Positive Practice

In this section you can access and submit information about local positive practice in developing a mentally healthy workplace.

Beth Johnson Foundation

"The scheme has been excellent" “As the promoter and delivery organisation for the scheme we felt it was important to also be participants. The scheme has been excellent in consolidating and improving the policies that we already had in place and we look forward to being able to develop our mental health policies further in the future, using the resources provided, to ensuring that the welfare of our employees always comes first”.
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Business Acumen

“As I am a Sole Trader, it has highlighted to me that I need to look after myself more so and respect myself as I would another employee working for me. I can identify with some mental health issues over the past two years in particular and now I work alone it if difficult to keep check on myself to support my mental wellbeing. This process has helped me to recognise issues and symptoms and to know when to intervene.” Marie Broadhurst Business Consultant Business Acumen
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Staffordshire Housing

"This programme has helped us to assess how mentally healthy we are. It has helped us decide what actions to take and what we can do to create a more mentally healthy workplace for our employees. The interactive tool was very easy to use. By going through a range of self-assessment questions, it gave practical and clear advice on how we could make improvements." Helen Martin Human Resource Manager Staffordshire Housing
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Ormiston Horizon Academy

“Ormiston Horizon Academy has been one of the first schools to participate in the How's Your Business Feeling project. Since opening in September 2012, the Academy has found the on-line assessment a valuable process which has highlighted areas of good practice when supporting staff and students. Further developments will now be considered to ensure that the Academy is a workplace which is inclusive and supportive for all staff and students.” Amanda Rowlinson Head of Health Ormiston Horizon Academy
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Hanley Economic Building Society

“At The Hanley we have numerous policies and procedures which we have to adhere to. Being part of the How's Your Business Feeling project has helped us to confirm best practice for mental health issues in the workplace and for recruitment of new employees”. Angela Finney HR Administer Hanley Economic Building Society
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Baddeley Green Surgery

“General Practice is a high pressure environment. We are mindful that the demands placed on all staff can be onerous. Our aim is, and always has been, to minimise the pressures staff experience and assert a culture in which good mental health is valued and encouraged. The “How’s your Business Feeling” initiative has provided us with a useful tool to examine our practice structure and culture. It has helped us develop to recognise factors which might jeopardise good mental health, and we now feel enabled to tackle these problems with confidence in the very earliest stages”. Dr K.T.Tattum Baddeley Green Surgery
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Burton and South Derbyshire College

“The How's Your Business Feeling approach has been excellent for Burton and South Derbyshire College. The support you receive through the Beth Johnson Foundation and the audit tool really helps focus attention to your employee specific policies and procedures and their specific areas of development relating to mental health. We are now using the tools to sharpen our learner focused processes and ensure we deliver an open and inclusive organisation for all”. John Beaty Vice Principal: Learner Voice, Services and Reputation Burton and South Derbyshire College
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Breathe City Church

“How's Your Business Feeling has been a massive eye opener to us as an employer at Breathe City Church. We discovered that we actually had many things already in place but it was apparent that these not documented for all staff and future employees to see and access. We have now been able to create a full Mental Health Policy as part of the Staff Handbook which now explains why we holistically look at a person's wellbeing as well as their performance during staff reviews and line management meetings. This is a great asset to us and we look forward to outworking this further as our staff team grows”. Steffy Timbrell Administrative Assistant Breathe City Church
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Changes Health and Wellbeing

Whilst the exercise confirmed that, as a user-led mental health service provider, Changes was comprehensively meeting the needs of it staff – it did highlight the need to formalize certain processes...
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