Samantha Wathen
@samanthajwathen
Press/Media Officer for @keepnhspublic and @frontline_19 Occasional bylines on the NHS. Passionate about mental health support for HCPs. Views my own.
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30-04-2014 14:22:07
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Shaun Lintern Wes Streeting MP Interesting how so many commentators have quickly forgotten that the NHS ran on βgoodwillβ. This common knowledge has been erased from any discussion on NHS productivity. Productivity has suffered as goodwill evaporated & experienced (highly productive) staff fall as % of workers
Interesting I can't really wrangle a news story out of this, and i clearly won't get any on record quotes so i will just post it on line I FOI'd NHS England to ask them about the decision made a few months back to end access to NHS Practitioner Health which has helped so many doctors
On 17th September NHS Practitioner Health will be launching the first annual National Suicide Memorial Day for health & care workers in collaboration with Doctors In Distress Please join us marking this important day #NSMD #timetoreflect
We're looking forward to joining Royal College of Emergency Medicine tomorrow to talk about staff wellbeing & strategies to support workers at their online event. Raising the profile of the mental health of staff in emergency roles is so important. We're grateful for the opportunity to add to this session
βAt least 28 contracts, worth Β£4.1bn, went to those with known political connections to the Conservative party.β It takes a phenomenal amount of cuntery to witness a deadly pandemic playing out across the country and think: βHow can I benefit from this? theguardian.com/politics/articβ¦
We set up in 2020 with the aim of helping around 50 people. We've now supported over a million workers with free counselling and psychological support. Never has the need been greater. Thanks to The SKWAWKBOX for covering. #WorldSuicidePreventionDay2024 skwawkbox.org/2024/09/10/worβ¦
Today is #WorldSuicidePreventionDay - please spend two minutes watching this incredible video from Norwich City FC to help spread the message that #YouAreNotAlone