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28 Dec 2023
Blog: The journey of 'strength in being blue'
Humberside Police have kindly shared this film with us, it includes some of their serving officers and staff bravely sharing their personal struggles with mental health. In this blog, trauma psychotherapist Louise Robinson tells us how the film came about and the impact it has had locally.
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21 Dec 2023
Top dog: Saxon
Congratulations go to Saxon who is an OK9 top dog and her handler Laura Delaney from Humberside Police. In this article, you will discover what Saxon has been up to, to deserve this honour.
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12 Dec 2023
Read our latest bulletin: December 2023
Welcome to the Oscar Kilo, National Police Wellbeing Service latest bulletin, read on to find out what we have been up to over the last month and what to expect from us in the coming weeks.
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12 Dec 2023
National Police Wellbeing Survey 2023 results
This year’s national police wellbeing survey saw the highest response yet with 42,058 officers, staff and volunteers taking part – a 14% increase on the number of respondents from last year.
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30 Nov 2023
Blog: WellFest 2023 was a huge success
In this blog by Wellbeing Practitioner PC Natasha Hill from Devon, Cornwall and Dorset Police Alliance, you can read about the sessions, access the recordings if you missed them, and find out more about the WellFest virtual wellbeing festival.
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24 Nov 2023
Bluelight and NHS live alcohol experiment 2024
For the second year we are proud to support the Live Alcohol experiment initiative developed by Chief Superintendent Maria Fox from Derbyshire Constabulary, Sgt Irene Laycock from GMP and DCI John Askew from WMP, based on Annie Grace’s 'free 30 day alcohol experiment'. If you are looking to reduce your alcohol intake or just want to do dry January read on and find out how to take part.
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14 Nov 2023
Blog: Overcoming adversity and the Intrepid Games
In this blog, Kerry Snuggs BEM talks about how being partnered with spaniel Bert, from Service Dogs UK, changed her life and how this has led to Kerry setting up the Intrepid Games to help emergency services personnel who are disabled or have been injured on duty get into competitive sport.
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10 Nov 2023
Fatigue risk management course launched
We are delighted to launch a brand new training package 'Fatigue risk management' available digitally to individuals working in policing across England and Wales.
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8 Nov 2023
Read our latest bulletin: November 2023
Welcome to the Oscar Kilo, National Police Wellbeing Service latest bulletin, read on to find out what we have been up to over the last month and what to expect from us in the coming weeks.
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8 Nov 2023
Take our survey on driver fatigue
Would you like the chance to win a £100 Amazon voucher in return for completing our survey on sleepiness and fatigue when driving? Please note: This survey is now closed.
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7 Nov 2023
Wellbeing of investigators week of action
Next week, 13-17 November, is the Wellbeing of Investigators week of action and we are delighted to be supporting the NPCC Recruitment Retention and Wellbeing of Investigators Portfolio for the third year running.
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