Public Board papers 31.03.22

WELLBEING SUPPORT EVALUATION REPORT QUARTER 3 2021

1. Overview This report provides an update to the previous quarterly Wellbeing Support Evaluation Reports provided since August 2020 and summarises the Wellbeing support offers that have been made available to staff during the period October to December 2021 throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. This report also evaluates how many staff have accessed the various wellbeing support offerings. 2. Health & Wellbeing Support Staff health and wellbeing continues to be actively promoted during the COVID-19 pandemic. A number of resources and communications of many different health and wellbeing initiatives have been developed over recent months, aimed at supporting staff to take good care of themselves. The support guides and services are actively promoted via many communication channels including HIVE, Twitter, COVID-19 briefings and the Restaurant digital screen. Support Guides The three support guides for staff and managers continue to be shared with staff. More content is being added and updated to all three support guides – Looking After You, Supporting Our Teams and Working From Home. Employee Assistance Programme All staff continue to have access to the Trust’s Employee Assistance Programme provided by Health Assured, which offers a 24/7 free and confidential counselling and advice service for all employees and access to an online portal. This is available to help staff deal with personal and professional problems affecting their home or work life, health and general wellbeing. Salary Finance All staff also continue to have access to Salary Finance to support their financial wellbeing. This provides access to low cost loans, simple savings and financial education. Staff Complementary Therapy Team Support continues to be available to staff via the Trust’s Staff Complementary Therapy team. They offer a variety of tools and techniques to help with resilience, energy, sleep and overall health and wellbeing. Wellbeing Conversations Wellbeing conversations continue to be promoted via a guidance document for managers and through the annual Performance Development Review process where Health & Wellbeing conversations are encouraged. Further plans regarding health and wellbeing conversations are currently in development.

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