Case Study: Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust achieves healthier staff and improved wellbeing with NHS Employers

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Implementing a trust-wide healthy weight strategy

Northumbria Healthcare NHS NHS Foundation Trust sought to address staff health needs, particularly weight management, healthy eating, and physical activity, as identified through a staff survey. To develop a coordinated strategy, the trust worked with NHS Employers, utilizing guidance and a structured approach to create a trust-wide Healthy Weight Strategy.

NHS Employers supported the implementation of a three-tiered pathway of initiatives, ranging from all-staff campaigns like walking groups and healthy eating challenges to targeted and specialist programs. This solution led to significant engagement, with hundreds of staff participating in specific challenges. Measurable outcomes included over half of participants in a healthy eating challenge losing weight and a majority reporting increased energy and long-term lifestyle changes, contributing to an improved staff wellbeing score in the NHS Staff Survey.

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