PRACTICAL WAYS FOR STAFF WELLBEING
5 Talks
Midwifery and maternity practice is physically and emotionally demanding. Health carers and students need to be aware of these demands and spend time protecting and strengthening their wellbeing. This set considers different ways midwives can physically care for themselves. Each video includes exercises that can be simply added into the day aiming to enhance wellbeing.
Healthy backs for midwives
2016 | 26 mins | Practical ways for staff wellbeing
Harbir Singh, Osteopath & Lead Patient Handling Advisor, Homerton University Hospitals provides a practical session on how midwives can take care of their backs. He explains the reasons and causes for development of back pain. He demonstrates principles of manual handling and reminds on the risks of a stressful environment and challenges in practice. Harbir highlights awareness of positions in care that can create back pain and shows exercises and relaxation for supporting our backs. The session is completed with answers to questions.
Harbir Singh, Osteopath & Lead Patient Handling Advisor, Homerton University Hospitals
Practical tips for building resilience through Mixed Martial Arts
2018 | 10 mins | Practical ways for staff wellbeing
Jaimie Middleton, JAX Mixed Martial Arts, talks about the use of mixed martial arts (MMA) to help build resilience in midwifery. She explains the role of the MMA in reducing the effects of stress. The talk includes some exercises that may be used to help and ways to deal with attackers!
Jaimie Middleton, NHS Midwife and Martial Arts Instructor, JAX Mixed Martial Arts
Nurturing the carer: caring for ourselves as healthcare professionals
2018 | 24 mins | Practical ways for staff wellbeing
In this podcast Jenny Patterson, Wellbeing Practitioner and PHD student, Edinburgh Napier University, explains the need to care for ourselves as Health care practitioners. She introduces the International Wellbeing organisation, Capacitar International, and the principles that can affect wellbeing. She introduces some of the practices that may assist wellbeing, including talking through some exercises.
Jenny Patterson, Wellbeing Practitioner and PHD student, Edinburgh Napier University
Create & Inspire Wellbeing
2018 | 18 mins | Practical ways for staff wellbeing
In this workshop Kris Augustyn, a Creative Life Coach, encourages participation to help wellbeing. He explains ways of managing stress and fear. The video includes exercises to carry out to help combat stress and enhance wellbeing.
Kris Augustyn, Creative Life Coach
How to Deal with Stress and Build Resilience Within the Healthcare Profession Through Laughter
2019 | 28 mins | Practical ways for staff wellbeing
LOL Laughter Works, psychotherapists, provide an interactive, humorous, and noisy, workshop around dealing with stress and building resilience for midwives. Discussing the theory behind the effect of laughter, they focus on providing tips for improving wellbeing of staff.
Denise Tooley-Okonkwo and Deb Hodgson, LOL Laughterworks
