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The National Health and Wellbeing in the Workplace Conference 2024

Manchester Hall, Manchester 20 March 2024, 9:00am

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9:00am
Delegate Registration and Networking
9:50am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Steve Gilbert OBE, Organisational Development and Anti-Racism Consultant
10:00am
Opening Keynote: The Workplace Wellbeing Journey of the Manchester City Council
  • Importance, purpose and benefits of a stand-alone health and wellbeing strategy
  • Service design approach to developing a health and wellbeing strategy)
  • Prioritising a holistic strategy (mental health, financial wellbeing, physical health, culture, leadership) and what it means
  • Ensuring your plan recognises the diversity of your workforce and support the challenges that different groups face
  • Infrastructure required to make change happen
  • Measuring impact and outcomes
Kane Joyce, Head of Workforce Strategy, Manchester City Council
10:20am
Designing and Implementing an Integrated Health and Wellbeing Strategy
  • Introducing an integrated health and wellbeing workplace strategy
  • The benefits of holistic approach to employee wellbeing
  • Useful and practical tools to help with strategy design and implementation
Ian MacArthur, Director, Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter
10:40am
Workflow: Period health in the workplace
  • Changing workplace attitudes including how to break down period taboos in the workplace
  • Helping companies to foster a workplace culture where women feel comfortable speaking openly and honestly about what they are experiencing
Dr Eugene Lewis, Lead Physician, Bupa
11:00am
Questions and Answers Session
11:10am
Break and Networking
11:40am
(LIVE!) Where’s Your Head At? – Working Well in a World of Change

Facilitated by an experienced Coach working with professional actors, Where’s Your Head At? is a series of transformational events using scenario-based learning to shine the light on wellbeing in the workplace.

If you’ve not experienced the power of forum theatre before, attending this 25-minute taster is an absolute must.

Experience first-hand how this alternative to traditional training leads to super effective and sustainable results – supporting leaders, managers and frontline staff to work well in a world of change.

Debbie Brown, Enigma in partnership with Acting Out Productions
12:05pm
Why is Wellbeing not Working?
  • Why do wellbeing initiatives not work?
  • How do wellbeing and mental health interact in real life?
  • If we are just spotting symptoms, people are already sick
Jon Manning, Founder and CEO, Arthur Ellis MHS C.I.C
12:25pm
Wellbeing at Work, a Trauma Informed Guide
  • Understanding the neuro science of trauma, stress and distress 
  • Recognising the links between workplace trauma and previous trauma and wellbeing 
  • Using positive psychology and strengths based approaches for enhancing wellbeing
Amy Hobson, Co Founder and CEO, The Wellbeing Collective Ltd
12:45pm
Questions and Answers Session
12:55pm
Lunch And Networking
1:55pm
Tackling Anti Racism in The Workplace for Wellbeing Advancement
  • What does racism in the workplace look like?
  • How to spot racism when it isn't obvious
  • The role of your organisation at addressing racism
  • What can you do to stop racism in the workplace and increase the sense of wellbeing for all your staff?
Steve Gilbert OBE, Organisational Development and Anti-Racism Consultant
2:15pm
Shifting The Paradigm From Mental Health Problems To Mental Health Solutions
  • Evolving employees paradigms for greater proactivity, business progress and job satisfaction
  • Building a culture which develops greater personal confidence and self-esteem
  • Enabling employees to develop greater mental strength themselves
  • Improving happiness levels in the workplace
Ashley Bookman, Founder and CEO, Momentum
2:35pm
Empowering Wellbeing Through Leadership and Culture
  • Leadership and Culture: Explore the significant impact of leadership behaviours and team dynamics on mental health and workplace satisfaction
  • Practical Exercise: An activity designed to shift perspectives and break unproductive mental habits, paving the way for resilience and contentment
Christopher Greenwood, Success Mpowered
2:55pm
Questions and Answers Session
3:05pm
Break and Networking
3:35pm
Measuring Workplace Wellbeing – The Need for a Truly Reflective and Inclusive Method
  • Outline of some of the commonly used methods to measure wellbeing in the workplace, such as counting absence or sick days
  • Ensuring your measurement tools are inclusive and consider factors such as cultural differences, varying work environments, and diverse lifestyles
  • Engaging with your employees and measuring wellbeing in a way that works for your organisation
Allison English, Deputy CEO, Leesman
3:55pm
Does Flexible and Remote Working Support or Hinder Workplace Health and Wellbeing?
  • What does research say about the impact of flexible and remote working on levels of wellbeing and work performance?
  • What factors facilitate or create barriers to improved wellbeing while engaging in flexible and remote working?
  • How can employers best support those engaging in flexible and remote working?
Lucy Walker, Lecturer in Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University
4:15pm
Chair’s Summary And Close
Steve Gilbert OBE, Organisational Development and Anti-Racism Consultant

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