Chaplaincy colleagues at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust are offering 'Listening Lounges' to returning nursing students Returning nursing students are being offered the opportunity to talk opening about their mental health and wellbeing thanks to the hospital chaplaincy team. East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust have offered their ‘Listening Lounges’ to students, to enable them to discuss their experiences of working during the pandemic in an open, relaxed and honest atmosphere. The sessions, which are led by Chaplain and Counsellor David Anderson, alongside his therapy dog, Jasper, were set up at the beginning of the pandemic. The Listening Lounges, which are described as a “lifeline” by staff who attend, offer a facilitated open and honest discussion with nursing colleagues, and provide access to trained therapy dog Jasper. They are held in an ‘Oasis’ room, which provides comfortable and socially distanced seating available to all staff 24 hours a day.