The Wellbeing Line

22/12/2025

Reminder - The Wellbeing Line's opening hours over the festive period:

Tuesday 23 December - open 9am - 12pm
Wednesday 24 December to Sunday 28 December (inclusive) - closed
Thursday 1 January 2026 - closed

All calls, emails and contacts via our website will be responded to as promptly as possible when we reopen on Monday 29 December.

We hope you all take care and have a chance to take a break sometime over the next few weeks.

19/12/2025

Welcome along to our weekly wind down:

Take a pause in your day

Try our new mindful pause session, 'Gratitude for the Moment', on demand:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIysWvRtsqI

19/12/2025

An update on The Wellbeing Line's opening hours over the festive period:

Tuesday 23 December - open 9am - 12pm
Wednesday 24 December to Sunday 28 December (inclusive) - closed
Thursday 1 January 2026 - closed

All calls, emails and contacts via our website will be responded to as promptly as possible when we reopen on Monday 29 December.

We hope you all take care and have a chance to take a break sometime over the next few weeks.

12/12/2025

Welcome to our weekly wind down.

Try this 10-minute guided meditation from Headspace:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHC1ZiUu-9E&t=1s

05/12/2025

This December we're bringing back our weekly wind down posts. Take a pause in your day.

Try our mindful pause session on demand:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWincGIIZpQ&feature=youtu.be

19/11/2025

Last few spaces remaining!

Connect and Thrive: Early Careers Wellbeing Workshop
This free, in-person workshop is open to anyone aged 16–25 working in the NHS or social care across Gloucestershire, including T-Level students, apprentices, and early career staff.
Date: Tuesday 25 November 2025
Time: 10am-12pm
Location: Guildhall, 23 Eastgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1NS
Hosted by The Wellbeing Line, the We Want You team and young people themselves, the session is designed to support early career professionals with confidence, wellbeing, and workplace resilience.
What we’ll explore:
Tackling imposter syndrome and boosting confidence
Supporting mental health and wellbeing
Navigating workplace challenges
Reaching out and building support networks
Opportunities to network with peers in a relaxed setting
To sign up, staff can email glicb.careers@nhs.net or scan the QR code.
Refreshments provided.

18/11/2025

The Wellbeing Line is being closed – funding comes to an end in March 2026.

The team are sad to see the end of the service, but remain hopeful that what comes next, and in the future, will continue to provide compassionate, person-centred support for staff wellbeing.

The Wellbeing Line team would like to thank all those who have supported, accessed, and been involved with the service over the last four years. We have really enjoyed working so closely with many of you to support staff and teams across health and social care in Gloucestershire.

We remain open until further notices and will share further updates in due course.

See the formal announcement on our website:
https://thewellbeingline.co.uk/the-wellbeing-line-is-closing/

10/11/2025

Mindful Pause

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWincGIIZpQ

Join us for a gentle, mindful moment of self-compassion. This soothing guided exercise offers a chance to step away from the busyness of your day, reconnect with yourself, and restore a sense of calm and clarity.

Whether you’re feeling overwhelmed or simply need a breather, this pause is for you.

Breathe. Reconnect. Reset.

Take a pause in your day and join us as we take a mindful, self-compassionate break with a soothing guided exercise.

07/11/2025

Mindfulness for GPs in Gloucestershire: improving self-compassion and the patient experience

We are really pleased to share this article from Alison Sedgwick-Taylor and Marie O'Neill, published in Pulse this week:

https://pulsepcn.co.uk/insight/how-to-carry-out-a-mindful-gp-consultation/

06/11/2025

Connect and Thrive: Early Careers Wellbeing Workshop

This free, in-person workshop is open to anyone aged 16–25 working in the NHS or social care across Gloucestershire, including T-Level students, apprentices, and early career staff.

Date: Tuesday 25 November 2025
Time: 10am-12pm
Location: Guildhall, 23 Eastgate Street, Gloucester GL1 1NS

Hosted by The Wellbeing Line, the We Want You team and young people themselves, the session is designed to support early career professionals with confidence, wellbeing, and workplace resilience.

What we’ll explore:

Tackling imposter syndrome and boosting confidence
Supporting mental health and wellbeing
Navigating workplace challenges
Reaching out and building support networks

Opportunities to network with peers in a relaxed setting

To sign up, staff can email glicb.careers@nhs.net or scan the QR code.

Refreshments provided.

Spaces are limited, so early sign-up is encouraged to avoid disappointment.

21/10/2025

The Wellbeing Line's 'Mini Wellbeing Webinars':

NEW: 'Take a Break' webinar now available!

Did you know we have a series of webinars available to watch? You can find them on our website https://thewellbeingline.co.uk/
- Find the webinar links on our 'News and Events' page
- Or scroll down to the bottom of any page on our website and click on the YouTube icon

10/10/2025

It's World Mental Health Day - let's spread the word!

If you work in health and social care in Gloucestershire, The Wellbeing Line is here to support you.

https://thewellbeingline.co.uk/how-we-help/

It's World Mental Health Day - a day to talk about mental health and show everyone that mental health matters.🌍💜

This year our theme is ‘overwhelm’. Many of us are feeling overwhelmed by global events and what can feel like non-stop negative news.

It’s okay to feel this way and it’s okay to ask for help, no matter what you are going through.

Take time today to start a conversation with a friend about what good mental health means to you.💜

Check out and share our tips on how to support your mental health in difficult times: https://tinyurl.com/2h3fz4jw