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More than 330 on-site counselling sessions have helped to improve Sodexo healthcare employees’ psychological and emotional health. The service, launched in June, was designed to help frontline keyworkers, supervisory and management employees deal with the pressures of working through the COVID-19 pandemic and improve their quality of life. Employees have used the sessions to discuss issues across their work and personal lives, with feedback including: • It’s helped me to take back control • I feel understood • I can just be myself • I can express my emotions We spoke with people at Stoke Hospital, part of University Hospitals of North Midlands, to find out how the service was going.