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Peterborough and CambridgeshireWorkplace Health Champions Network11th February 2016

Business in the Community www.bitc.org.uk

Peterborough and CambridgeshireChampions lead

Sara MudharBITC’s RSPH accredited trainer

for our Champions training and

Facilitator for the BITC supporting champions network

Welcome & Housekeeping


Agenda

09.30 Welcome and Introductions 09.45 Peterborough & Cambridgeshire

Workplace Champions Overview10.00 Workplace Health Champion Update 10.45 BREAK11.00 Musculoskeletal Disorders: the impact

on UK Workplaces11.45 Peterborough & Cambridgeshire Public

Health Campaigns and Resources12.00 Summary and Action Planning12.10 Feedback12.30 CLOSE


Outcomes from today

� Network with other workplaces� Share health improvement activities to

date� Share best practice and learn from other

workplaces� Gain practical ideas, resources and

support for future campaigns and events within your workplace

� Develop an action plan



Peterborough and CambridgeshireWorkplace lead

BITC’s Debbie LonghurstHead of Business Engagement, Area South,

Business in the Community

[email protected]

Working in partnership with Public health (Zoe Cross)

in Peterborough and Cambridgeshire


In your packs today

• Agenda• Health Calendar 2016• Future training dates• Action planning sheets• Feedback sheet

Introducing Business in the Community

• BITC is one of HRH business led charities• Experience with some 450 companies in the East of

England delivered a programme called Business Action on Public Health (BAOPH) for the last 3 years.

• In East of England have trained some 350+ workplace champions

• Nationally BITC have an established wellbeing campaign working with a number of FTSE 100 companies led by Anglian Water with champions such as Proctor & Gamble, and Marks & Spencer. The campaign has a membership offer for companies and a strong mental wellbeing campaign-‘We’re ready to talk’.



So what next?We now have some 350 trained health champions over some 100 companies across the East of EnglandThese companies are hosting some 800+ mental health trained employees

So 2016/17…

• We will support the twice yearly champions network

• Offer FREE Mental Health lite training to champions through our open MHFAL session – next one 14th April

• Offer FREE ongoing open champions training to increase the pool of workplace champions in your organisation- next one 13th April

• Support Workplace Wellbeing leads through our practitioner network- next one 23rd March

And listen to our employers needs to signpost you to the correct support or develop new networks to support as needed

Peterborough & Cambridgeshire Workplace Champions Overview


Introductions

� Who you are

� Role and workplace

� What you hope to get out of today’s networking event


Workplace Health Champions Update ... what has been happening so far?


Working in groups ...

� Discuss the health and wellbeing activities you have undertaken to date within your workplace:� What has gone well?� What hasn’t gone quite so well?� What key learning point would you share with

other workplaces?

� One person to feedback from each group


Comfort Break

Musculoskeletal disorders: the impact on UK workplaces

� The term musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) covers any injury, damage or disorder of the joints or other tissues in the upper/lower limbs or the back

� MSDs are inflammatory conditions and degenerative diseases that cause pain and impair normal activities


Musculoskeletal quiz


Self-reported illness caused or made worse by work 2013/2014

People with work-related

illness in last 12 months

2 million

Person last worked more

than 12 months ago 796,000

Person worked in last 12 months

1.2 million

Illness started in last 12 months

535,000

Stress, anxiety or depression

244,000

Musculoskeletal disorders 184,000

Other illness 107,000

Illness started more than 12 months ago

705,000

Stress, anxiety or depression

242,000

Musculoskeletal disorders 341,000

Other illness 120,000

Source: Labour Force Survey (LFS)


Self-reported illness caused or made worse by work 2013/2014

Stress, anxiety or depression,

39%

Musculoskeletal disorders, 42%

Other illness, 19%



Working days lost

� The estimated number of working days lost in 2013/14 due to MSDs was 8.3 million

� On average, each person suffering from an MSD took 15.9 days off work

� The average days lost per worker due to MSDs has generally followed a downward trend since 2001/02


Prevalence rates of work-related MSDs by type

0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000

Lower limb

Upper limb

Back

All MSD



• 2.8 million daysBACK

• 3.2 million days

UPPER LIMB

• 2.3 million days

LOWER LIMB

• 12.3 daysBACK

• 15.9 daysUPPER LIMB

• 24.3 daysLOWER LIMB

TOTAL WORKING DAYS LOST BY TYPE OF MSD

AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS OFF WORK


Prevalence rates of back disorders

The occupations with the highest estimated prevalence rates of back disorders (averaged over the years 2010/11 – 2013/14) are:� Health professionals� Skilled trade occupations, in particular skilled

construction trades� Service and leisure occupations, in particular

caring personal services� Agriculture and related trades


Work-related causes of back disorders

� The THOR-GP scheme assesses what were the likely work-related causes of disorders

� General practitioners report the most likely work-related causes of back disorders is due to tasks such as:� Heavy lifting� Keyboard work� Material manipulation


Prevalence rates of upper limb disorders

� Includes hand, wrist, arm, elbow, shoulder and neck

� The occupations with the highest estimated prevalence rates of upper limb disorders are:

� Health and social care professionals� Skilled construction and building trades



� General practitioners report the most likely work-related causes of ULDs by work task being:� Guiding or holding tools� Keyboard work� Heavy lifting

� This is associated with physical movements including forceful upper limb grip, fine hand movements and lifting



The main work activities causing or making upper limb disorders worse are:� Manual handling (pulling/pushing and

lifting)� Keyboard work or repetitive actions� Awkward and tiring positions


Prevalence rates of lower limb disorders

� Least commonly reported musculoskeletal disorders

� Often tend to be associated with musculoskeletal conditions in other areas of the body such as the hips, legs or feet


Over time, exposure to risk factors leads to musculoskeletal disorders

ERGONOMIC RISK FACTORSForce

RepetitionPosture

INDIVIDUAL RISK FACTORSPoor work practices

Poor fitnessPoor health habits

MSD


Supporting employees within the workplace

� Raise awareness ... rapid diagnosis and treatment can improve the outcomes for musculoskeletal disorders

� Health education should encourage employees to make healthier choices

� Exercise is an effective tool to improve employee health and prevent or treat musculoskeletal disorders

� Healthcare strategies should focus on the needs of the workforce while also considering costs


Staff Health and Wellbeing Support in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Zoë Cross,Health Improvement Advisor (Workplaces)

Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council

[email protected]

What is Public Health?“The Science and art of promoting and protecting health and wellbeing, preventing ill – health and prolonging life” Faculty of Public Health

The Problem• Increasing levels of lifestyles related

diseases e.g smoking, obesity• Increasing mental ill-health

Cambridgeshire Challenges• Health of people in Cambridgeshire is

generally better than the England average• Incidence of malignant melanoma (skin

cancer) and hospital stays for self-harm higher than the national average

Fenland

• % of Physically Active Adults

• Excess Weight in Adults

• Hospital stays for self-harm

• Recorded diabetes

Forthcoming Campaigns

• Dry January• Change for Life – Sugar Smart• Time to talk day – 4th February• No Smoking Day – 9th March• Mental Health Awareness Week• Suicide Prevention Day – 10th September• Stoptober - October• NHS Health Checks – ongoing• ‘One You’ National campaign

Cambridgeshire Update Everyone Health (Lifestyle Service)• Community adult weight management and child

weight management • Health Trainers/Coaches• “Be active, be healthy” workshops (healthy

eating, physical activity, stress awareness)• NHS Health Checks (for those aged 40-74)0333 005 0093/ [email protected]

Cambs Training OpportunitiesIBA Training (run by DAAT) – 21st June • Alcohol awareness training. Identifying signs of

alcohol misuse. Simple brief advice and referral. Location - March

Walk Leader Training – 7th March• ½ day training to support those running health

walks within the workplace. Location –Huntingdon (timings and location TBC)

Peterborough Challenges

• Smoking prevalence• Hospital stays for self harm• Excess weight in adults• Recorded diabetes

Peterborough Campaigns

• ‘Creating a Healthy City’

• Peterborough ‘Year of Health’March 2016

Peterborough Support

• Health Champion Training (Full day)

• Mental Health First Aid Lite Training (half day)

• Stop Smoking Service

Zoë CrossHealth Improvement Advisor (Workplaces)

Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council

[email protected]

Summary

� Workplace updates ... sharing ideas

� Musculoskeletal disorders

� Public health campaigns and resources


Summary ... useful tips

� Get ideas using the health promotion calendar and agree plans

� Start small and grow gradually� Utilise skills within the workplace� Raise awareness within your workplace� Use internal comms� ‘Wellbeing week’ to either launch or

showcase initiatives� Engage with colleagues ... find out what

THEY want


Action planning

� What are you going to do?

� When are you going to do it?

� What resources will you need?

� How will you measure success?


Next steps ...

� Share ONE thing you are going to take back to your workplace following today


A date for your diary ...

The next Peterborough & Cambridgeshire Network will take place on:

Wednesday 28th September 2016

Other datesNew champion training 13th AprilMental health training 14th April


Thank you!

� Please take a few minutes to complete the evaluation form ... your feedback is important!

� Slides from today will be in the BITC webpage –Debbie will send you the link once they are up

Business in the Community137 Shepherdess WalkLondon N1 7RQT: +44(0) 207 566 8650E: [email protected]

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