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Mental health and wellbeing

 

Five ways to wellbeing

 

The following are a set of evidence-based actions to improve wellbeing, people are encouraged to build these into their daily lives.

Connect

Connect with the people around you. With family, friends, colleagues and neighbours. At home, work, school or in your local community. Think of these as the corner of your life and invest time in developing them. Building these connections will support and enrich you every day.

Social relationships are critical to our well-being.

Be active

Go for a walk or a run; step outside; cycle; play a game; do the gardening; or dance. Exercising makes you feel good. Most importantly, discover a physical activity you enjoy and one that suits your level of mobility and fitness.

Take notice

Be curious. Catch sight of the beautiful. Remark on the usual. Notice the changing seasons. Savour the moment, whether you are walking to work, eating lunch or talking to friends. Be aware of the world around you and what you are feeling. Reflecting on your experiences will help you appreciate what matters to you.

Keep learning

Try something new. Rediscover an old interest. Sign up for that course. Take on a different responsibility at work. Fix a bike. Learn to play an instrument or how to cook your favourite food. Set a challenge you will enjoy achieving. Learning new things will make you more confident as well as being fun.

Give

Do something nice for a friend, or a stranger. Thank someone. Smile. Volunteer your time. Join a community group. Look out, as well as in. Seeing yourself, and your happiness, linked to the wider community can be incredibly rewarding and creates connections with the people around you.

Reports

Bolton Review Final Report Executive Summary

Bolton Review Final Report

Services

 

It's just as important to look after your mental health as your physical health. NHS Bolton works to promote mental well-being and provides and commissions services for those who have problems with mental health. NHS Bolton also has links to Greater Manchester West Mental NHS Foundation Trust who provide secondary mental health care provision for the Bolton area and beyond.

33 Victoria Square

Primary Care Mental Health Services

Therapeutic Intervention

Single Point of Access

Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust

Self help

 

For free self help resources click here.

Employers

 

The NHS employers website has produced a summary of useful information on improving workplace mental health in the NHS. This information can be accessed here.

NHS Employer's 'open your mind' campaign aims to raise awareness of the stigma associated with mental health issues in the workplace and to encourage employers in the NHS to increase the numbers of people who suffer from severe mental health issues who are employed within the service. Visit the open your mind site.

For non-nhs employers please contact the Clock on 2 Health Team.