Psychological peer support for staff: implementing the Trauma Risk Management model in a hospital setting.

One of the many consequences of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is that the psychological well-being of nurses and other healthcare staff has received greater attention. The Supporting Our Staff (SOS) service, set up in 2017 at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust, provides psychological peer support to staff using the Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) model. TRiM is a psychological risk assessment and peer support model designed to mitigate the risks associated with exposure to traumatic events. It was initially developed and used in the UK armed forces but has started to be used in healthcare organisations. This article describes the development and expansion of the SOS service, the implementation of the TRiM model by the SOS team, and the significant part the service has played in the trust's response to the increased psychological support needs of its staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. © 2021 RCN Publishing Company Ltd. All rights reserved. Not to be copied, transmitted or recorded in any way, in whole or part, without prior permission of the publishers.

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Moya Flaherty, Victoria Elizabeth O'Neil. Psychological peer support for staff: implementing the Trauma Risk Management model in a hospital setting. Nursing management (Harrow, London, England : 1994). 2022 Feb 03;29(1):26-31

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PMID: 34664436

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