North East Ambulance Service’s wellbeing support programme, NEAS Mental Maintenance, has been named as a finalist in the Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards as part of the staff wellbeing category.
NEAS Mental Maintenance launched in March 2023 with the aim to change the way staff think about mental health and wellbeing across the organisation, and was led by staff psychological wellbeing advisor, Andy Walton.
Every member of staff is given an employee toolkit, which includes support and guidance, and a personalised toolkit which acts as a reflective journal. There are also manager guides and suicide prevention resources available. The approach to keeping good mental health is also covered at induction for all new starters – encouraging them to look after their mental health from the start, rather than addressing issues that may occur in time.
Within the first year, over 70% of staff found the NEAS Mental Maintenance toolkit useful and everyone who needed additional support received what they needed.
Since the launch, these materials have also been adapted and rolled out to all ambulance services in England via the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives to promote the benefit of good mental wellbeing of everyone working or volunteering in the ambulance sector.
Read the full article on the NEAS website here…
Take a look at the Mental Maintenance resources below:
