Monday 06 January 2025
Confidential Emotional Wellbeing Service
Feeling stressed, anxious, or low? Life throwing you curveballs? You're not alone.
We're here to help you thrive, both personally and professionally.
Our Trust offers confidential counselling and psychology services to help you navigate life's challenges and boost your emotional wellbeing.
Access to the Emotional Wellbeing Service is easy based on a single point of access where the team will consider your request and triage you to the most appropriate service.
Simply email sft.emotionalhealth@nhs.net for a referral to either service.
Talk it out with Counselling
Sometimes, a chat is all it takes to gain perspective and find coping strategies.
We offer staff up to 6 confidential counselling sessions for a range of issues, including:
In-depth support with Clinical Psychology
For more complex issues, our Clinical Psychologists provide expert assessment and intervention for psychological issues that may have arisen because of work or are getting in the way of you feeling able to be at work.
This service is particularly helpful for:
How to access Emotional Wellbeing Service
Access to confidential counselling and psychology services is easy based on a single point of access where the team will consider your request and triage you to the most appropriate service. Simply email sft.emotionalhealth@nhs.net for a referral to either service.
Important Information if you are in crisis
Our counselling and psychological support is not suitable for emergencies.
If you are in crisis, please contact your GP, the out-of-hours GP service, or call 999 for immediate assistance.
Remember, The Samaritans are available 24/7 for confidential support. Call 116 123 or visit www.samaritans.org
Community support with Talking Therapies
If you're feeling low, anxious, or stressed, you can access talking therapies through primary care. These therapies include both group and individual sessions, and offer support and interventions to help you feel better.
Access to Talking Therapies in Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire
This service is provided by Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust
Our Talking Therapy services (previously known as Improving Access to Psychological Therapies - IAPT) aim to help you manage a range of common mental health problems including anxiety, stress, depression and low mood.
Our Talking Therapy services is available for people living in Bath and North East Somerset (BaNES), Swindon and the wider county of Wiltshire (BSW). You will need to be 16+ to access the service and currently have a registered GP in BSW.
Access to Talking Therapies outside of Bath, North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire
Hampshire - https://www.italk.org.uk/
Dorset - https://www.dorsethealthcare.nhs.uk/steps2wellbeing
Frontline 19 - free and confidential psychological support for all healthcare workers - https://www.frontline19.com/
Our staff at Salisbury District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.
