Mental Health 'The human approach' - Managers Edition

NHS Employers

English - October 07, 2014 12:57 - 25 minutes - 58.4 MB
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Mental ill health will affect one in four people at some point in their working lives while stress is believed to account for over 30 per cent of sickness absence in the NHS, costing the NHS £300-400 million per year.

We have produced a range of advice for NHS organisations on employment issues related to the mental ill health of staff.

To support World Mental Health Day 2014, we have released a series of podcasts focusing on the mental health of individuals and supporting managers dealing with mental health in the workplace. The podcasts feature the thoughts of Emma Mamo, Head of Workplace Wellbeing at MIND and Jon Bartlett, a coach and consultant who specialises in emotional health and wellbeing.

'The human approach' is aimed at managers in the NHS and encourages them to approach mental health conversations as a human rather than a clinician. There are tips on how wellness action plans can help, how to implement 'team temperature checks' and the importance of leading from the top.