Local Dental Committee

Dear colleagues,

We’re reaching out to explore how we, as an Integrated Care Board (ICB), can better support experienced dentists who may be considering retirement or a change in pace or role within dentistry.

We’re keen to understand what types of incentives, roles, or flexible arrangements might encourage experienced clinicians to remain active within the system, and equally, how we might attract others in similar circumstances from outside the region.

If your practice includes any dentists who may be open to a brief, informal conversation about this, we’d be very grateful for the opportunity to hear their views. Their insights will help shape future initiatives aimed at retention and recruitment across our dental workforce.

Please feel free to contact Ben Chandler directly at b.chandler1@nhs.net.

Many thanks,

Ben

Ben Chandler
Senior Workforce Special Projects Manager
Primary Care Workforce Team
Norfolk and Waveney Integrated Care Board

Hi, 

We are delighted to be launching “Habits for Health”. This fully funded programme is available completely free of charge to anyone working in Primary Care (GP, Dentistry, Optometry & Pharmacy) in Norfolk and Waveney. Each individual can register for their own personal access to the programme and support materials by simply clicking on this unique link: https://myaccount.wellbeingpeople.com/index.php?path=bounce&soa=SOA02554&redirect=https%3A%2F%2Fmyaccount.wellbeingpeople.com

Habits for Health is an online programme that helps you to feel the best you can. It includes 12 bitesize videos with integrated coach guidance and support materials. The programme can be completed as a 12-week course or in bitesize individual chunks (20 min videos) on topics that are of particular interest to you. The videos could also be played as part of team meetings / away days etc.

There was an introductory webinar to launch this programme: this is the link to watch the recording:  https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/0ZKE5qVIxKcosnJCVxngd3yTJ-QjGUZaGKwz0BzCsnyIh4zLsRxUeJYTlNdckSgk.Ji4oYYwChdICTf-f

 Please find attached your onboarding information for the Programme, which contains the following:

1.           Welcome Guide

2.           E-Invite for the Habits for Health Programme 

3.           Programme Poster

4.           Benefits Poster

5.           Initial Webinar PDF

Documents 2, 3, & 4 have the unique QR Code and embedded link to take you straight to the login page to register and access Habits for Health.

Please do send this email out to your teams / colleagues as anyone working in Primary Care in Norfolk & Waveney is eligible for this fully funded wellbeing programme. Each individual just needs to follow the link and register – it takes 2 minutes and gives instant access to the videos and resources.

I have attached posters and promotional materials that can be displayed in staff rooms / on intranet sites etc.

We look forward to seeing your team on the webinars, registering for the programme and thereby helping them to create the change that they want to see in their health and wellbeing.

If you have any questions or require any further information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thanks,

Laura

Laura Holder

Practice Manager and Workforce Health & Wellbeing Fellow
Ludham & Stalham Green Surgeries
Direct Tel: 01692 677031
l.holder@nhs.net