This section brings together a wide range of recommended internal and external health and wellbeing information, guidance, and support. It contains quick links to the relevant resources that can be accessed online along with access to internal communications.
Health and wellbeing awareness days, weeks, months
The calendar highlights monthly health and wellbeing events which you may wish to include in team meetings or one to ones.
Your Care - Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Expert help and support available, 24/7, 365 days a year. Helpline: 0800 023 9324.
Access Your Care EAP.
Additional wellbeing products and services are available on the Wellbeing Platform - sign in or register to find out more.
Health and Wellbeing Passport
- Health & Wellbeing Passport Guidance and FAQs (PDF, 261 KB)
- Health & Wellbeing Guidance to Complete Form (PDF, 143 KB)
- Health & Wellbeing Passport Form (Word doc, 59 KB)
Health
| Links | Summary of help available |
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| Yourcare EAP | Employee Assistance Programme - Your Care EAP provides access to help and support for life's ups and downs, 24/7, 365 days a year. You'll find a wide range of care and support specialists waiting to hear from you. You can use this service as many or as few times as you like, there's no limit on the support you can receive. Helpline: 0800 023 9324 |
| Yourcare | To access "Your Care" you must register using the link. Your Care provides an engaging health management platform with access to additional wellbeing products and services with more focus on proactive care, delivering effective, evidence-based interventions designed to help live happier and healthier lives. |
| Occupational health | People Asset Management provides advice to the Council and its employees with regard to fitness for work, prevention of work-related ill health and the promotion of good health. A management referral process is also available for Counselling and Physiotherapy. |
| Access to Work Mental Health Support Service | The Access to Work Mental Health Support Service is funded by DWP that can give you a mental health professional to talk to if you are experiencing mental health difficulties. The Service is free and completely confidential. |
| Health and Wellbeing Framework (PDF, 667 KB) | How we work together to support health and wellbeing. |
Counselling
| Links | Summary of help available - If you need to talk to someone immediately, call one of the following helplines: |
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| Yourcare EAP | Self-referral for in the moment support and counselling. Call 0800 023 9324 |
A free confidential service for anyone in Scotland over the age of 16, feeling low, anxious or depressed. Tel: 0800 8385 87 | |
A charity dedicated to reducing feelings of isolation and disconnection. Providing emotional support to anyone in emotional distress, struggling to cope, or at risk of suicide Tel: 116 123 | |
A free counselling service for children and young people up to the age of 19 years old whenever they need support or advice Tel: 0800 111 |
Advice for Armed Forces and Veterans
| Links | Summary of help available |
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| Advice for veterans | Providing practical advice, guidance and support for people leaving the armed forces in Perth and Kinross |
Wellbeing communications
| Links | Summary of help available |
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| Community Listening Service | The service provides 50 minute appointments with fully trained listeners on the phone and is available to anyone registered with a Tayside GP practice. |
| Virtual meeting advice (PDF, 8 MB) | Spotlight on online virtual meetings |
| Working from home like a pro (PDF, 2 MB) | Hints and tips for working from home |
Health and wellbeing newsletters
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| April 2025 Health and Wellbeing Briefing (PDF, 539 KB) | |
| March 2025 Health and Wellbeing Briefing (PDF, 566 KB) | |
| February 2025 Health and Wellbeing Briefing | In this edition:
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| January 2025 Health and Wellbeing Briefing | In this edition:
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| December 2024 Health and Wellbeing Briefing | In this edition:
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| November 2024 Health and Wellbeing Briefing | In this edition:
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| October 2024 Health and Wellbeing Briefing | In this edition:
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| September 2024 Health and Wellbeing Briefing | In this edition:
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| August 2024 Health and Wellbeing Briefing | In this edition:
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| July 2024 Health and Wellbeing Briefing | In this edition:
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| June 2024 Health and Wellbeing Briefing | In this edition:
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| May 2024 Health and Wellbeing Briefing | In this edition:
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Compass magazine
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| Winter Edition 2024 | Topics covered:
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| Summer Edition 2024 | Topics covered:
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| Spring Edition 2024 | Topics covered:
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