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Mindfulness in Motion (MIM): An Onsite Mindfulness Based Intervention (MBI) for Chronically High Stress Work Environments to Increase Resiliency and Work Engagement
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Published on: July 1, 2015

Five-year workplace wellness intervention in the NHS.

Holly Blake1, Dingyuan Zhou, Mark E Batt

  • 1Division of Nursing, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.

Perspectives in Public Health
|June 18, 2013
PubMed
Summary

A five-year employee wellness program in the National Health Service (NHS) improved staff health behaviors, reduced sickness absence, and boosted job satisfaction. Embedding such health promotion programs within NHS infrastructure is recommended.

Keywords:
employee wellness schemeexercisehealth and well-beinghealth behavioursphysical activityworkplace

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Published on: July 1, 2015

Area of Science:

  • Occupational Health
  • Public Health Policy
  • Health Promotion

Background:

  • Poor health and well-being among National Health Service (NHS) staff is a significant public health concern.
  • Workplace wellness interventions are increasingly recognized as crucial for improving employee health and organizational outcomes.
  • Addressing staff health is a key focus within current public health policy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To implement and assess a comprehensive five-year employee wellness program within a large NHS setting.
  • To evaluate the program's impact on the health, well-being, and job-related outcomes of NHS employees.
  • To provide evidence for integrating health promotion initiatives into the NHS infrastructure.

Main Methods:

  • A multi-level, ecological, theory-driven workplace wellness intervention was employed.
  • Interventions included health campaigns, facility provision, and health promotion activities.
  • Employee surveys at baseline (n=1,452) and 5-year follow-up (n=1,134) measured physical activity, BMI, diet, self-efficacy, social support, general health, mood, smoking, sickness absence, work performance, and job satisfaction.

Main Results:

  • Significant increases in active commuting (walking/cycling) and physical activity during work were observed.
  • A higher proportion of employees met physical activity recommendations post-intervention.
  • Reductions in reported 'lack of time' as a physical activity barrier, decreased sickness absence, and improved job satisfaction and organizational commitment were noted.

Conclusions:

  • A five-year workplace wellness intervention led to enhanced health behaviors, reduced sickness absence, and improved job satisfaction and organizational commitment among NHS employees.
  • The findings support the integration of health-promoting programs into the core infrastructure of the NHS.
  • Workplace wellness initiatives are effective in improving the overall health and well-being of healthcare professionals.