New service to support health and care staff affected by critical incidents in the workplace

A new service to provide mental health support for health and care staff affected by critical incidents or traumatic events in work has launched in Greater Manchester. 

The critical incident and trauma service, run by our Greater Manchester Resilience Hub, will provide specialist psychological support to help mitigate the impact of work-place trauma on individuals and teams. 

The service, funded by NHS Greater Manchester, is for all health and care staff working in Greater Manchester – including all NHS colleagues working in primary care, secondary care and North West Ambulance Service; care homes and social care providers; as well as local authority and VCSE staff who work in health and social care. 

You can find out more about the service at www.penninecare.nhs.uk/gmrh-staff.  

For other mental health and wellbeing support, healthcare staff should speak to their employer, GP, NHS 111 mental health option or contact NHS Talking Therapies.