Welcome to this event hosted by Safer Care Victoria (SCV) and facilitated by Adj Assoc Prof Donna Markham, Victoria's Chief Allied Heath Officer.

A recording of today's event will be emailed to all registrants and available on our website next week:https://www.bettersafercare.vic.gov.au/events/keeping-the-focus-on-healthcare-worker-wellbeing

Please use this chat to share your thoughts, reflections and perspectives with us and your colleagues.

Guidelines and application form for the DHHS wellbeing Grants is available here; https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/healthcare-worker-infection-prevention-and-wellbeing-taskforce

Information about the SCV wellbeing Centre to be launched early next year is here:https://www.bettersafercare.vic.gov.au/support-and-training/hcw-wellbeing

Help shape our discussion by uploading or upvoting a question in Slido. Go to www.slido.com and enter event code #7106

So many great strategies being shared- congratulations on your efforts and openness to share! :)

Trivia was brilliant :) I really enjoyed this every Wednesday. Definitely provided something to look forward to and shift the headspace into something fun.

WorkSafe Vic Covid 19 webpage on managing coronavirus (COVID-19) risks and mental health at work is here: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/managing-coronavirus-covid-19-risks-mental-health-work

Thanks for sharing these great ideas, weekly trivia sounds like a winner

WorkSafe Vic Preventing and managing the increased risk of employee fatigue in healthcare during coronavirus (COVID-19): https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/preventing-and-managing-increased-risk-employee-fatigue-healthcare-during-coronavirus-covid-19

WorkWell Toolkit Managing trauma: https://www.workwell.vic.gov.au/toolkit/actions/7d2d643b-9e94-4599-ae3e-4d475b8f9979WorkWell Toolkit Managing fatigue: https://www.workwell.vic.gov.au/toolkit/actions/5aab3ec3-5d26-4c5f-89a9-947cf666e677WorkWell Toolkit Working in isolation: https://www.workwell.vic.gov.au/toolkit/actions/43bc4c0c-0170-45da-9dae-777fe2fbb2b9WorkWell Toolkit Developing your mental health strategy: https://www.workwell.vic.gov.au/toolkit/actions/4e07adfe-6ff1-4c41-9594-c1df4dea8603

Thank you for all your wonderful comments, thought and perspectives. We encourage you to select ‘panellists and attendees’ to share with us and your colleagues.

Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful ideas and strategies. It’s great to see that health and wellbeing is not just for our patients!

Fabulous idea! thank you for sharing the 'thank you festival' :)

Some great links and resources here. Many thanks for sharing them.

this conversation echos what was said again in the Royal Commission into MH in Vic, we all need to feel that our MH is important, have people that we can connect to around our MH and wellbeing, have choices and options that can really help us when we need help and that the places in which we live, work, play & study care. Love hearing that food was important too! Wonderful ideas here..

An overview of evidence-based strategies to address mental health and wellbeing recommended by Jennifer Fry is available here:https://issuu.com/safetyinstitute/docs/ohsprodecsinglepgs2020/16

great advice to make arrangements to ensure staff can take a break without worrying about the back log of work.

Great idea 'What's in and what's out'; helps staff to focus and put aside things beyond our control.

Further information about the 11 factors for worker wellbeing can be found here: https://www.workwell.vic.gov.au/how-can-we-create-mentally-healthy-workplace

Further information on mental health at work and managing fatigue from WorkSafe: WorkSafe Vic Covid 19 page: Managing coronavirus (COVID-19) risks: Mental health at work: https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/managing-coronavirus-covid-19-risks-mental-health-workWorkSafe Vic Preventing and managing the increased risk of employee fatigue in healthcare during coronavirus (COVID-19):https://www.worksafe.vic.gov.au/preventing-and-managing-increased-risk-employee-fatigue-healthcare-during-coronavirus-covid-19

Yes there is a sense that we as health care worker need to be able to cope with anything. The reality is that we are human and need to be supported in our health and wellbeing.

Thanks so much everyone, this has been great. Some wonderful suggestions and strategies.

Thank you for attending today’s event. We hope you enjoyed it. Any questions? Please contact: kerrie.walter@safercare.vic.gov.auPlease also take a moment to complete our evaluation poll and help shape future events.

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Thank you to all the panelists. This was very valuable.

Thanks to all panelists and Donna!