The Big Question

Globally, there is an estimated 450 million people suffer from mental health disorders. According to Mental Health Foundation UK, approximately one in four people in the UK will experience a mental health problem each year. This means that an estimated 16.5 million people in the UK suffer from mental health disorders in any given year. 

Here in the UK, addressing this issue remains a top priority for care providers and policymakers alike. However, among those who require care and support, there is often a shortage of qualified and experienced professionals to provide the necessary services.

In this episode, we'll be speaking with Maddy Smith, Deputy Director of Operations at Richmond Fellowship, where we will explore some of the challenges in the social care sector and discuss practical strategies to address them.

It is said that DE&I helps to attract higher quality talent who care about the company’s culture and are looking to invest in themselves, resulting in a stronger workforce and better business outcome. With the talent shortage at a high this is the time to invest in DE&I strategies and not so much as a nice to have.

In this Podcast, we will look at ways in which organisations can invest in their culture so that employees feel happier and feel more supported, what data you can leverage to measure where you are when it comes to inclusion and the competitive edge on staff retention.

The pandemic has put mental health high on public and corporate agendas and workers now expect employers to support their mental well-being and provide opportunities to build mental fitness. The focus is on prevention versus cure. 

In this podcast we will communicate the important strategies on how employers can positively take time to understand workers’ needs and experiment with support models that will lead to better health for individuals and businesses alike.

According to a ManpowerGroup study, flexibility drives business success – Organizations offering flexibility of when, where and how much employees work define 55% of their workforce as being high performers, compared to only 36% in organizations with a standard 40 hour working week. 

In this podcast we will discuss ways in which employers can successfully create a flexible work environment for their workforce, moving away from the workforce centric models and what does mental fitness and company culture have to do with this?