NHS Lanarkshire staff can access a wide range of support from Psychological Services. This includes an ever-growing range of online courses, apps and more.
Designed and written by NHS Lanarkshire psychologists, the Lanarkshire Mind Matters website is a one-stop-shop for high-quality psychological resources for anyone living or working in Lanarkshire.
These include Calm Distress, a friendly, five-session video-based course that you can watch any time of the day or night. It is all about coping with stress, recognising our warning signs, and learning how to stop tipping over into distress. It is accessible by self-referral from Lanarkshire Mind Matters.
Launched in Lanarkshire in late 2021, Daylight and Sleepio have already proved very popular. Designed for your phone, Daylight is a tailored program for managing anxiety, while Sleepio is all about getting a better night’s sleep. Again, both can be accessed by self-referral.
The SilverCloud range of online courses cover a wide range of common problems, including mental and physical health. Four of these can be accessed by self-referral, focusing on resilience, stress, sleep and coping with Covid-19. A further range can be accessed by GP referral.
Dr Simon Stuart, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Digital Lead for NHS Lanarkshire Psychological Services, said: “Our mission with Lanarkshire Mind Matters is to improve access to psychological resources – for everyone, including health and social care staff. We often forget to look after ourselves!
“This isn’t about replacing traditional therapies: instead, it’s about adding to what we do. We want people to be able to access useful interventions online at any time of the day or night.”
