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To find all EDF health and wellbeing news, resources and guidance, go to the Alongside You eNZO page.
Everyone's Welcome
Filmed at home by employees during lockdown, this video highlights the strength in diversity. How we each experience working life here at EDF is different and it reminds us to think consciously about getting to know each other better, recognising that everyone is unique, has different needs and to find the common ground between us all.
Employee Assistance Programme
Your Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by AXA PPP Healthcare offers free, professional and confidential support on a wide range of work/life issues. Whether it’s financial worries, a medical issue or you’re feeling stressed or upset, just call and they’ll talk about the kind of guidance and support they offer.
Learn more about the services in this 30-minute webinar recording. You can access the slides here.
Thrive: Mental Wellbeing App
We all know it’s important to keep active and eat healthily. But sometimes we neglect our mental health.
The Thrive: Mental Wellbeing app is available for free to all EDF employees. It helps you to boost your wellbeing, manage your mood and build resilience.
It uses tools approved and used by the NHS, such as computerised cognitive behavioural therapy, mindfulness techniques & distraction-therapy games.
Employee Networks
Our nine Employee Networks are here to help each of us feel connected and empowered to thrive at work. You can access the dedicated pages on eNZO.
The Cancer Support Network provides guidance and support to anyone going through their own cancer journey. If you're worried that you have symptoms of cancer, it's important that you seek clinical advice and contact your GP surgery.
Support webinars
Listen back to these webinars from EDF's Health & Wellbeing team and Occupational Health doctors:
Emotional care guide
Nuffield Health's emotional care guide explains how focusing on four areas can help you balance your emotions and manage any symptoms of anxiety.
Managing stress
There isn't one solution for every stressful situation. However, talking to others can be a simple yet effective way to understand what is causing stress and how to tackle it.
This short let's talk guide from Nuffield Health includes five conversation starters you can use if you're feeling stressed and need some support.
Tips for a better night's sleep
Sleep
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A good night's sleep
This video covers the things we can all do during the day to help us get a good night's sleep – from exercise to the amount of caffeine / alcohol we consume. It also covers how stress and anxiety can hinder your sleep and some useful tips on how to help with this.
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Hints and tips
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Importance of sleep
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A good night's sleep
The formula for good sleep
Stuggling to sleep? Take a moment to read Nuffield Health's cognitive behavioural therapy techniques to retrain your body and mind to sleep well at night.
Maintaining healthy sleep
Good quality sleep is important for both our physical and emotional health. However, Covid-19 is impacting our ability to obtain quality sleep in a number of ways. This short article from Nuffield Health provides some top tips for improving your sleep quality.
3-minute videos on different well-being topics
Anxiety
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Self-assessment
Dr Sarah Jackson runs through a self-assessment questionnaire which is used a screening tool to show the different levels of anxiety that you may be experiencing. You'll need a pen and paper for this one if you want to take part.
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Reducing anxiety
In this video Dr Sarah Jackson explains how a regular routine, good nurition and exercise can all help to reduce anxiety.
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Types of anxiety
This video explores the different types of anxiety. Dr Sarah Jackson speaks about the neurochemical causes and how the different levels of chemicals within the body can affect it.
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About anxiety
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Symptoms of anxiety
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Self-assessment
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Reducing anxiety
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Types of anxiety
Physical fitness
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During Covid-19
Dr Sarah Jackson speaks about the importance of physical health with a focus on musculoskeletal issues and how little changes can help improve these.
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Hints and tips
In this short video Dr Jackson talks about the importance of walking and how strength training can have a positive impact on your physical health. Find out how fitness tracking apps can help aid the change in your physical health behaviour.
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During Covid-19
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Hints and tips
Nutrition
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Nutrition
In this short video Dr Sarah Jackson gives an overview of macro and micro nutrients and explains how the food we consume affects the human body.
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Food diaries
Dr Jackson shares the importance of keeping a food diary or keeping track of what you eat via an app to ensure you're taking in the right amount of nutrients.
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Genetics
In this short video Dr Sarah Jackson talks about genetics and how being aware of your family health history is important when looking at your diet.
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Nutrition
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Food diaries
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Genetics
General
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Work health
Guidance and advice from Dr Sarah Jackson on how to maintain a good work-life balance and ensure you're getting enough downtime to unwind.
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Myth busting
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Staying connected
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Work health
Support pack and contact details
All the information you need to work safely and comfortably from home.
Home working kit
Order essential home working kit and have it delivered to your home. Please speak to your line manager before ordering.
Display Screen Equipment
DSE course
Make sure your workstation is setup correctly to avoid eye strain and common musculoskeletal issues (such as a bad back and neck strain). Find out more on our eNZO page.
Our "DSE for temporary home workers course" is available on MyLearningHub.
The science of slouching
Nuffield Health's guide to good workplace posture.
Be kind to yourself
From having a morning routine to maintaining clear working hours, there are things we can all do to help improve our emotional wellbeing.
Nuffield Health has shared tips on how to be kinder to yourself while working from home, and a checklist to help you leave work at work.
Laptop setup tips
Physiotherapist Emma Woods from Heysham shares some best practice for using a laptop at home.
Preventing aches and pains at your computer
Nuffield Health have produced guidance on:
Financial wellness
Developing a healthy relationship with money is important to maintaining your overall wellbeing. Our myBenefits partnership with Neyber offers free guidance and support to help you take control of your finances as well as giving you a fairer way to borrow money.
With Neyber you'll find helpful information and resources, whether you are interested in managing debt, saving for your future, or putting together a budget to make the most of your salary.
Your anytime benefits
Have you used Perks at Home? It gives you access to the best available discounts and cashback on top brands and products at hundreds of online stores.
From discounts with your favourite brands to giving something back to the causes close to your heart, there's something for everyone on myBenefits.
Text to donate
Prostate Cancer UK, like other charities, is struggling right now to fund the vital support services men need whilst going through diagnosis and treatment. If you wish to donate a one off gift to Prostate Cancer UK via SMS, text 'EDF' and the amount to 70004. You can donate £3, £5 or £10. Text costs the value of your donation plus your network charge.
Prostate Cancer UK receives 100% of your donation. Obtain bill payers permission. Customer care 0800 082 1616. Charity No 1005541. The charity will only contact you to confirm receipt of your donation.
Will Writing
It’s not a topic that people often talk about but having a will in place provides reassurance that your wishes will be adhered to in the future. Will writing is one of the many anytime benefits you can access through myBenefits.
Watch this short video to find out if having a will in place is right option for you.
myFootprint
We’ve created myFootprint to help you work out the size of your carbon footprint - from how much energy you use, to how often you recycle, to how many times a year you fly. Once you know the size of your footprint you can find out how to make the changes needed to cut it - doing so means you'll spend less and help us reach our climate goals. Download the tool today.
Make the switch!
Help minimise your impact to the environment by choosing low carbon, AND cutting your bills!
If you haven’t signed up already, check out our exclusive EDF Employee Tariff, More Together.
Check back to see if a quick and easy switch can save you even more: www.moretogether.co.uk
Coaching at EDF
We offer individual coaching with a range of carefully selected external coaches. The sessions allow you to achieve a specific personal or professional goal aligned to business needs. For more information about the coaching available at EDF, please visit eNZO.
Building resilience
This short LinkedIn Learning course is designed to help you understand and build resilience in both your work and home life. It covers:
- What is resilience?
- Identifying strategies for facing rejection in your day to day life
- Recognising the skills you can practice to increase your resilience
Motivate and engage your team
In this half-hour learning path, we've hand-picked a selection of videos to give you new perspectives and tools to increase motivation and in turn, develop a more productive team.
It begins with a short message from Guillaumne Callewaert, Hinkley Point C CI-BOP Director.
Managing remote teams
Our 30-minute learning pathway has been designed to help you:
- Lead from a distance
- Set goals for your team
- Coach and provide feedback virtually
- Communicate with a remote team
- Get the most out of virtual meetings.
Supporting emotional wellbeing
As a line manager, it can be difficult knowing how to approach conversations about emotional distress.
Nuffield Health provided six ways to support team members, particularly those struggling with mental health.