Remy Wesolowski announced as Corporate South London and Maudsley STAR.
Physical Health Programme Specialist and Mind and Body Champion, Remy Wesolowski, won the South London and Maudsley STAR award for the Corporate directorate.
Remy was presented with her South London and Maudsley STAR certificate and badge by Chief Executive Dr Matthew Patrick last week at a celebration with her team.
"It's great that the mind and body are being treated as a whole package. By providing a holistic approach to care, our patients can have a better quality of life. As a Champion, it's so important that we continue to drive the good work we are all doing, but also to stop and celebrate the successes we have already made" - Remy.
Staff who nominated Remy for the award said she "works hard to create systems and opportunities to improve physical health" and "not only listens to the challenges her clinical and operational colleagues face but actively hears and responds to them".
Annual Conference 16 May 2019
Sign up to the Mind and Body Champions workshop at the King's Health Partners Annual Conference on 16 May 2019. This is an opportunity to reflect on our first year of Champions and hear from you about your experience of the programme. We’re also looking for Champions who might be willing to help with one of our workshops” - email us if you are able to help out.
To mark the launch of the Mind & Body Health and Wellbeing toolkit for staff – we've pulled together a checklist on recognising and managing stress. Within our toolkit, we feature an exercise called Mindapples. These are activities that you do to look after your mind. What are your Mindapples?
How can I learn how to manage everyday stress?
Learning to handle stress in healthy ways is very important. These include recognising and changing the behaviours that contribute to stress, as well as techniques for reducing stress once it has occurred. Some top tips include identifying triggers and warning signs early on, establishing routines, noticing your 'self talk' and actively practising relaxation when possible, physically and mentally.
Recognise – Know the causes and watch for the warning signs of compassion fatigue. Reduce – Undo the damage by managing stress and seeking support. Resilience – Build your resilience to stress by taking care of your physical and emotional health.
Want more advice like this? Toolkit available here.
Education and Training
Functional Neurological Disorder Masterclass (Thursday 9 May 2019 09:30 am—16:30 pm Fetal Medicine Research Institute, 16-20 Windsor Walk, SE5 8BB)
King’s Health Partners Neurosciences invites you to this one-day masterclass which will provide the opportunity to learn about diagnosis and treatment approaches in Functional Neurological Disorder. Attendees will also have the opportunity to network with a range of professionals from different backgrounds and share best practice. This course is appropriate for any health professionals with an interest or who care for patients with Functional Neurological Disorder and their families. To find out more or attend, register here or contact maria.adeeko@kcl.ac.uk
Mind & Body and Maudsley Simulation Course
Sign up for our free two day course run by the award winning mental health training provider, Maudsley Simulation. Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds, Healthy Lives is an introductory course to motivational interviewing skills for nurses, doctors and other allied health professionals. It supports staff to have health change conversations with their patients and service users. Dates are available in May and June. Places are limited, register now!
Mind & Body Clinical Skills Course
The next Mind & Body Programme’s one-day Clinical Skills Courses are being run on 17 May and 17 June. This course aims to equip staff with clinical skills to help manage both the physical and psychological needs of patients. It is free to all clinical staff from King’s Health Partners and local health and care groups. To register, or for more information, contact mindandbody@slam.nhs.uk.
