Our founder & CEO, Psychotherapist, @clairegoodwinfee.bsky.social was on Talk TV earlier about @unison.org.uk new survey which finds that 85% of healthcare staff have experienced stress at work over the past year.
Confidential self-referral: www.frontline19.com
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Exactly this.
Staff were and continue to be, profoundly affected by the Covid pandemic. Not least because they have never been allowed the time and support to process it.
That's where we come in. For free confidential counselling/support: frontline19.com
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If you’ve ever been cared for by a nurse, doctor, paramedic…
This is your moment to care back.
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Because saving the helpers isn’t optional.
It’s survival.
If we don’t take care of the people who take care of us…
who’s left when we need them most?
At Frontline19, we see the reality behind the headlines every single day.
The exhaustion.
The trauma.
The quiet breaking points.
And the lives saved when support comes at the right time.
Let us be clear: You cannot pour endlessly from a human being and expect them not to run dry. This isn’t about weakness. It’s about capacity.
We learned over 100 years ago, what trauma does to the human mind. So why are we still designing systems
that ignore it?
Different war.
Same human nervous system.
In WW1, they called it shell shock.
Today?
Burnout.
PTSD.
Moral injury.
Standing at bedsides.
Holding hands as people died alone.
Making impossible decisions in impossible conditions.
And still…
“Keep going.”
“Be resilient.”
“Don’t let the side down”
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We don’t need more heroes. We need systems that don’t destroy them.
In World War I, we punished soldiers for breaking. We called it cowardice. We didn’t understand trauma.
A century later…
We clapped for healthcare workers. Called them heroes. And then built a system that broke them anyway. 1/5🧵
We are 6 today! 🥳
We're proud to have helped over 1 MILLION frontline workers access mental health support since Covid hit. Many are still dealing with trauma, burnout & ongoing pressures.
Help us keep going and mark our birthday by donating here 👇
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Thank you
We know that the effects of working in the pandemic are far from over. We believe it is unacceptable to leave healthcare staff without quality, free & accessible mental health support - and if you are patient facing - we are here for you.
Visit frontline19.com
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Today's NHS Staff Survey results provide uncomfortable (though sadly unsurprising) reading. The scale of low morale & burnout is alarming and must be urgently addressed by govt.
NHS staff deserve better.
If you're a frontline HCP, we offer free & confidential psychological support: frontline19.com
Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the fabulous women working so hard in all the varied roles across UK healthcare.
With around 70% of the workforce being women, healthcare would collapse without their hard work and dedication.
We hope they can take a moment to feel proud today - thank you 💙
How do you heal from healthcare-related cPTSD in the UK when the organisation you are being told to turn to is the one that caused cPTSD? This is not a rhetorical question.
Whatever your patient-facing role, we have someone who knows what you're going through. Our therapists are specially trained to understand the culture and the challenges you face.
Go to our website to self-refer for free & confidential 1-1 counselling, and get back to feeling you.
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Just like with so-called Corridor Care, burnout amongst doctors (and other HCPs) is now basically normalised.
Govts throughout the UK must address systemic issues.
You cannot run a health service by sacrificing the health of those keeping it afloat.
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To all health and social care workers in patient-facing roles - we offer free & confidential 1-1 counselling and support via self-referral.
Don't suffer in silence.
Get back to being you.
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If you can, please
donate.
Share.
Speak their names.
Because caring should never mean breaking.
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Thank you.
At Frontline19, we provide free, confidential counselling & psychological support to NHS & frontline workers.
Spaces to breathe. To unload. To be human again.
This Christmas Eve, while corridors overflow and staff push on through exhaustion and heartbreak, they need support. 4/5
This is the unseen cost of caring.
The emotional load no rota ever shows.
These are the people who hold us together at our most vulnerable moments. And too often, no one is holding them. 3/5
Alarms. Voices. Footsteps. Fear.
An assault on every sense.
And the staff?
They don’t leave when it’s overwhelming.
They don’t get to step away when it’s too much.
They do this shift after shift, carrying everyone else’s pain while quietly swallowing their own. 2/5
This was Christmas Eve.
My elderly Dad sat in a hospital corridor.
Not a ward.
A corridor.
Around him
mental health crises,
pregnancy complications,
people with dementia,
sepsis,
and a prisoner under guard.
It’s loud.
Chaotic.
Relentless.
A 🧵 1/5
Our COO @samanthajwathen.bsky.social was interviewed for this piece by Skye Gregory on the dire state of NHS workforce mental health, and what must be done to support healthcare staff.
The government have a responsibility to look after their NHS workforce.
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It was great to contribute to this very important piece by Skye Gregory for @frontline19.bsky.social
"Govt must commit to a proper in house support service which offers meaningful intervention via self referral, and not leave charities to pick up the pieces."
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We're proud to be one of the orgs supporting the first domestic abuse awareness day of NHS staff.
A vital yearly initiative started @thedauk.bsky.social & @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social
Our door is always open to frontline staff if you need support with this, or any area. Frontline19.com #NHSDAAD
On the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day we would like to lend our support to this great initiative. Shining a light is so important.
To all healthcare workers, please know our door is always open to support you with free and confidential counselling and support. #NHSDAAD
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Today, with the @medicalwomenuk.bsky.social, we launch the first NHS Domestic Abuse Awareness Day @nhsdaawareday.bsky.social
This must-read article by Adele Waters in @bmj.com explains why it is needed #NHSDAAD
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Is workplace wellbeing just a branding exercise?
Our latest podcast, Beyond the Posters, explores the gap between what orgs say and what employees feel - and what it takes to build real cultures of care.
It’s time for change.
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It's #GivingTuesday & Dr @andrewmeyerson.uk has an important msg.
We've helped 1 million frontline staff & helped save at least 77 lives.
NHS staff are suffering with burnout & moral distress.
We provide them with free counselling & support.
Please donate 👉 www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-suppo...
On #InternationalMensDay we want to shout out to all our male NHS staff and the amazing work they do!
Currently only c13% of our clients identify as male - we want to change this. There's no stigma in seeking counselling and our self-referral process is completely confidential 👉 frontline19.com
We just CANNOT keep turning a blind eye to the intense and relentless pressure our nurses and other frontline staff are under.
NHS staff cannot care for the nation if the system is breaking them in the process.
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Gratifying to be 1 of only 2 orgs credited by govt under the category of Frontline Worker Support - but we receive no govt funding.
We're proud to have helped a million workers since 2020.
Help us be there for even more by donating 👇
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