We’ve been running Workplace Wellbeing services for a couple of years now, but right now we’re delivering one of our largest Workplace Wellbeing commissions yet: a series of events for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust.
Gateway’s Wellbeing Advisers and Trainers have been working in a number of locations around the city, delivering one-to-one advice sessions and group workshops to several different NHS divisions, and have been working with hundreds of people.
Like all our Workplace Wellbeing activities, the work for the Trust is designed to get employees thinking about their own health and actively managing their own wellbeing; in this case activities are covering topics like eating healthily, managing stress and getting a good night’s sleep. We’ve designed the programme in collaboration with the Trust to ensure that each activity is based on the wellbeing needs that staff have identified themselves.
The numbers at a glance
Our Health & Wellbeing event at Moseley Hall is in full swing. Flu vaccinations, health checks courtesy of @Gateway_FS and lots more. Better not share my own blood pressure reading though . . . pic.twitter.com/HJJsrFkett
— Richard Kirby (@BCHCRKIRBY) October 3, 2019
There are a few more events left in our schedule for the Trust, but we’ve already engaged hundreds of people, up to senior management level, across six venues. For this piece of work so far:
- 160 people have received a mini health check (blood pressure and BMI taken, followed by personalised advice)
- 82 people have attended stress management workshops
- 33 people have attended mindfulness workshops
- 30 people have attended resilience training
- more than 100 people have received advice and taken leaflets from our information stands
We also ran some half-day “taster events” where people could try out short sessions of activities like Tai Chi and guided meditation, and there was good attendance at these, too.
“Thank you to all your team. The day and the afternoon sessions evaluated really well.”
— Richard French-Lowe, Senior Consultant (Organisation Development), Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust
Why commission a workplace wellbeing service?
Structured support and simple, practical advice from professional health facilitators can help employees to understand how work and health is intrinsically linked, and to create a happier and healthier workforce. Educating and supporting staff to manage their wellbeing has been shown to:
- Reduce absences and sickness levels
- Reduce risk before illness occurs
- Improve staff retention
- Improve motivation
- Improve productivity
Your organisation or business can choose from a range of workforce wellbeing packages, including individual one-to-one support, group sessions and team workshops. We’ll work with you to come up with a bespoke plan that will address your staff’s needs. Topics available for sessions, workshops and activities include:
- Healthy eating
- Physical activity, included seated exercise
- Stress management and resilience
- Mindfulness
- Better sleep
- Smoking cessation
- Alcohol awareness, including “mocktail” recipes
- Blood pressure tests
- BMI checks
If you’d like to commission Gateway’s health advisers to come and deliver Workplace Wellbeing events at your place of work, please contact Katherine on 0121 456 7820, or email k.hewitt@gatewayfs.org.
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