Tayside

Dundee City

Dundee Carers Centre offers support to unpaid carers, including access to information and advice.
Available to: unpaid carers providing care to people of all ages and disabled people
Tel: 01382 200422
Link: https://www.carersuk.org/help-and-advice/coronavirus-covid-19/coronavirus-covid-19

Dundee City Council website provides links to a range of online resources.
Link: https://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/keeping-healthy-during-covid-19

Dundee City intranet

Perth and Kinross

Staff Wellbeing Service offers one-to-one confidential support.
Available to: NHS and HSCP staff
Tel: 01382 423110 Ext 40806
OOHS: 07917 183804
Email: wellbeing.tayside@nhs.net
Service open: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Employee Assistance Programme (PAM OH Solutions) offers advice and tele-consultations.
Available to: Perth & Kinross Council employees
Service open: 8.45am-5pm, Mon-Fri
Access information via staff intranet.

Employee Assistance Programme (Care First) offers counselling & information on finance, physical & mental health.
Available to: NHS Tayside employees
Service open: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Access information via staff intranet.

Perth and Kinross Learning offers a range of learning resources to help people delivering care and support.
Available to: all PKC, HSCP, NHS and other external partners
Website: http://www.pklearning.org.uk/

Listening Ear offers confidential one-to-one support from internal business coaches.
Available to: all PKC, HSCP, NHS and other external partners during COVID situation
Email: coach@pkc.gov.uk or greeves@pkc.gov.uk to make an appointment.

Personal Resilience offers online weekly learning sessions to learn about resilience enablers and self-care.
Available to: PKC, HSCP, NHS and all external partners during COVID situation
Email: corporateod@pkc.gov.uk

Scottish Welfare Fund offers crisis grants for living expenses.
Available to: PKC, HSCP and NHS employees, and citizens of Perth & Kinross
Website: https://www.pkc.gov.uk/scottishwelfarefund

Workplace Chaplaincy offers confidential support.
Available to: PKC employees
Tel: 0131 441 2271
General information Email: info@wpcscotland.co.uk
Service open: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Perth and Kinross Council intranet provides information and guidance, FAQs, mental health and wellbeing support and newsletters.

Scottish Ambulance Service Tayside

Here For You COVID-19 Helpline: 0131 451 7445

Phone line open: 8am-6pm, Mon-Fri.

Email: Here4U@nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk
Available to: Scottish Ambulance Service staff based in the Borders.
Scottish Ambulance Service intranet (@SAS) provides updates, guidance and briefings, with a dedicated wellbeing section outlining available resources and support.

Employee Assistance Programme (Help) offers an employee counselling service, provided by trained counselling and welfare practitioners.
Available to: All Scottish Ambulance Service staff and family members residing at home address
Tel: 0800 032 9849
Service open: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Link to information and guidance: https://sgcp.helpeap.com/

Occupational Health provides a confidential service for health or work-related health issues via self-referral or management referral.
Available to: All Scottish Ambulance Service staff
Tel: 0131 275 7890 (Then press Option 1)
Email: nss.sasoccupationalhealth@nhs.net
Service open: 9am-5pm, Mon-Fri. Voicemail service operates out with these hours

Be Mindful provides an online mindfulness course to improve mental health & wellbeing.
Available to: All Scottish Ambulance Service staff
Register for programme at: https://www.bemindfulonline.com/scottish-ambulance-registration

Chaplain offers a confidential listening service to support staff (regardless of religious belief)
Available to: All Scottish Ambulance Service staff
Tel: Deacon Michael Ross on 07929 012 832
Service open: 6pm-10pm, Mon, Tues, & Wed.

RUOK? Provides information and resources on intranet @SAS regarding how to support your own and colleagues’ mental health & wellbeing.
Available to: All Scottish Ambulance Service staff
Access through SAS intranet.

The Ambulance Service Charity (TASC) offers mental, physical & financial support for ambulance service staff.
Available to: All ambulance service staff nationally
Freephone: 0800 1032 999 10am-4pm, 7 days a week, with voicemail service out with these hours
Email: support@theasc.org.uk
Link: https://www.theasc.org.uk for further information

Shout is a Crisis text line
Text ‘Shout’ to be put in touch with a trained Crisis Volunteer who will chat to you using trained techniques via text

Available to: Scottish Ambulance Service Staff

Text: 85258, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

Service open: 9am-6pm, Mon-Fri.