Even before the Covid 19 pandemic started, the pressure on primary care services was already high; contributing to increased levels of sickness absence and sadly, even causing some people to leave the service. That pressure increased during the pandemic, when primary care staff kept working to support the general population, and even now, post-pandemic, the demand on our NHS workers continues to increase.

But – as this episode explores – Manchester’s primary care staff who are experiencing high levels of stress and fatigue can now find support through the organisation’s Health and Wellbeing programme. Dominic Anderson - manager for the Health and Wellbeing Programme in Greater Manchester Primary Care – explains what is available, and highlights the positive impact of encouraging ourselves and our teams to focus on keeping mentally and physically well.

Even before the Covid 19 pandemic started, the pressure on primary care services was already high; contributing to increased levels of sickness absence and sadly, even causing some people to leave the service. That pressure increased during the pandemic, when primary care staff kept working to support the general population, and even now, post-pandemic, the demand on our NHS workers continues to increase.
But – as this episode explores – Manchester’s primary care staff who are experiencing high levels of stress and fatigue can now find support through the organisation’s Health and Wellbeing programme. Dominic Anderson - manager for the Health and Wellbeing Programme in Greater Manchester Primary Care – explains what is available, and highlights the positive impact of encouraging ourselves and our teams to focus on keeping mentally and physically well.

This exciting new podcast is a companion to the Primary Care Excellence programme, created by the Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board.

Whatever your role within Primary Care in Greater Manchester, we hope you’ll find some valuable nuggets of advice in this series.

Your health and wellbeing is really important to us so we’ve invited leading experts and organisations to share their wisdom to help you work and therefore live in a happier and healthier way. 

And we want your input and ideas too. If there’s a topic you think we should be discussing, email  primarycare.excellence@nhs.net

You can find out more about the programme here: https://primarycareexcellence.org.uk

This exciting new podcast is a companion to the Primary Care Excellence programme, created by the Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board.
Whatever your role within Primary Care in Greater Manchester, we hope you&rsquo;ll find some valuable nuggets of advice in this series.
Your health and wellbeing is really important to us so we&rsquo;ve invited leading experts and organisations to share their wisdom to help you work and therefore live in a happier and healthier way.&nbsp;
And we want your input and ideas too. If there&rsquo;s a topic you think we should be discussing, email &nbsp;<a href="mailto:primarycare.excellence@nhs.net">primarycare.excellence@nhs.net</a>
You can find out more about the programme here: <a href="https://primarycareexcellence.org.uk">https://primarycareexcellence.org.uk</a>

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