Frontline19

Following changes in the way this platform is administered, we have now decided to step away from this platform. You can continue to follow us on Bluesky bsky.app/profile/frontl… as well as all other major channels. Thank you for your support 💙

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"We only coped... because of the extraordinary efforts of our front-line teams." Dr Kevin Fong, former NHS England national clinical advisor, speaks to @BBCSimonJack about the need to invest in front-line workers following the Covid Inquiry.

Today's results of the NHS staff survey make for some uncomfortable (though sadly unsurprising) reading. The scale of low morale & burnout is alarming and must be urgently addressed by govt. NHS staff deserve better. If you're a HCP needing support visit frontline19.com

Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all the fabulous women working so hard in all the varied roles across UK healthcare. With around 70% of the workforce being women, healthcare would collapse without their hard work and dedication. We hope they take a moment to feel proud - 🙏💙

To all health and social care workers in patient-facing roles - we offer free & confidential 1-1 counselling and support via self-referral. Don't suffer in silence. Get back to being you. frontline19.com

If you can donate. Share. Speak their names. Because caring should never mean breaking. Please donate here: crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-support… Thank you.

At Frontline19, we provide free, confidential counselling & psychological support to NHS & frontline workers. Spaces to breathe. To unload. To be human again. This Christmas Eve, while corridors overflow and staff push on through exhaustion and heartbreak, they need support. 4/5

This was Christmas Eve. My elderly Dad sat in a hospital corridor. Not a ward. A corridor. Around him mental health crises, pregnancy complications, people with dementia, sepsis, and a prisoner under guard. It’s loud. Chaotic. Relentless. A 🧵 1/5 crowdfunder.co.uk/p/help-support…

#nhs #saveournhs #MerryChristmas

We need urgent, sustainable & meaningful change. This is crucial to the future of our NHS & essential to staff working in it. No worker should be routinely facing conditions that make them unwell. We're here to support, but the cause must be addressed. bbc.com/news/articles/…

Our Operating and Communications officer @SamanthaJWathen spoke to @bcbradio about our #CareInTheCold campaign and the need to support NHS workers this winter. Listen here 👇🏿

Our founder @CGoodwinFee said: "These are the people who show up for us every day, yet too often they’re left struggling in silence. We simply cannot leave them out in the cold this winter.” To donate/volunteer please see out website morningstaronline.co.uk/article/nhs-st…

We are very concerned about the current situation in our NHS, particularly in emergency care. We are here for workers that are affected, either via free one to one counselling or targeted group work. Contact us in confidence via our website if you're struggling. Please share

We're very concerned by the amount of stress & extreme pressure NHS workers are under. Thanks to @andrewgregory for highlighting our services in this important piece. We're here to assist frontline NHS staff with free & confidential counselling/support theguardian.com/society/2025/j…

🚨 20 hospitals in England have declared critical incidents so far—and it’s only the start of the January. Several ambulance services have also raised the alarm. Please know that we're here to support any frontline NHS staff who need it with free, qualified counselling and support. We've helped over 1m people - we can help you too. Contact us *in complete confidence* via our website. A critical incident means need has outstripped capacity. It means: 🚨Patients waiting for hours—or days—for care. 🚨People dying needlessly because help can’t come in time. 🚨Over 14,000 avoidable deaths every year in the UK. But let’s be clear: this isn’t just about viruses or seasonal flu. 👉It’s about severe NHS staffing shortages. 👉It’s about the collapse of social care, leaving hospitals unable to discharge patients. 👉It’s about staff sickness—from flu, anxiety, and burnout. The results? 👉🏿Patients suffering unnecessarily. 👉🏿Families left grieving preventable losses. 👉🏿NHS staff burning out under impossible pressure. 👉🏿Moral injury—the psychological toll of knowing the care patients need can’t be delivered. Our NHS is its people. They’re stretched to breaking point, and the system offers no margin for error. What can change this? 🟢More staff: Vacancies must be filled. 🟢Fast, effective psychological support: Trauma leaves scars, and staff need care too. 🟢A better culture: One of support, not blame. 🟢Clear, compassionate communication at all levels. Right now, we are failing NHS staff—and in turn, patients. The question is: Can we afford to let this continue? Please share 🙏🏿

Our founder @CGoodwinFee said: "Exhausted staff are battling impossible workloads in crumbling facilities. Govt must take urgent action to provide robust mental health support for NHS staff and implement a long-term plan to prevent future crises” morningstaronline.co.uk/article/lesson…

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Listen to this great shoe-based analogy from our founder/CEO, Psychotherapist @CGoodwinFee when she appeared on Lu Featherstone's podcast about protecting our mental health. "You have to get rid of the coping mechanisms that don't fit you any more."