Gill Moreton, Clinical Lead for the Emergency Services at NHS Lothian's Rivers Centre,  and Gail Topping, a paramedic with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS), discuss all things peer support. This hugely informative chat covers everything from what peer support really means, why it is so important in the workplace, especially in highly stressful roles, the value of informal peer support, and tips for how you can enhance peer support within your organisation.

About the speakers

Gill is the Service lead for Lifelines Scotland, which provides training and online resources to the blue light community in Scotland on peer and post-trauma support. You can learn more about the work that Lifelines do by visiting their website.

Gail co-developed the 'R U OK?' peer support campaign within the Scottish Ambulance Service, which aimed to help promote conversations around mental health and wellbeing. You can read more about the campaign by following this link.

Tracey Moggeridge, Mindfulness Practitioner & Coach presents 'Loving kindness meditation'

Tracey Moggeridge, Mindfulness Practitioner & Coach presents 'In-the-moment practices'

Tracey Moggeridge, Mindfulness Practitioner & Coach presents 'What can we do to support ourselves'

Tracey Moggeridge, Mindfulness Practitioner & Coach presents 'Mindfulness practices'

Tracey Moggeridge, Mindfulness Practitioner & Coach presents 'Find your feet, find your seat, find your hands'

Following on from our Psychological First Aid (PFA) in the Workplace webinar, Sarah Phillips gives an overview of how PFA looks in the context of supporting each other and those we provide care for, before discussing some case studies illustrating PFA in practice. This session will give you insights into how you can provide Psychological First Aid.

Sarah is a Counselling Psychologist based at the Rivers Centre, NHS Lothian. She oversaw the running of the NHS Lothian staff support line during the early stages of the COVID 19 pandemic and serves as clinical lead for the National Wellbeing Hub.