Be Well @ Work - employee health and wellbeing support

Free physical health support

Physical health support included in Be Well @ Work: SME+ includes:

• 12-week health and wellbeing programme with Barnsley Premier Leisure - enjoy unlimited gym sessions, fitness classes, swimming, and personalised fitness support.

• Physiotherapy sessions to keep your team healthy and productive.

• Workstation/display screen equipment (DSE) assessments to prevent strain and boost comfort.

Health and wellbeing programme 

Barnsley Premier Leisure (BPL) are offering a 12 week health and wellbeing programme. The focus is to provide opportunities for people with low-risk medical conditions to improve their physical and mental health. The programme includes:

• unlimited access to gym, swim and group exercise classes (as per timetable at centre)

• healthy lifestyle advisor meet and greet/information session within the workplace (optional)

• access to all BPL venues

• one-to-one support throughout the patient journey with contact points at weeks 1, 4, 8 and 12

• personalised exercise and lifestyle plan

• specialist one-to-one appointment offered to every person for simple mechanical back pain, nutrition and menopause

Physiotherapy

Pure Physiotherapy occupational health physiotherapists can work with you to help maintain good health in the workplace, and can help timely recovery, return or maintenance of work. Support can include from:

• treating musculoskeletal disorders

• assessing specific things in the workplace with workplace assessment

• support return to work or adjustments to duties helping both the employer and patient

Workstation/display screen equipment (DSE) assessments

Working with equipment like monitors, laptops and smartphones comes with risks. From eye strain and back pain to repetitive strain injury, office workers can suffer from both short and long-term work-related issues, causing them to take more sick days.

DSE assessments will be provided by Activ Physiotherapy and will take between 30 and 60 minutes. They will be carried out remotely using your phones camera and will look at:

• the whole workstation, including the equipment, furniture and working conditions

• the job being done

• any unique requirements due to injury or disability

With expert advice and practical suggestions, a workstation assessment will lead to greater awareness of ergonomic best practices and beneficial changes to workplace set-ups.

Free mental health support 

Green Tree Therapy provide one-to-one solution focused brief therapy (SFBT) sessions for employees referred into the programme who are at risk of leaving work due to health or wellbeing challenges.

SFBT is a future-focused, evidence-based approach. Rather than analysing problems in detail, it helps people identify what’s already working and build on their strengths and resources. SFBT is proven to be effective for people experiencing issues including anxiety, depression, stress, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and trauma.

The 60-minute sessions will be delivered via phone or video call, and employees can access up to five sessions. You can expect to see:

• improved staff retention and reduced sickness absence

• lower recruitment and training costs

• healthier, more motivated workforce