Please find information below about all the ways in which Kingston Hospital supports staff physical health and wellbeing.
Look after your sleep: Feeling anxious or worried can make it harder to get a good night’s sleep. Good-quality sleep makes a big difference to how you feel mentally and physically, so it’s important to get enough.
Try to maintain regular sleeping patterns and keep good sleep hygiene practices – like avoiding screens before bed, cutting back on caffeine and creating a restful environment. The Every Mind Matters sleep page provides practical advice on how to improve your sleep.
Other online resources:
Daylight is a smartphone-based app that provides help to people experiencing symptoms of worry and anxiety, using evidence-based cognitive behavioural techniques, voice and animation.
Free access to Daylight is active now until 31 December.
How to access Daylight
1. Click on the following link: daylight.com/NHSaccess
2. Answer a few short questions to tailor the programme to you
3. Sign up for an account using your name and email address
4. Download the Daylight smartphone app (search ‘Daylight – Worry Less’)
5. Get started!
Sleep On It
Watch an online workshop on the difference between ‘rest’ and ‘sleep’, the importance of rhythms and a thought on the impact of Daylight Saving.
Most people will suffer with some form of musculoskeletal aches, pains or injury within their lifetime. Most of these are very normal and can improve with time and with the right advice and exercises.
Lauren Castledine-Wolfe, our Specialist Health and Wellbeing Physiotherapist is available for 45 minute 1:1 appointments. This can be to chat through anything from postural advice, exercise advice, healthy living/lifestyle changes, advice on musculoskeletal aches/pains, injury prevention, working out at work and more. You can self-refer easily by emailing Lauren at lauren.castledine-wolfe@nhs.net (Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays).
The 10-week Kickstart Nutrition programme offers a range of incentives for staff including tips, customised resources, meal discount vouchers and the opportunity for 1:1 dietetic support to promote a healthy weight loss journey and focus on nutritional wellbeing.
Our very own KHFT YouTube channel with exercise classes and more from your Staff Health & Wellbeing team.
