Supporting Mind & Body care during COVID-19

The Mind & Body team shares their latest resources and support offers in response to COVID-19.

During this challenging time, King’s Health Partners commitment to joining up mental and physical healthcare has never been more vital.

Continuing to provide care and support for our patients, families and carers whilst adapting to new and challenging working environments and taking care of our personal physical and mental health, are all big priorities at this time.

Taking a holistic approach to care is one way we can support each other, our patients and our colleagues through these difficult times.

Here are some of the materials that have been developed over the past few weeks, with more in the pipeline:

COVID-19 staff and wellbeing materials

Our new webpages provide a range of staff health and wellbeing resources from trusted sources that have been developed locally, nationally or internationally.

You can find materials on building individual and team resilience, managing distress, developing adjustment skills, providing access to peer support network and stress management tools.

There are more than 12 wellbeing resources recommended, including 1,000+ hours of free Headspace content, websites from Psychology Tools and Future Learn’s new three-week course on the implications of COVID-19.

Six tips on mental health and wellbeing

Together with Health Innovation Network, King’s Health Partners Mind & Body team have put together advice and guidance for staff on managing their health and wellbeing, including topics such as managing fear and resilience.

You can apply these tips to your new working environments. You could share them with your teams and colleagues and use them as a starting point for regular check-ins. 

IMPARTS COVID-19 response

The IMPARTS team have collated some resources for patients with long-term conditions who may be self-isolating and experiencing anxiety or fear. These resources include general advice around sleep, hand washing and coping with stress, as well as condition specific advice from national charities.

New e-learning opportunities

For colleagues working from home who are looking for professional development opportunities, the Integrating Physical and Mental Health: Training for services using IMPARTs e-learning is now available on the Learning Hub.  

The course equips colleagues with tools to help improve the provision of mental health in medical settings. 

12 health and wellbeing videos

The Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neurosciences, King’s College London, recorded an online public event called maintaining health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Presenters deliver brief five - eight minute talks on how to maintain health and wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic, such as maximising sleep, eating more healthily and working on relationships, using health psychology theory and evidence.

Stay up to date on the right information on COVID-19.