Wellbeing at Work - March 2021

Caerphilly County Borough Council sent this bulletin at 05-03-2021 04:42 PM GMT

Sleep - why is it so important?

March 19^th is World Sleep Day, hosted by the World Sleep Society, the annual awareness event was started by a group of dedicated healthcare providers and members of the medical community working and studying in the area of sleep medicine and research.

Research shows that we spend up to one-third of our lives sleeping. Sleep is a basic human need, much like eating and drinking, and is crucial to our overall health and well-being.

Three elements of good quality sleep are:

Duration:The length of sleep should be sufficient for the sleeper to be rested and alert the following day.
Continuity:Sleep periods should be seamless without fragmentation.
Depth:Sleep should be deep enough to be restorative.

Melo - Looking after your mental wellbeing

“While we can’t take away life’s problems, we can help you find better ways to cope with them”… This is the mission statement from the brand new Melo website developed by Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

This website has a whole host of resources including mindfulness sessions, wellbeing courses and local groups and support.

My Time.... Communication is key!

Throughout the pandemic, we have heard from the media, healthcare providers and leaders about the importance of communicating with eachother, remote working has brought a whole host of challenges and opportunities to change the way we communicate and it was early last year we saw the traditional PDR process evolve and My Time was launched.

Regular My Time and annual My Time EXTRA meetings can take place at anytime, and the suggested forms provide a structure for the one-to-one sessions. You can find a copy of these on the HR portal or by emailing hradminteam@caerphilly.gov.uk

Try our online fitness classes

Over the past year the Leisurelifestyle team have been busy creating a whole host of online classes FREE for everyone to use!

The online classes offer flexibility to control when class starts and ends. You can fit in workouts at home when you have time and work out in shifts if you need to.

The popular Youtube channel features over 150 classes from Yoga to Cardio and HIIT sessions, and you will no doubt recognise the familiar faces of the instructors.

Visit our Health Wall...

If you are suffering from a condition or you want to take control of your health and wellbeing then ask the experts.

We have started creating a digital health wall to point you in the right direction. Let us know if you would like us to add something communicationsunit@caerphilly.gov.uk

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