{"id":7946,"date":"2020-08-06T17:22:28","date_gmt":"2020-08-06T16:22:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thinkkidneys.nhs.uk\/kquip\/?page_id=7946"},"modified":"2020-10-13T14:36:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T13:36:31","slug":"shared-learning-covid-19-support-and-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thinkkidneys.nhs.uk\/kquip\/shared-learning-covid-19-support-and-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Shared learning during Covid-19?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Support and mental health <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

[One of the benefits of the pandemic has been] better awareness about staff wellbeing within the department, and across the trust\u2026better openness amongst staff about some of those challenges<\/em>…time will tell if this culture can be sustained<\/p>Consultant nephrologist, UK<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

What areas of service delivery\nchanged during the pandemic? <\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What areas will you keep after the\ncrisis?<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

How did you ensure your clients\nwere able to access psychological services? <\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

What was your experience of the\nvarious platforms used to deliver virtual sessions?<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As well as working therapeutically with clients, how many of you provided support to staff working within your dept or trust? And what did this look like? <\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Normalising our\nresponses in a crisis is important when so much is unknown and uncertain. We can\nonly control how we individually react, think and behave in any given moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heightened anxiety\nwas a common and understandable emotion reported by many clients at the\nbeginning and easing of shielding and reported by staff who were seeing their\npatients and colleagues directly affected by Covid 19.  Clients are now reporting an increase in\ndepressive symptoms, following 4-6 months of shielding, social isolation, and\nlatterly work related and financial distress. Many clients continue to express\na reluctance to attend hospital appointments, favouring to attend their local\nGP practises for bloods; and others are fearful of hospital admissions even\nwhen medical attention is necessary.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psychological practitioners worked flexibly and creatively to deliver services to both their existing and new client referrals and their colleagues. Predominantly working from home, creating neutral confidential workspaces; delivering services using phone or virtual methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you have experience of receiving or providing counselling\/psychotherapy\/psychology during COVID-19? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What was the outcome for you?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add your voice to\nthis learning community!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Be it a personal reflection, an innovation you are proud of or something you have learnt, get in touch by completing this short and easy form<\/a>, or email your story in your own words to kquip@renalregistry.nhs.uk.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following resources were pulled together by staff at St George\u2019s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust<\/h2>\n\n\n\n