Brighton & Hove employers can sign up for a free workplace wellbeing award

Brighton & Hove City Council’s public health team is launching a Workplace Wellbeing Accreditation Scheme for local employers. It opens at the Annual Workplace Wellbeing Event, from 6pm to 9pm on Wednesday 11 November at Platform 9 in Hove Town Hall.

The scheme is free. Organisations that join get support and advice from the council team. They can gather feedback from staff through a needs assessment and get a tailored report with recommendations. Then they work towards one of four levels: Commitment, Bronze, Silver or Gold.

The evening event costs £11.55 on Eventbrite. There are workshops and time to meet other employers, with expert advice on mental health, musculoskeletal health and supporting an ageing workforce. You can sign up to the accreditation scheme on the night.

The same day, the team starts a free two-module course for Workplace Health Champions, open to any workplace based in Brighton & Hove. A champion is a member of staff who promotes a health programme at work and encourages colleagues to make small changes. The first module runs online from 10am to 2pm on 11 November. The second is in person at Hove Town Hall on 18 November.

The course covers why health inequalities exist and what a workplace can do about them, and how to plan health campaigns for staff. Each champion gets a one-to-one session with a health improvement specialist, then four network meetings a year with other champions.

The programme, announced on Business Brighton & Hove¹, also offers NHS Health Checks at work for staff aged 40 to 74. They look for the risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease and type 2 diabetes. To arrange them, email Joanna Taylor at Joanna.X.Taylor@brighton-hove.gov.uk.