Skip to content
Mental Health and Wellbeing
1.
VHI Healthcare member assistance programme
When life gets on top of us, we all need someone to talk to and that’s exactly how the IPU MAP (Member Assistance Programme) can help. We are offering a free confidential counselling and information service to all members and their families provided by Vhi Corporate Solutions.
To access the VHI portal you will need to register using the VHI IPU username and password. Just follow these steps
- Go to https://vhi.healthhero.com/Identity/Account/Login
- When you first log into the portal use your email address and create a new account.
- Then you will be requested to provide:
- IPU username: IPU
- IPU password: APOMNDFP
2.
IPU Review Articles and Webinars
- Do nice guys always finish last? - May 2024
- How to make stress your friend – February 2024
- The power of presence – March 2024
- How to control your negative bias - July/August 2023
- The Sum of small efforts – June 2023
- The Missing KPI – May 2023
- Managing workplace stress - February 2022
- Mindful Social Media – March 2023
- Thank God it’s Monday – April 2023
- Mental Health and Wellbeing Webinar - 9 May 2023
3.
Practitioner Health Matters Programme
This programme provides with confidential help and support for health professional in Ireland who may have a mental health issue (stress, anxiety or burnout) or may have a substance misuse. This programme is fully independent and separate from the regulatory bodies and employers.
This programme is available to all pharmacists in Ireland. Therefore, if you have a concern about stress or anxiety you can receive confidential help from expert.
4.
Turn to me
They are a registered charity that provides support and professional counselling to those in need. turn2me also offers up to six free, anonymous, professional counselling sessions for adults via instant chat/messaging, video, or email from their dedicated section available here. This is a safe space to share experiences. Every group support chat is facilitated by a mental health professional.
You can also access information across a wide range of topics in the Information Centre section of their website. This includes topics such as anxiety, self-care tips for you and your frontline team and coping with burnout.
5.
Silver Cloud
The HSE has made four of their online mental health and wellbeing programs free to access for all health sectors staff . The four programs cover, Stress, Sleep, Resilience and Challenging Times. These programs, which are self-directed, feature evidence based content in a series of modules that draw on well-established interventions such as cognitive behavioural therapy.
Please visit the dedicated landing page here to find out more and access the content. Access code = HSE2020,
6.
Stress Control (HSE)
The HSE has made available a six weeks with 2×90 min sessions a week on Stress Management. These sessions will provide you with the skills to fight stress and boost your wellbeing. This service is available here.
7.
HSE Health and Wellbeing
The HSE has available a free, online mental health and wellbeing programme called Minding Your Wellbeing. This evidenced based programme, focusing on the promotion of mental wellbeing, has been adapted from a face-to-face programme into a series of online videos for everyone at this time. What does the programme consist of? Consisting of 5 video sessions (20 min). To get the most from the videos it is recommended to watch them in order (1 through to 5).
The HSE has additional information and advice about your mental health and wellbeing with is available here.
The HSE has also available a series of videos with exercises that will promote and support your mental health and wellbeing. To access the videos, please click on the links below:
