Blogs from Fellows and the team
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Blog: Acts of kindness during the pandemic
22 May 2020 |As Mental Health Awareness Week ends, we asked the team here at WCMT to share their own lockdown experiences of 'kindness' - which is the theme of the week.
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Blog: Protecting nurses’ mental health during Covid-19
In the current context of the Covid-19 outbreak, there is an urgent need to recognise the unprecedented situations in which nurses are working on a daily basis, and to...
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Blog: Mindfulness for older people during the lockdown
For Mental Health Awareness Week mindfulness instructor Lynette Robinson (CF 2010) describes how she is supporting socially isolated older people with mindfulness...
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Blog: Connecting with nature during lockdown
Nature campaigner Raj Patel (CF 2017) finds new ways to reconnect with nature during lockdown.
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Blog: Supporting the mental health of NHS and key workers
Frontline staff wellbeing champion Dan Farnworth offers his advice for protecting your mental health during lockdown
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Blog: Supporting vulnerable children during Covid-19
Churchill Fellow Patrick Branigan works as the development lead for child sexual abuse at the children’s charity NSPCC and describes how he is supporting children during...
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Blog: Protecting the UK’s remarkable island biodiversity
The UK is not somewhere we usually associate with outstanding and globally threatened biodiversity. However, we are very familiar with our status as an island nation -...
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Blog: Challenges facing care homes during lockdown
Churchill Fellow Kay Jodrell works in a care home in Torquay and shares the challenges facing residents with dementia during lockdown.
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Blog: Sir Winston's living legacy 75 years after VE Day
7 May 2020 |On the 75th anniversary of VE Day, our Chairman Jeremy Soames reflects on the living legacy of his grandfather, Sir Winston Churchill.
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Blog: Ten things Covid-19 has taught us about food
Food supply has emerged as a major issue during the Covid-19 pandemic. Supermarkets and food banks have struggled to keep up with demand, causing panic-buying across the...