General assistance
Below are a list of resources not specifically tied to mental health but that are geared towards meeting healthcare professionals’ basic needs.
Cavell Nurses' Trust
What is it?
Cavell Nurses’ Trust is the charity supporting UK nurses, midwives and healthcare assistants, both working and retired, when they’re suffering personal or financial hardship often due to illness, disability, older age, domestic abuse and the impact of the coronavirus.
From simple, essential support like money to repair a broken cooker or boiler, to vital life-changing aid like helping a family flee their home due to domestic abuse, Cavell Nurses’ Trust is here to help. The numbers seeking our help increase year on year so it’s clear there’s a need for nursing professionals to access our support.
Type of resource
Support for nurses and midwives
NHS volunteer responders
What is it?
NHS volunteer responders have been recruited for 5 key roles:
- community response volunteer: this involves collecting shopping, medication or other essential supplies for someone who is self-isolating or vulnerable, and delivering these supplies to their home
- community response volunteer plus: these volunteers can collect and deliver shopping, medication or other essential supplies for patients with cognitive impairments and or significant vulnerabilities, and who are shielding
- check-in and chat volunteer: this provides short-term telephone support to individuals who would benefit from someone to talk to during their self-isolation
- patient transport volunteer: these volunteers providing transport by car to patients who are medically fit for discharge, as well as taking patients to their essential appointments
- NHS transport volunteer: this involves transporting equipment, supplies and/or medication between NHS services and sites; it may also involve assisting pharmacies with medication delivery
Type of resource
Support to frontline health and social care staff
Know of a resource related to General Assistance for healthcare workers not on our list, that should be? Email us at communications@c3health.org.
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