NHS staff take part in Worcester City Run to raise awareness of mental health campaign
100 members of staff from Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust took part in the Worcester City Run last weekend to raise awareness of the local mental health campaign, Now We’re Talking.
The Now We’re Talking campaign is led by Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust together with other organisations, and aims to reduce the stigma of mental health, as well as promote the range of support available for local people including online therapy, self-help guides, NHS services, and urgent mental health support.
Runners donned bright orange t-shirts and included nurses, doctors, therapists, physios and psychologists, and were easily spotted in both the 10k and half marathon events throughout the city
Faye Richards, Occupational Therapy Assistant at Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust who took part in the Worcester City Run, said: “I have never run in my life and having something so meaningful to work towards gave me the motivation to train appropriately. The race had a great atmosphere and the buzz around the race really made the morning. It’s personally helped me gain a new healthy hobby.”
To find out more about the campaign and mental health support available in Herefordshire and Worcestershire, visit the Now We’re Talking website - www.nowweretalking.nhs.uk. It features community support, online courses which people can access for free straight away, and NHS services provided by the Trust, including its 24/7 urgent mental health helpline for those requiring urgent help or advice - 0808 196 9127
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust is the area’s main provider of NHS mental health services, supporting children and adults. It also runs Worcestershire’s community hospitals and community nursing and therapy services.