Health and Wellbeing at Work for Nurses and Midwives

Holly Blake is a chartered health psychologist, health educator, and an international leader in workplace health and wellbeing, a reputation that builds on highly cited and impactful research and scholarship. Over almost 30 years, she has driven local, national, and international changes in policy, strategy, and practice relating to staff and student wellbeing in healthcare and higher education settings. She has published extensively on health and wellbeing for nurses and midwives, and is Editor of the IJERPH 'Workplace Health and Wellbeing During and After Covid-19'. She has responded to the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic by spearheading numerous initiatives focused on healthcare education, and research on the psychological wellbeing of health and care professionals and the development and implementation of supportive interventions. This includes a digital support package identified as the most influential in the sector. Gemma Stacey is the Associate Dean for Practice in the School of Social Sciences at Nottingham Trent University. In this role, Gemma provides strategic direction, oversight, and support for Knowledge Exchange (KE) activities within the School, ensuring alignment with the University's Enriching Society strategic objective.She fosters a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement in KE, while championing the Teaching and Practice pathway and promoting collaborations with external partners.

• SECTION 1 The Case for Health and WellBeing at Work1. Why Health Care Employers Should Promote Health: The Costs of Ill Health at Work2. Caring for Yourself, To Care for Others: Prioritising Self-Care3. How Staff WellBeing Relates to Patient Experiences of Care4. How Stress and Anxiety Affect the Body5. Understanding Compassion Fatigue and BurnoutSECTION 2 Managing Emotions in Difficult Times6. Untangling Difficult Emotions on the Job7. Starting Conversations About Your Mental Health8. Dealing With Anxiety and Low MoodSECTION 3 Wellbeing Needs at Different Times9. Shiftwork, Sleep, and Managing Fatigue10. WellBeing Needs During Periods of Fasting11. Mental WellBeing in Nursing and Midwifery Students12. WellBeing and Late Career Nurses and MidwivesSECTION 4 Enhancing Wellbeing at Work13. Psychologically Safe Working Environments14. Clinical Supervision and WellBeing15. Developing Teamwork and Social Support Across Occupational Boundaries16. Enhancing Health and WellBeing Through Shared Governance17. Acknowledging the Emotional and Social Challenges of Nursing and Midwifery Through Schwartz Rounds18. Supporting Distressed Colleagues Using Psychological First Aid19. Being Physically Active20. Healthy Eating, Diet, and Obesity21. The Impacts of Dehydration and Staying Hydrated at Work22. The Challenge of Health and WellBeing in a Crisis23. The Future of Health and WellBeing at Work