Join our online yoga series designed for every body.
Expect calm, gentle movement to ease stress and anxiety, build body awareness, and grow self-trust with mindful tuition.
Suitable for all fitness levels and complete beginners. Block booking for the full seven weeks.
Begins: Wednesday 25 February – 8 April 2026 on Microsoft Teams
Interested? Click here to self-refer or email hubstheword@cntw.nhs.uk.
The Stress Less Group is packed with strategies to help you manage stress and feel more in control. You’ll learn practical techniques to use every day, whether at work or home.
What to Expect:
- Understand how stress works and how to tackle it.
- Use radical acceptance to build resilience.
- Challenge unhelpful thoughts and improve your sleep.
Key Details:
- Start date: Wednesday 25th February 2026
- Time: 10am – 11.30am
- Duration: 6 weeks, 1.5 hours per session
To sign up for the group, please complete the online referral form or email hubstheword@cntw.nhs.uk if you have any questions.
Communicating effectively group
If you're looking to develop interpersonal effectiveness skills to be assertive, resolve conflicts and improve relationships at work or home, this 6-week, skills-based group is for you!
Start date: Tuesday 3 March 2026
Time : 10am - 11.30am
Duration: 6 weeks, 1.5 hours per session
To sign up for the group, please complete the online referral form or email hubstheword@cntw.nhs.uk if you have any questions.
If you're looking to develop self-compassion skills and use them to support yourself with challenges at work or home, this 6-week, skills-based group is for you!
Start date: Thursday 5 March 2026
Time: 10am - 11.30am
Duration: 6 weeks for 1.5 hour per session
To sign up for the group, please click here to self-refer or email hubstheword@cntw.nhs.uk.
Specialist Hub alcohol and substance support
Dr Al Haysam Al Zadjali, a specialist psychiatrist works as part of our Hub team to offer specialist support for health and social care staff who want to reduce or explore their use of alcohol or other substances.
His expertise and guidance can be accessed by confidential self-referral to the Hub, or by referral.
Interested? Click here to self-refer or make a referral, or email hubstheword@cntw.nhs.uk.
Drink Coach - confidential support
If you are starting to be worried about your drinking, then health and social care staff in North East & North Cumbria can access free, confidential, online alcohol support.
Book up to six 1:1 confidential coaching sessions with a Drinkcoach alcohol specialist to help you cut down, for good.
Start with the 2-minute AlcoholTest to start your journey to better health and access free support.
Mindfulness for health and social care staff
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) Staff Mindfulness Service offer mindfulness sessions and courses free to all health and social care staff in the North East and North Cumbria.
They are an award-winning team of experienced NHS mental health professionals, who are experts in mindfulness and CBT.
They offer drop-in sessions, two-hour tasters, a three-week introduction to mindfulness course, and longer-courses ranging for four to eight weeks.
The sessions and courses are offered online.
For more information on how to sign-up for the sessions or courses
If your team has been through something traumatic like the sudden death of a colleague or a mass casualty event, we can offer support and guidance for both managers and staff teams.
We can also offer a workshop or presentation on wellbeing, burnout or mental health at work. Please email us at hubstheword@cntw.nhs.uk for details.
Stop smoking support for health and social care staff
The ICB is offering free, flexible stop smoking support designed specifically for our health and social care workforce.
NENC has secured 4,000 premium licences for the Smoke Free app, giving staff across the region access to expert digital support to help them quit smoking.
With premium access to the Smoke Free app, staff can benefit from:
FREE 24/7 digital support from LIVE NCSCT-certified advisors with Smoke Free: Help to build motivation, manage cravings and stay smokefree; Support that fits around shift work, nights and weekends; Help to set a quit date and stay on track
FREE Nicotine replacement therapy products like patches and inhalators
FREE Nicotine vape kit, replacement pods and liquids
The Smoke Free app can also help you connect with local community Stop Smoking Services if you would prefer face-to-face support or additional help alongside the digital programme.
Quitting smoking is one of the best things you can do for your health and wellbeing. This service offers confidential, practical support to help you take that step at a time and pace that works for you.
We offer therapy groups for health and social care professionals. We announce when a new group is starting in our regular updates. For regular updates from the hub team, please email us at hubstheword@cntw.nhs.uk
