Health & Wellbeing
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The Knowledge and Library Service supports staff health and wellbeing by offering quiet, welcoming spaces to unwind.
Our wellbeing books cover many topics such as stress management, menopause and mindfulness, offering practical advice for mental and physical health. You can also borrow audiobooks on the Libby app and explore a wide range of titles anytime, anywhere.
Take part in our Just 6 reading initiative - a simple way to pause, recharge, and enjoy a good book.
The Knowledge and Library Service also provides curated guides on wellbeing topics, featuring recommended books, journals, e-resources, and audiobooks.
Explore these resources below to discover tools and reading materials that can help support your wellbeing:
Just 6 - reading for wellbeing
Reading Just 6 Minutes a day can boost your wellbeing!
Our simple and fun reading initiative supports mental health through short, daily reading sessions. By reading for just 6 minutes a day, you can reduce stress, grow personally, sleep better, build cognition, and more.
Read physical books or eBooks, listen to audiobooks or podcasts - whatever works best for you. Collect stamps, complete your booklet by sharing your reading or listening experiences, and then select your reward from our range of exceptional well-being titles and resources to keep!
Start your journey to better wellbeing with Just 6 Minutes of reading daily - find out more here.
Books
There is a huge evidence base around the value of reading to support health and wellbeing, explore our extensive collection of books and resources designed to assist you or enable you to support others in times of need.
The Knowledge & Library service covers a wide range of self-help topics, such as mindfulness, pain management, stress relief, insomnia, anxiety, depression, and much more.
Browse our current selection of titles in the library catalogue. We are continually developing our collection and can request additional titles from other NHS libraries upon request. In addition, we offer a curated range of leisure reading materials to help you unwind and relax.
Access our handpicked collection of resilience and well-being e-books; click here. These recommendations come from Knowledge and Library colleagues, and an NHS OpenAthens account is necessary to gain access.
Audiobooks - Libby
Listen to audiobooks, instantly, for free!
Borrow audiobooks to read on your phone or tablet using the Libby app, where you can explore a wide range of titles that support your health and wellbeing.
Available to all staff members working for Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
Access our collection at: https://libbyapp.com/library/royaldevon
Access further help and support with Libby here.
Resources Guides
RDUH Knowledge and Library Services have compiled guides on a range of topics, featuring a selection of books, journals, e-resources, and audiobooks tailored to each subject.
Click on the topics below to explore further:
Neurodiversity Resources Guide
Trauma & Stress Resources Guide
To explore our full range of library resources guides, click here.
Wellbeing links
Action For Happiness - Action for Happiness brings people together and provides practical resources and evidence-based skills for happier living.
TALKWORKS - Providing inclusive psychological support to adults across Devon through a team of qualified practitioners and therapists.
NHS Every Mind Matters - Helpful tips and tools on mental health and wellbeing, as well as a free Mind Plan quiz.
Check My Wellbeing - A self-assessment for Health and Social care staff with a direct link to mental health support resources.
NHS Self-Help for Mental Health - Find tips, guides, tools and activities to support and improve mental health.
Devon Mind - Devon Mind is an independent mental health charity affiliated with the national Mind association, providing advice, information and support to empower anyone in Devon who may be experiencing a mental health problem.
Uplifting resources for the NHS from the NHS - Health Education England and the Reading Agency have crowd-sourced a list of uplifting, resources for NHS staff.
NHS Better Health - Whether you want to lose weight, get active or quit smoking, Better Health provides lots of free tools and support.
ShinyMind - ShinyMind is an evidence-based, proven mental health and wellbeing app, co-created with the NHS. The nursing version of ShinyMind is free to all NHS nurses, midwives, and health care support workers in England.
The Everything App - The Everything App is an award-winning, free to participate 24-7 one-stop shop for fitness, health & wellness. The website and App are accessible to all NHS and social care staff across the UK.