Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Andrew Colvin Staff Health and Wellbeing Co-Ordinator
Background and Business Case Dame Carol Black Working for a Healthier Tomorrow (2008) The Boorman Report(2009) West & Dawson (2010) Staff Engagement/Patient Experience High Quality care for All (2008) NHS Constitution RCP NICE Guidelines Healthy Workplace (2010) Mid Staffs Lessons
Our Structure Staff Health and Wellbeing Officer Work with/supported by: Occupational Health Staff Psychology & Counselling Team Dietetics Catering Health Improvement HR Health advocates Health and Wellbeing Steering Group Board-level champion (Ann Stringer) Clinical champion (Jamie Brown)
Our approach 1. Health promotion Campaigns Activities/initiatives Awareness and behaviour change 2. Culture H&W part of everyday working life Management processes (i.e. appraisal) and support Engagement
The stages of change
Continuously Available Staff Psychology and Counselling Team Counselling and therapy Mental health triage Stress risk assessments Resilience training Mediation Service Physiotherapy triage and fast-track staff self referral. Challenges (i.e. pedometer challenge, hydration, beat the board) Smoking cessation VIA Occ Health or signpost On site fitness classes and running groups Gym discounts Local Authority or private Intranet tips, resources, self-assessments The above is continuously promoted via our Health and Wellbeing internet pages.
Past Campaigns
NHS Healthy Workforce Programme The Five Year Forward view was published towards the end of 2014 and contains specific commitments from NHS England to improve the wellbeing of NHS staff. As a result, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation trust was chosen as one of 11 pilot organisations by NHS England to be an Exemplar Employer. 10 additional include: Birmingham Childrens Hospital Foundation Trust Bradford District Care Foundation Trust Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals Trust Nottingham University Hospitals Foundation Trust Rotherham CCG Sheffield Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust The Walton Centre Foundation Trust University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust West Midlands Ambulance Service Foundation Trust York Teaching Hospital Foundation Trust
As an Exemplar Employer Within the healthy NHS workforce programme we aim to improve the health and wellbeing of our staff by offering: Improve Staff access to Physiotherapy Increase staff access to smoking cessation line manager training Offer NHS Health Checks Improve staff access to talking therapies NHS Healthy Workforce Programme healthy food options on site Board-level and clinical champions Improve Staff access to weight management physical activity offer to staff Achieve Gold level of Better Health at Work Award
Previous Quarter Update Physical activity offer to staff Pilot of Step Jockey within Cobalt Two teams compete within Tyne and Wear Workplace Games Continue to offer onsite class, running groups and access to physiotherapy gyms Continue to promote discount to local gyms Continue to offer discounted products to reduce sedentary behaviours Board-level and clinical champions identified Ann Stringer Jamie Brown Trainers attend Line Manager Training 6 trainers attended training Commitment to run minimum of 5 sessions reaching minimum of 50 line managers A follow on from Health at Work Training Roll out pilot programme June 2016
Previous Quarter Update Launch of Headspace App - mindfulness meditation Pilot of Step Jockey within Cobalt Two teams compete within Tyne and Wear Workplace Games Continue to offer onsite class, running groups and access to physiotherapy gyms Continue to promote discount to local gyms Continue to offer discounted products to reduce sedentary behaviours Launch Staff Survey Health and Wellbeing Survey to go out to all staff June 2016. Delivered by RAND and trust paired with a organisation not part of pilot. Trainers attend Line Manager Training 6 trainers attended training Commitment to run minimum of 5 sessions reaching minimum of 50 line managers A follow on from Health at Work Training Roll out pilot programme June 2016
Moving Forward Implementing NHS Health Checks 63% of our staff are between the eligible age range 40-74. Roll out to one business unit at a time, offer appointments with Occ Health at NTGH, WGH and HGH Letter invite to all eligible Letter back to GP of any health check result risks On ward referral to services and existing initiatives physiotherapy, Weight Management Opportunity to work with a Health Trainer to support creating lifestyle changes Better Health at Work Gold Assessment 11 th July 2016 Similar to workplace charter some may be familiar with Continue to improve Healthy Food Options Standardisation over canteen menus Traffic light system in addition HVS shops all have traffic light systems in-situ (this not only improves health of staff but also patients, guests and family who attend each hospital) Staff completed portion size training Healthy vending machines which are audited monthly to ensure 30% of total products are an approved healthier option as identified by dietician Re-wording of large portions to double to better raise awareness to staff NT 24 hour vending machines ENSEC 24hr canteen Healthy meal deals Pre-order of food for staff
CQUIN 2016/17 Health and Wellbeing now part of CQUIN targets in following areas: Introduction of Health and Wellbeing initiatives E.g. offer physical activity schemes, improve access to physiotherapy and introduce mental health initiatives Healthy food for NHS staff, visitors and patients Banning of price promotions and advertisements, banning of high fat, sugar, salt products from tills and ensure health options available Improving uptake of flu vaccinations
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