep and Manage Worry. No GP referral is needed and there are no waiting lists for this offer – just simply Register.
This is an ideal, simple, confidential place to start, for anybody who is seeking support for their mental health.
Turning Point Talking Therapies: Free emotional wellbeing workshops
Delivered by qualified therapists, these informal workshop sessions have been designed to provide you with useful techniques and coping strategist mental health and wellbeing. Available to anyone aged 16+ registered with a GP practice in Wakefield District.
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Cost of Living Support
The price of essential goods is increasing faster than household incomes and many of us are seeing a sharp rise in our living costs.
Help is available for people in Wakefield District, with a range of services that can offer crucial information, advice and support.
Many of them are listed on this website and this list will be added to on an ongoing basis.
Help With Finances – Money Helper
The Money Helper website provides free guidance you can trust on how to manage your money. It provides support and advice on the following issues:
- Benefits
- Everyday money
- Family and care
- Homes
- Money troubles
- Pensions and retirement
- Savings
- Work
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Team wellbeing experiences
NOVA and their partners have brought together a service offer for teams and further details can be found on the NOVA website.
Please note: there is a standard price of £350 for each team wellbeing experience.
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Support if you’re feeling down
Touchstone runs a service called “Here For You” out of hours, offering face-to-face support for any of us feeling down or struggling to cope with our thoughts.
The service is available 7 nights a week, 365 days a year across Leeds, Kirklees, and Wakefield. It provides free, confidential, and safe, same night support. They open from 6pm until midnight.
Call your local team from 6pm:
- Kirklees: 07741900395
- Leeds: 07760173476
- Wakefield: 07776962815
Or you can visit: www.touchstonesupport.org.uk/hereforyou
Follow Touchstone on social media: @HereForYouTS
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Wakefield Recovery and Wellbeing College
This growing, co-produced recovery college is open to all adults (anyone over the age of 18, with no upper age limit) who would like to improve their own mental and/or physical wellbeing or that of someone they care for. You can also come along if you work in a caring profession and want to develop your skills. The Wakefield Recovery and Wellbeing College offers a range of courses and one-off workshops (both face to face and online) which all aim to improve wellbeing through learning.
Some courses include:
- Understanding depression
- Living with and managing anxiety
- Creative fitness
- Understanding post-traumatic stress reactions
- An introduction to mindfulness
- New beginnings
- Creative crafting
Find out more on the dedicated website
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Sign up to access the new Wakefield Musculoskeletal (MSK) Service
Whether staff, workers or volunteers are currently off work with MSK related problems, likely to be absent from work, or have reduced productivity in work due to MSK health issues, Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership organisations are now able to refer their employees directly into the Wakefield MSK Service.
Each participating organisation that registers will need to designate one or more referral managers who will receive an induction on the online portal by Physiomed, the MSK service partners. Once referred, Physiomed will respond to the staff member with 48 hours and discuss a suitable pathway relative to the injury such as on-line exercise routines or face to face physiotherapy. It will be a tailored rehabilitation package which is easy to follow, user friendly, educational and effective.
Wherever possible Physiomed will help by empowering patients to self-manage their condition via virtual or telephone support and online exercise videos. Patients who require access to a physiotherapist will be referred into a network of over 780 practices. All practitioners have been selected to provide the highest clinical standards.
Register your organisation
This is a 12 month pilot and free access is available for all our Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership organisations.
If you would like to register your organisation so that you can access this support, please email the following information to John Lemm, Programme Manager – System Workforce Office: j.lemm@nhs.net
- Organisation Name
- Number of employees
- Sector
- Referral Manager (name)
- Referral Manager (email)
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Stress Awareness Month 2025
Stress Awareness Month is an annual event observed every April dedicated to increasing awareness about the causes and cures of stress. The following courses on the Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership Learning Platform can help you tackle stress and build your resilience:
- Building resilience
- Managing your personal stress
- Resilience
- Stress management at work
- Mental health: Stress less
- Wellbeing and remote working
This training is free for staff working in any Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership partner organisation. The courses are designed for all experience levels – whether you’re new to a subject, need a refresher, or want to build on your existing knowledge. Further details about these courses can be found on the Wakefield District Health and Care Partnership website.
In addition, the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership Mental Health and Wellbeing Hub for staff is completely confidential, and offers advice and support that can help with a range of issues.
