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Isle of Wight NHS Trust Awarded £10,000 To Support Staff Experiencing Traumatic Events

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has been awarded £10,000 from NHS England and Improvement to support staff and their mental health after they experience traumatic events in the workplace.

The funds will allow the Trust to train an additional 16 TRiM practitioners to help improve support for staff and help them understand the effects a traumatic event can have upon them.

TRiM, known as Trauma Risk Management Methodology, is a system the Ambulance Service already has in place and has seen positive outcomes for its staff. Once fully trained the new funding will mean that the Trust will have 37 TRiM practitioners in place.

Head of Health, Safety and Security, Rob Jubb, said:

“As well as being physically injured, our staff may be affected emotionally. We are committed to helping them cope and recover if they have been a victim of violence in the workplace.

“An enhanced TRiM support process will ensure that there is a coherent, considered approach to the organisation’s response and that management and supporting departments are involved.”

Director of Governance and Risk, Lois Howell, added:

“Our staff should not have to experience violence or aggression when they come to work, and unfortunately many still do not report these instances.

“By improving the support available to them through training and other initiatives we hope this will help our staff report these experiences and feel more resilient when they experience violence and aggression at work.”

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