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The Wellbeing Hub Medical Centre

The Wellbeing Hub is in The The Medical centre is staffed 24 hours a day by a
Cottage, one of the older team of 10 nurses, all of whom are whole-heartedly
buildings in the centre of the committed to the well-being and health of every
campus. individual member of the Millfield Community.

Located centrally near the year 9 houses and next to
Recently refurbished, it
the campus sports facilities. The Millfield Medical
is home to the school
centre has 15 beds, male and female students are
Counsellors and other members of the Welfare team
nursed in separate areas and there is also a clinical
and provides a space where students can come if
isolation bedroom for use if required. The Medical
they are feeling very anxious or upset. Students may
centre staff are trained to deal with both illnesses
go to the Hub if they need time-out either to be on
and injuries which may occur to students, staff, and
their own or to talk to Mrs Wilson (Wellbeing Co-
visitors on site. Many of the nurses have specialist
Ordinator), Mrs Ellison (Pastoral) or one of the
training so the medical centre can offer asthma
Counsellors.
clinics, travel and vaccination advice, diabetes
Students are given a time-out card if they need to use the monitoring, sexual health, and smoking cessation
Hub frequently, this may be because a student is facing a advice as well as many other services.
specific mental health challenge. Students can also drop in
The medical centre serves both day and boarding
if something traumatic has happened that day.
students and works in partnership with The
Glastonbury Surgery. Doctors hold morning surgeries
from 8am to 10.30am Monday to Friday and are on
Mental Health Support
site on Wednesday and Saturday afternoon. The
school’s medical officer, Dr Urvi Tank, oversees
Whilst we have a number of services outlined in this clinical practice in the Medical Centre.
booklet which are designed to support the student’s
mental health, each week a DDSL sends out a
Emma Mallett
mental health note to students. This is uploaded to
Head Nurse
the online Year Group noticeboards and can cover a
wide variety of subjects. These include coping with
anxiety, social media detox, positive self-talk, stress
management advice and sleep & guided meditation

advice.

The notices are aimed at helping students understand that
mental health is just as important as physical health, and it
is up to us as individuals to find ways of coping when we

are struggling with our mental wellbeing. The notes also
signpost students to where they can get help in school and
useful resources online.