WELLBEING

The last few years and seen unprecedented change for individuals and businesses.

The COVID-19 pandemic and now the spiralling cost-of-living crisis has put pressure on us all to work and live in different, often more restricted ways.

Now, more than ever, a happy and healthy workforce is priority one!

The wellbeing of staff will often be impacted negatively at work. Long hours, challenging relationships, high pressure deadlines - these can’t always be avoided, so it’s important we can all do things to help improve our wellbeing.

An easy model to follow is the

‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’.

By supporting staff to integrate these behaviours into their time at work, it will help balance off those challenging situations they are sometimes facing.

There is training available to help staff better understand this model, further details of which can be found by reading on.

So, what else can we do to create a culture of wellbeing in our workplace?

We are fortunate in Plymouth to have a Wellbeing at Work programme that provides three evidence-based support services that can help an organisation create the right environment for staff wellbeing to flourish.

These services are commissioned by Plymouth City Council and can work with organisations to put in the necessary structures to create a culture of wellbeing.

Why WORKPLACE

WELLBEING should be an employer’s top priority

Greg Price is Health Improvement Manager of the Wellbeing Team at Livewell Southwest. Here, Greg looks at the importance of wellbeing in the workplace.

WELLBEING AT WORK AWARDS PROGRAMME

An evidence-based awards scheme with a framework underpinned by the Public Health England and Business in the Community toolkits, including topics around mental health, physical activity, healthy eating, musculoskeletal health and sleep and recovery.

WELLBEING CHAMPIONS PROGRAMME

Access to wellbeing-based training and skill updates, plus membership to the wellbeing champions network which works across Plymouth.

This network gives Wellbeing Champions the opportunity to meet with others in similar positions and share best practice, allowing them to support the creation of a wellbeing culture within their organisation.

WELLBEING TRAINING

PROGRAMME

A suite of wellbeing training offers designed to provide staff with the skills and knowledge to proactively support colleagues in managing their wellbeing, and signposting to additional support services where appropriate. These programmes are free to access, apart from a few wellbeing training offers.

You can find more information on our website here: www.wellbeingatworksouthwest.co.uk

HEALTH, WELLBEING & HR EVENT

Our team is supporting Devon & Plymouth Chamber of Commerce to deliver their Health, Wellbeing & HR Event in November which gives businesses in and around Plymouth the opportunity to come together and look at how they can prioritise workplace wellbeing and understand the benefits this can bring.