Are you in the right job? This is a good question to ask on a Friday… How has your week been? Good, bad, so so? Do you normally feel this way towards the end of the working week? #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

We can be surrounded by people at work and still feel lonely. The impact of loneliness isn’t small. Neither is the impact of a smile or a hello. Here’s how to notice when it matters 👇👇👇

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 40 - or lack of recharge is probably more accurate. I've been so busy that I found myself in the situation where my body did indeed pick a day (or two) for me. I will try better next week....

Have you considered using metaphors to support change initiatives? If not, read this. Published in the Harvard Business Review. Author: Tanvi Gautam tinyurl.com/2e3nbefe

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 39: I often focus on what I can do outside of work/my business to recharge, forgetting that I can also do this while working. I joined a course last week and I’m already seeing some of the benefits outlined below, and I’m only two days in!

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 38: Belly laughs watching Nurse Georgie Carroll at Middlesbrough Town Hall 🤣

This is so true, so take note when you’re planning your diary next week… --- 1. Like this, if you do ❤️ 2. Follow me for more 🙏 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 🥰 4. Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3peuecey 🤗 #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Compassionate leadership and the 10 Year Health Plan: addressing moral injury Blog published by @thekingsfund.bsky.social Interesting read. Authors Naja Felter and Alistair Thomson tinyurl.com/mw666cb6 #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

10 sticky notes you should read every morning. Would you add any others? --- 1. Like this, if you do ❤️ 2. Follow me for more 🙏 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 😍 4. Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3peuecey 🤗 #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 37: My holiday made me think about this. Although I did very little and slept well, I still came back tired, so maybe I wasn't getting enough of each type of rest.

Here’s the write-up from last @theqcommunity.bsky.social Curiosity Collective Session 👇 Can AI/technology enhance #JoyinWork? Our next meet up focuses on how to find joy in uncertain times. Interested? Join us on Friday between 12 - 12.45. Register ▶️ tinyurl.com/eerkznkn #NHSworkforce #NHS

If you’re struggling to find joy in uncertain times, join us for this 45-minute @theqcommunity.bsky.social event on Friday, where we will explore simple and actionable ways to build resilience, stay focused, and navigate your workday. Register here: tinyurl.com/eerkznkn

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 36: Holidays 😍 Not quite the holiday we had in mind, as my husband has been unwell (although he is getting better now). However, the ‘forced stop’ has been exactly what I needed, even if I didn’t realise it at the time. Here is the view from our cabin 👇

Eight toxic work habits you probably think are normal 👇 👇 👇 ---- 1. Like this, if you do 2. Follow me for more 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 4. Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3peuecey #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Gratitude has numerous benefits, but it can also have a dark side 👇 👇 👇 ---- 1. Like this, if you do 2. Follow me for more 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 4. Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3peuecey #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 35: A little bit of Sci-Fi at Queens Hall Arts Centre in Hexham.

Why kindness isn’t a nice to have… Organisations that neglect kindness face significant consequences, including employee turnover, absenteeism, eroded trust, poor communication, and customer dissatisfaction. Excellent article published in the HBR. Authors: tinyurl.com/ywsr5j2r #NHSworkforce

Which are you? 👇 1. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 😍 2. Subscribe for more: tinyurl.com/3peuecey 🤗 #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 34: Seeing Bill Bailey at the Stockton Globe. Such an uplifting evening. He is just brilliant😍

Here are 10 ways to improve your day at work 😀 ---- 1. Like this, if you do ❤️ 2. Follow me for more 🙏 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 🥰 4. Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3peuecey 🤗 #HappinessHappensMonth #HappinessHappens #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Here’s why we aren’t always as kind as we should be… what will you do differently today? ---- 1. Like this, if you do ❤️ 2. Follow me for more 🙏 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 🥰 4. Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3peuecey 🤗 #HappinessHappensMonth #HappinessHappens

Here are 12 ways to boost your mood in under five minutes 😀 ---- 1. Like this, if you do ❤️ 2. Follow me for more 🙏 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 🥰 4. Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3peuecey 🤗 #HappinessHappensMonth #HappinessHappens #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 33: Shinrin-yoku at Kiplin Hall 😊 The practice of forest bathing originated in Japan in the 1980s as part of a national health programme. It encourages you to slow down, observe the small details of nature, and be fully present.

Here's why you should smile more, even if you don't feel like it 😊 ---- 1. Like this, if you do ❤️ 2. Follow me for more 🙏 3. Repost to your network if you think they would find it useful 🥰 4. Subscribe: tinyurl.com/3peuecey 🤗 #HappinessHappensMonth #HappinessHappens

What’s on your dopamenu? 🤔 I email out a one-page illustration each week to help you de-frazzle your NHS job. Interested? Sign up here ▶️ tinyurl.com/3peuecey They’re free and you can unsubscribe at any time. #HappinessHappensMonth #HappinessHappens #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise

Find your happy at work: Lessons from the largest happiness studies 😀 I email out a one-page illustration each week to help you de-frazzle your NHS job. Interested? Sign up here ▶️ tinyurl.com/3peuecey They’re free and you can unsubscribe at any time. #HappinessHappensMonth #HappinessHappens

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 32: Swimming at Lake Ellerton, with a bacon sandwich and cake to follow at Ellerton Lakeside Café. What a gorgeous day with one of my favourite people 🏊♀️ 🍰 ☕ 😍

It’s Happiness Happens Month, so I will be posting about this topic throughout August. Here are six science-backed ways to improve your wellbeing at work. I email out a one-page illustration each week to help you de-frazzle your NHS job. Interested? Sign up here: tinyurl.com/3peuecey

Short event: 26th August 12 – 12.45. Can AI and technology enhance our joy in work? Join the debate and share your ideas at this #JoyinWork Curiosity Collective @theqcommunity.bsky.social event! I’m so looking forward to this one! Everyone is welcome! Register here ▶️ ▶️ ▶️ tinyurl.com/jker8max

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 31: This post isn’t about how I’ve been adding to my week to recharge; instead, it’s about how I have been looking at what I can remove, so when I am doing nice things, I’m not worrying about my to-do list. I have been building a subtraction habit.

With so much uncertainty in the NHS at the moment, I thought this might be a helpful article to share: 7 Ways to Cope with Uncertainty tinyurl.com/yt2y6vpk Published in Psychology Today – July 2025

It’s Happiness Happens Month, so I will be posting about this topic throughout August. Two important facts about happiness 👇 I email out a one-page illustration each week to help you de-frazzle your NHS job. Interested? Sign up here ➡️➡️➡️ tinyurl.com/3peuecey #HappinessHappensMonth

Two formulas for happiness: Two very different outcomes. I email out a one-page illustration each week, similar to this one, to help you de-frazzle your NHS job. Interested? Sign up here: tinyurl.com/3peuecey They’re free and you can unsubscribe at any time. #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Here’s how to get your daily D.O.S.E. of happiness chemicals 😀 I email out a one-page illustration each week to help you de-frazzle your NHS job. Interested? Sign up here ▶️ tinyurl.com/3peuecey They’re free and you can unsubscribe at any time. #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 30: Not 1, not 2, not 3, not 4, but 5 hedgehogs in our garden. There were actually six, but one was camera shy… 😍🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔🦔😍 I just feel so happy when I see them.

Event @theqcommunity.bsky.social: Data to decisions: Using staff experience effectively 📅 13th August 12 -1 This should be interesting! Learn from Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT local staff experience programme. Register here ▶️ ▶️ ▶️

August is Happiness Happens Month. With so much going on in the NHS at the moment, maybe this is an opportunity to pause and seek joy even if it’s short-lived. I’m pledging to share at least two posts per week on this topic, starting with this one 👇 What will you do?

Why a majority of employees would trust a robot more than their boss. Interesting and insightful read. Useful strategies included! tinyurl.com/4kp6shay

If you would like to recieve update on my book-in-progress – De-frazzle Your NHS Job - use this link ▶️ tinyurl.com/2f3eve5r or the QR code below 👇

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 29: Murder mystery night at Ormesby Hall filled with drama, intrigue, and a plot twist I still don’t understand 🤣 🔎 😀

If you’re struggling to get work done, this might be one of the reasons why… If you find the illustration below interesting, sign up here to receive more: tinyurl.com/3peuecey #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Is time confetti fragmenting your day? If you find the illustration below interesting, sign up here to receive more: tinyurl.com/3peuecey #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 28: Being creative 😍 A lovely Saturday, getting crafty with friends. #fairydoor

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 27: Alice through the Looking Glass 😍 Watching outdoor theatre at Kiplin Hall on Saturday evening: Suncream ✔️ Sun hat ✔️ Prosecco and wine glasses ✔️ Tickets ✔️ Such a lovely evening out.

Join Dr David Naylor for his third and final session for @theqcommunity.bsky.social, exploring what silences us in teams and organisations and what can help you find and keep your voice. You don’t need to have attended the other sessions to join. Register here: tinyurl.com/57rf7y7x

When your job breaks your heart… If you find the illustration below interesting, sign up here to receive more: tinyurl.com/3peuecey #NHSworkforce #NHS #NHSPeoplePromise #JoyinWork

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 26. I have hurt my foot (nothing serious), so I have been doing a lot of swimming instead of other exercise – swimming in the pool, Aqua HIIT and Hydro Fight Aqua 🏊 🏊 🏊 I have definitely been using some different muscles than usual!

Great opinion piece by @drguddisingh.bsky.social titled 'What burnout taught me'. Published by @theqcommunity.bsky.social q.health.org.uk/evidence-and...

Here’s my #recharge2025 accountability week 25. This is about a change of habit. Instead of doomscrolling on my phone, over the past few weeks I have been reading fiction on my Kindle, and what a difference it has made. Writing this reminded me of this illustration I developed.

I was talking to someone the other day about the importance of listening. They suggested that the only way to keep our minds open and curious is to listen like we’re wrong. If you find the illustration below interesting, sign up here to receive more: tinyurl.com/3peuecey #NHSworkforce #NHS