The Christie NHS Foundation Trust The Christie Our Journey So Far Rachel Daniel Eve Rowlands

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust

The Christie

Our Journey So Far

Rachel DanielEve Rowlands


Our commitment to reducing health inequalities

• Manchester Versus Cancer Alliance

and the ‘Don’t be a cancer chancer’

campaign• Smoking cessation• Alcohol• UNICEF baby friendly scheme• Health Promoting Hospital scheme• Staff health and wellbeing


“The Board of Directors recognises the importance of

staff health and wellbeing, and is committed

to ensuring that the health and wellbeing

needs of the individual employee, the

service and the organisation as a whole are

given high priority.”

The Christie NHS Foundation Trust – Health and Wellbeing Strategy


The Nation’s vision

• The Government’s approach to improving health encapsulates three main areas

• Positively promoting ‘healthier behaviours’ and lifestyles• Adapting the environment to make healthy choices easier and• Strengthening self esteem, confidence and personal

responsibility

The Christie is committed to helping its staff to

achieve and maintain THEIR optimum health and

fitness


Where we started…

• The Christie is conscious that our employees are the future to maintaining our reputation as a centre of excellence

• The Human Resource Team organised the Health and Wellbeing Day where representatives from all of the Trust’s activities held interactive events for the staff to enjoy• Complementary therapies which are already available to staff• Onsite smoking cessation and • Physical activity groups

4th March 2011 - the spring board to launching our Health and Wellbeing strategy


They said…

• As part of the day staff were asked how The Christie could help them improve their health and wellbeing. Staff suggestions included

• Weekly weigh in• Healthy eating advice• Health check• Raised awareness of what will help achieve a healthy lifestyle


We listened…

• The Christie established

• Spring Shape Up • A 10 week programme based on British Heart Foundation advice run by

Occupational Health• Open to staff with a BMI above 27• The programme includes information, exchange of ideas and periodic ‘know

your numbers’ check to help individuals develop a healthier lifestyle

• Fruity Friday • Nutrition and portion size awareness

• Quarterly MOT days • Open to all staff this is an opportunity to have cholesterol, blood pressure,

BMI and diabetes tests performed


We plan...

• We have planned a number of events over the next year each supporting a national awareness campaign from depression awareness to love parks

• Our aim is to demonstrate that getting fit and healthy does not have to break the bank

• Our hospital is our community and our community is a great society in which to nurture, develop and grow that is why we are one of the best places to implement ‘The Public Health Responsibility Deal’


Quarter Strand Theme Activity

Quarter 1Jan - Mar

Health and Wellbeing Event For Example Massage Aromatherapy Meditation Staff Counselling/OH Signposting Competition – Promotion of staff discounts Trade Unions Signposting Local Gym Promotions Get Walking (Transport) Pedometers Signposting to National Schemes / Local

Schemes / Help Agencies Healthy lifestyle

National Health Campaigns

Stress Down DayFebruary

Hints/Tips/AdviseGeneric Communication -Intranet

No Smoking DayMarch

Hints/Tips/Advise from the smoking cessation teamGeneric Communication -Intranet

Quarter 2Apr - Jun

Health and Wellbeing Spring Shape Up 10 week healthy living programme includes know your numbers and weigh ins


Depression Awareness Week11th April

Generic Communication -Intranet

Cancer Prevention WeekMay


The Big LunchJune

Canteen and coffee shop with dietician input identifying healthy summer diet


World Blood Donor DayJune

Blood Donor Van for Staff – giving something back


Quarter 3July– Sept

Health and Wellbeing

Stress bustersFruitilicious (July)Cycle back to happiness (September)

Stress awareness – exercise and healthy eating can help to beat stressFruit basket to each ward and department with flyers and leaflet drops regarding stress and the help available including EAPCycleathon from lands end to john o’groats equivalent volunteers to cycle as much or as little to achieve the distanceAdvertise our new intranet page and advertise the events in Chinwag


Love Parks WeekJuly

Encourage people to be more active outdoors Generic Communication -Intranet

Sun Safety Month Generic Communication -Intranet

Quarter 3Oct – Dec

Economic Wellbeing Physical Wellbeing

24 steps to ChristmasInter ward/department challenge which takes the most steps in a day cumulatively (try to get pedometers from a sponsor)Advent calendar on the intranet staying healthy in the winter – diet and indoor exercise adviceAlcohol awareness


Bullying Awareness Week Promotion of PolicyGeneric Communication -Intranet

Global hand washing dayOctober


Alcohol Awareness Promotion of PolicyGeneric Communication -Intranet


We identified...

• By working closely with our Occupational Health Provider we have identified and consistently monitored the areas which have caused the highest attendance incidence rates

• The two main areas affecting our directorates are psychological and non-work related musculoskeletal issues each averaging 42% of all management referrals received by Occupational Health


We have…

• An Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which specialises in staff counselling

• Reduced cost complementary therapies onsite

• The ability to adjust duties and implement a phased return to work to assist individuals to either stay in or return to work

• Actively taken part in the NICE round 2 ‘Depression Detection and Management of Staff on Long Term Sickness Absence’


We recruited…

• A Trust catering dietician to look at patient and staff menus

• We will be seeking feedback from staff and patients regarding catering


We have...

• A wellbeing strategy to underpin the work we are doing around wellbeing

• This work will feed into the Health and Safety committee and be monitored on a quarterly basis


Communication is success…

• We have improved communication with staff:• increased promotion including feedback boxes• use of staff display stands• the intranet• team brief• staff magazine – Chinwag• posters and flyers distributed across all wards and in the dining

room

• We have informed staff of the results of the national staff survey and conducted a follow up exercise

• Feedback has been improved around organisational change


Recent planned programmes…

• Review and relaunch of stress management policy

• Recent tender for EAP services to a more specialised provider experienced in staff counselling provision

• Increased promotion activity around smoking cessation


Commitment...

• Signed up to DoH Public Health responsibility deal – one of the first trusts to do this

• Core commitments• Supporting pledges specific to The Christie


Our staff, our future…

• Future Activity:• Launch of cycle to work scheme• Collaboration with other Trusts re team events• Implementation of a fast track physiotherapy service

for staff• Review and relaunch of the substance misuse policy• Relaunch and implementation of the new EAP service


And so our journey continues...

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The Christie NHS Foundation Trust The Christie Our Journey So Far Rachel Daniel Eve Rowlands