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: janet@amacusltd.co.uk

Scott DuncanBusiness Development Manager

Telephone: 0191 490 2428Email@scott@amacusltd.co.uk