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Internal Support Services
Occupational health, staff counselling, Dignity@Work and more.
External Support Service
Support from both within the University and externally is readily available for all those that need it.
Wellbeing A-Z
An A-Z of useful Wellbeing information. From wellbeing in pregnancy to flu vaccines.
Emergency Contact Details
If you feel in need of emergency support please click below.
The University recognises the importance of ‘good wellbeing’ and is committed to providing a healthy working environment and improving the quality of working lives for all staff.
The wellbeing strategy aims to support the University’s mission and core values of freedom of thought and expression, freedom from discrimination and the recognition that the University’s staff are its greatest asset.
The wellbeing strategy’s ultimate goal is to improve the health, safety and wellbeing of University staff and to prevent work associated ill health, for the overall benefit of staff and the organisation.
Read more about the School’s Wellbeing programme …
Clinical School Cookbook: Food for Thought
After one of the Regius Welcome Events, an idea came about to create a Clinical School Cookbook. You told us you wanted to share your creations and learn from others, so if you have a family favourite, or an original recipe that you would like to share, please fill out the form below. We are so excited to launch the online Cookbook and look forward to seeing and sharing all your wonderful recipes.
Mental Health Awareness Week and The Staff Virtual Benefits and Wellbeing Roadshow
10th May to 21st May 2021
This year, the theme for Mental Health Awareness Week is Nature and the Environment and the Clinical School has organised a number of virtual events over a two week period. The first week includes numerous courageous and inspirational guest speakers including Neil Laybourn and Jonny Benjamin MBE (Strangers on the Bridge) interviewed by Professor Ed Bullmore, Richard McCann shares his very personal story about how he turned his life around following the death of his mother and a difficult upbringing where he will share tips and strategies on resilience, through to talks on mental health and childrem by Professor Tamsin Ford CBE and Professor Paul Fletcher will be delivering a great talk on psychosis. There will be exercise classes and much more. Week two is packed full of talks on staff benefits including hearing from the Reward Team, Staff Counselling, recruiting Apprentices through to talks on posture and payroll giving and much more. To view all events, see poster, timetables and also the upcoming events below.
Photo Competition
Continuing with the theme of Nature and the Environment, we are also running a photo competition with some fantastic prizes. For information on catagories, prizes and terms and conditions, view the poster below and submit entries to cswellbeing@admin.cam.ac.uk by 5pm Friday 21st May 2021. Good luck!
Upcoming Events
Recruitment Essentials – Apprenticeships
July 8 @ 11:00 am - 12:30 pmActive Bystander Training
June 7 @ 1:00 pm - 2:00 pmRespect at Work Training
May 19 @ 1:00 pm - 3:30 pmRespect at Work Training
July 22 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pmYoga Class
May 11 @ 10:00 am - 10:45 am
Connect, be active, keep learning, give,
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Wellbeing Newsletter
Keep up to date with everything wellbeing in our termly Wellbeing Newsletters.
Wellbeing Videos
On13th May 2021 Richard McCann will be doing a talk on Building Resilience and Overcoming Adversity for Clinical School staff. This is set to be a presentation you will remember for years to come. For more information and to sign up click on the link.
Building Resilience and Overcoming Adversity with Richard McCann - Clinical School Wellbeing Programme
Resilience Strategies for Covid and Beyond. Richard McCann knows a thing or two about resilience. Brought up...
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For #StressAwarenessMonth, we are spotlighting Mind, a mental health charity who "won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect." Visit to better understand stress, ways to help yourself and how to get support.
What is stress?
Learn what stress is how it can affect you. Read about the physical effects of stress, and whether stress is a mental health problem.
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Would you rather travel 100 years into the...
On Monday 10th May 2021, as part of Mental Health Awareness week, Mind will be running their Good Mood Café for Clinical School staff. To find out more information and to join this interactive virtual session click on the link. https://bit.ly/3grsKAu
To maintain good wellbeing, Ailsa Jobson enjoys being outside either walking or at her allotment. "At harvest time, I'm pretty busy!" she says, with an abundance of cucumbers, to make sweet cucumber pickle.🥒👩🌾Send your recipes to cswellbeing@admin.cam.ac.uk #wellbeing #cookbook
