Wellbeing Forum offers ideas on employee support

The second Coventry and Warwickshire Workplace Wellbeing Forum took place on Tuesday 27th September to help businesses learn more about how to improve the health and wellbeing support they offer to their employees.

The event followed the initial launch by Warwickshire County Council and Coventry City Council earlier this year which aimed to encourage people to take a more proactive approach to looking after their own wellbeing and to raise the profile of local prevention opportunities. 

The Workplace Wellbeing Forum is helping to do this by providing a place for local employers to network and access resources that will support them in developing improved wellbeing practices.  

The free-to-attend event was held at Wolston Community and Leisure Centre in Rugby Borough and offered as part of the Coventry and Warwickshire Wellbeing for Life programme.

Representatives from businesses across the region were invited to attend a varied programme focused on Mental Health. Hosted by Citizens Advice, Act on Energy and WCC, it included thought-provoking sessions on food poverty, rising debt and the fuel crisis.

Other guest speakers came from MIND, Sky Blues in the Community and Transmission PR and each provided ideas for ways to develop wellbeing offers for employees. There was also an opportunity to pick up more information and talk to local health and wellbeing service providers such as Thrive at Work, The Samaritans, Dimensions, Dearlife, Kooth and Amparo.

The next forum will take place in March 2023.