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• How many have mental health problems?

• Who has these problems?

• Happy, Healthy and Here.

Is Health & Well Being an Issue?

What was in place

• Written Procedures/Policies

• Stress Risk Assessments

• Occupational Health Involvement

• Training

• Management Information

The Starting Point

• Corporate recognition – need to do more

• Change in personnel

• HSE visit 2007

• HWB Steering Group established

• Wanted Stress/ Health and Well Being Guidance

• Wanted better understanding of Management

Information

Drivers for Change

Six areas that need to be managed

• Demands

• Control

• Support

• Relationships

• Role

• Change

HSE Advice

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European Week of Safety and Health

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Stress Management Workshops

Alternative Therapies

Body MOTs

Walk in the Park

Free Healthy Lunch

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Training course established

Occupational Health Guidance

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Recommendation from HWB Steering Group

Working party to arrange survey

5 companies invited

Specification sent to HWB group

Schools not included

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• Marketing and publicity – Web site

• Data Protection Issues – Non-Disclosure

Agreement

• Union involvement

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Getting Responses

• Daily update to Chief Officers

• Encouraged competition between service areas

• Rough sample of results at end of third week

• Final cut 6 weeks after start date

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Each question relates to one stressor

I have to work very intensively = Demands

Each response scored 1-5

Average score then generates your

result

Doing very well (+80%)

Good (50-80%)

Need for improvement (20-50%)

Urgent action needed (below 20%)

Scoring system

Survey Findings

Overall results very good

Some ‘hot spots’

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Overall score

4 categories – Very good

3 categories - Good

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Benchmarked against other Organisations

3 categories – Above average

4 categories - Average

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Benchmarked against other Councils

6 categories – Above Council average

Peer support – Below Council average

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Post survey actions

• Comprehensive Area Assessment

• 3.3 Does the organisation plan, organise and develop its

workforce effectively…

• Productive and Skilled workforce

• Encourages and supports staff in organisational change

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Pros …….

• Compared to the HSE method quick and easy

• Efficient use of resources

• Confidentiality

• Benchmarking

• Stakeholder involvement

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…….and Cons

• Marketing and publicity

• Getting the Headcounts right

• IT interface (NDA)

• Publicising the outcomes

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Lessons learnt

• Senior management commitment

• Specify what you want at the start

• Decide who to leave out

• More than one approach

• Marketing and Publicity

• Stick to the HSE inspection pack

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Any questions?

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