We know that improving workplace mental health remains one of the biggest positive changes your organisation can make for your people, and your bottom line. We also know that it can be difficult to know where to start or where to make changes.
New research from MHFA England® shows 59% of employees do not regularly feel joy and satisfaction at work. 1 in 5 (22%) workers feel their sense of purpose, satisfaction, and joy at work has decreased since the pandemic.
Poor mental health can affect anyone at any time and in different ways. MHFA England’s research, among 2,000 employees, found that a third often feel unhappy, stressed, or worried in the workplace.
Concerningly, despite this, almost half of workers say they have never had a wellbeing check-in from their employer. The data reveals that since 2021, almost double the number of employees report that their workplace failed to check in on their wellbeing in the past year (48% in 2023, matching 2022 figures and up from 25% in 2021).
Feeling safe and able to be our whole selves at work is important to wellbeing, joy, and satisfaction. An environment that supports people to be their whole self helps people feel more engaged, think more boldly, and work more effectively together.
How MHFA England consultancy can help
Our workplace consultancy, including the Startwell framework, empowers your people to drive success and helps you foster a thriving workplace.
We support and guide organisations on their journey towards a healthier and more productive workplace, whatever their size or sector. Wherever your starting point, we are there, every step of the way, supporting you to support your people.
Born from decades of experience, our consultancy brings together world class experts, robust research, and lived experience to help you understand and meet the mental health needs of your organisation. Having worked with over 20,000 organisations, we understand the nuances of workplaces and the barriers you may be facing. We know how to implement excellent training, robust systems, and practical policies to improve the wellbeing of your workforce.
Our workplace consultants and experts know that meaningful change will not happen overnight, and no solution is pre-determined. Nor are there one-size-fits-all solutions. This mindset underpins everything we do with you and your organisation.
Our consultants work collaboratively with you to find the most effective way forward for your organisation’s unique needs, helping you to:
- Evaluate your approach
- Build and develop your wellbeing strategy
- Empower and build people manager capability
- Engage senior leadership
- Review and communicate wellness policies
- Connect training with your wellbeing strategy
- Evaluate your wellbeing initiatives
- Connect wellbeing to all corners of your organisation
Wellbeing consultancy with IVC Evidensia
IVC Evidensia are a global leader in veterinary care, investing in people, premises, and processes to deliver outstanding care in around 2,500 locations across 20 countries.
Their UK team wanted to review their process to build a thriving, healthy workplace, without compromising their own culture. The team reflected:
“We went through a lengthy process with the team at MHFA England so they could completely understand our business and what we were looking to get from the programme.
“We needed help to engage with our employees to understand what they were feeling. With over 14,000 staff across the UK, we would have struggled, firstly to reach them and secondly to ask the right questions. Our key stakeholders met with our dedicated consultant who then surveyed our employees for feedback. This was followed up with a playbook of wellbeing recommendations.
“Since then, we have implemented training for staff and a large majority of practice leaders are now trained as Mental Health First Aiders. Quarterly wellbeing symposiums now take place, relevant and up to date wellbeing content has been added to our intranet, and pocket cards have been created with top tips for employees.
“We have noticed a shift in culture, our employees are now more open about their mental health, and it is helping to remove the stigma.
“We were given so much support on our wellbeing journey and would recommend the process to other organisations.”
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Creating environments where people feel empowered to bring their whole selves to work is better for wellbeing and better for business. The highest performing workplaces are supportive and inclusive. When people feel psychologically safe, teams can unlock innovation and excellence.
Our consultancy can help you create and develop a robust approach to support wellbeing, that is inclusive for all employees. We help you to design, develop, and deliver an effective wellbeing strategy that is underpinned by your values and connects to your organisational strategy.
Together, we'll build cultures where wellbeing and productivity flourish hand in hand.
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