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Workplace Health & Wellbeing
South Tyneside Manufacturing Forum
Scott Duncan & Janet Cummings
Who are we and why are we here?
• Specialist training provider of innovative training solutions
• Established company with successful track record
• Commissioned to deliver workplace health and wellbeing services across South of Tyne and Wear
• Actively involved with South Tyneside Workplace Alliance
131 million lost working days in Britain during 2011
i.e. 4.5 days per worker or 1.8% of working time lost)
Source: ONS
The Business Case
UK Statistics - 2012
• 11 million people take sick leave ever year
• £100 billion annual cost to the economy
• £13 billion cost to tax payers
• £9 billion cost to employers
• £15 billion lost in economic output
• 41% MSD and 26% Mental Health conditions most
commonly reported illness
• £10.1 to £14.7 billion cost to employees
Source: Frost/Dame Carole Black Independent report 2011 & Review of the Health of Britain's working-age population 2008
Workplace Health and CSR
"Health and wellbeing will become the new CSR”
David Mobbs, Nuffield Health chief executive
NHS SOTW
Amacus
Gateshead
South Tyneside South Tyneside Workplace Health
Alliance
South Tyneside Manufacturing Forum
South Tyneside Business Forum
Sunderland
Working collaboratively with South Tyneside Workplace Alliance
Workplace Health Offer
Workplace Health Support
North East Better Health At Work
Award
Workplace Health Offer
FREE support available to businesses
Access to NHS / Charity / Voluntary service provision for:
Employee Health Surveys
Access to Better Health at Work Award
Dedicated website: www.nebetterhealthatwork.co.uk
Information / training opportunities
• Workplace health checks • Smoking cessation• Physical exercise• Healthy eating
• Emotional Wellbeing• Cancer Awareness• Plus other topics
Workplace Health SupportStatistics
Engaged with 29 companies since January 2012
• Focus on Routine / Manual workers
• Examples of companies in South Tyneside
Dorma – Alcohol awareness
Domnic Hunter, Boldon – Healthy Eating
Health Service Provision
2675 employees have engaged with Health Service Provision in the past 12 months
Health Service ProvisionServices in South Tyneside
Health Trainers
Obesity and Nutrition
NHS Health & Lifestyle Advisors
Happiness & Wellbeing Network
Blissability
Service in SoTW and North East
NHS Health ChecksNHS Breast and Bowel Cancer
Washington Mind
Various Charities:
Prostate CancerCancer UK
FACT (Fighting Against Cancer Together)
British Health FoundationDiabetes UK
Stroke Association
Plus Many Others!!
North East Better Health at Work Award
AwardRegionally
500 employers
250,000 employees
AwardSouth of Tyne and Wear
39 companies in 2013
54,000 employees
Why a North East Award?
Designed to ensure consistency within
the North East
Benchmark for
workplace health improve
ment initiative
s
Has support
of regional agencies
and organisat
ions
Helps with NHS and Health &
Safety national targets
Format of the Award
4 levels Bronze, Silver, Gold, Continuing Excellence
Each level takes 1 year
Everyone starts at Bronze level
Benefits of doing the Award
Practical help and support for
employees
Improved morale and motivation
Improved productivity
and performance
Exchange of good practice/
experiences
Networking opportunities
Healthy workforce can
boost local economy
Annual Celebration Event
Steve Dale, Operations Manager at Ford Aerospace collecting the Bronze Award from Nonnie Crawford, Director of Public Health Sunderland
Key Successes
“
“Sickness absence reduced by 5 days
per employee”
Gateshead Council
“Sickness absence
reduced by 30%”
South Tyneside Homes
“50% of workforce having BP & Cholesterol
checked each year” BAE Systems
“We have reduced sickness and
absence costs by 64%”
Cummins
“It has been hugely beneficial, it has lifted morale and brought about positive change........its had a noticeable lift on people’s health and enthusiasm”
ABB
What you get from us:Telephone & E-mail support
Site visits
Online health needs analysis
Health Service Provider connections
Networking sessions
Workshops/training
Inductions at each level of award
Assessment of Award
Website
Contact Us
Janet CummingsBusiness and Marketing Coordinator
Telephone: 0191 490 2419Email: [email protected]
Scott DuncanBusiness Development Manager
Telephone: 0191 490 2428Email@[email protected]
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