NHSGGC Employment and Health Team Training, October - December 2022
21 September 2022
Welcome to our special edition newsletter for our up and coming training sessions, which will be taking place on Microsoft Teams from October - December 2022.
We have a number of new training sessions, please see below to book your space!
Returning to the Workplace - Supporting Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing
This interactive 2 hour session is suitable for both managers and employees. We will discuss how to look after our mental health and wellbeing at work in a constantly changing world. We will raise awareness of COVID-related anxiety and stress when returning to the office and/or hybrid working; and share practical tips and ideas re how to create healthy and sustainable working conditions as well as looking after yourself.
4th Oct 10:00 - 12:00
Good Sleep Supports Good Health
Sleep is essential for our physical health and immune system, as well as for our emotional and mental wellbeing. Working from home, money worries and health concerns have all added to make this an unsettling and stressful time for many. This 90-minute session will focus on the challenges of sleeping well and the importance of good sleep; providing sources of information and support.
11th Oct 10:00 - 11:30
Keep Active at Work - Combating Sedentary Behaviour
This fun and interactive session, for anyone with an interest, looks at how our work environments and settings contribute to sedentary behaviour, and will discuss some easy to implement solutions for being more active during our work days. Delegates will also get the opportunity to try out some simple keep fit and stretching activities.
13th Oct 10:00 - 11:30
Cancer Research UK Workplace Webinar/Q&A
In this hour-long session, Cancer Research UK will encourage people to make choices that could reduce their risk of cancer and increase their chances of detecting it early. It will also cover which cancer screening programmes are available. At the end there will be time for questions and answers.
24th Oct 14:00-13:00
How to Boost Resilience at Work
This interactive 2-hour session is suitable for both managers and employees and will help you to: Understand the links between pressure, stress, performance and health, measure personal resilience (using a questionnaire providing scores on 8 dimensions of resilience), identify actions you, as an employer, can take to build employee and team resilience, and identify how you can help your employees to build their personal resilience.
25th Oct 10:00 - 12:15
*NEW*
Suzy Lamplugh Trust - Personal Safety and Lone Working Webinar
As people are slowly returning to the office, and face to face meetings take place, there has never been a more important time to consider your Personal Safety when at work as well as outside the office. This talk will focus on what Personal Safety is and how it is different to Health and Safety; covering elements such as: Lone Working, types of Risk Assessments, Travelling, and Conflict De- escalation techniques.
25th Oct 10:00 - 11:30
*NEW*
Stand Up Against Harassment Online Training
Suzy Lamplugh Trust has formed a partnership with L’Oréal Paris to bring the expert approved international "Stand Up Against Street Harassment" training programme. This programme is an hour long, and drives awareness of harassment, as well as upskilling and empowering bystanders across various settings such as public transport, educational institutions, festivals, public spaces, and workplaces, to help defuse situations, discourage harassers, and support victims.
To find out more, please click here
Breathing Space Webinar
Sometimes people’s thoughts and feelings overwhelm them to the point where it becomes difficult to cope with everyday life. It’s important that workplaces know what support is available. NHS 24 provides a suite of mental health services, including Breathing Space. At this webinar you will find out about their latest campaign ‘You Matter, We Care – for better mental health in Scotland’ and also resources including ‘The Little Book of Caring Ways’. This webinar lasts approximately 45 minutes and is aimed at anyone with an interest.
27th Oct 10:00 - 11:00
Glasgow Credit Union - Good Money Management
This 90-minute webinar outlines the importance of budgeting and includes some budgeting tips, how the credit scoring system works, and explains some financial terminology. The session is aimed at anyone with an interest, and helps build confidence and provide tips to improve money management, and enhance attendees’ abilities to take control of their finances.
1st Nov 10:00 - 11:30
Supporting your Staff with their Money Wellbeing - What you can do to Help
From rising fuel and energy costs to increasing food bills, many people will be struggling with the financial impact of recent changes. This 2-hour interactive session looks at practical measures that employers can take, to reduce the negative impact of money worries, on both employees and workplaces. The session is suitable for managers, HR, staff side representatives and occupational health staff.
8th Nov 10:00 - 12:15
Saving Energy at Home: Home Energy Scotland Webinar
Many people will be worried about the rising cost of energy or perhaps the urgent problem of climate change. Home Energy Scotland (HES) is funded by the Scottish Government, providing free, impartial energy advice and support. This one-hour webinar is suitable for anyone with an interest, and will give an overview of how to save energy and reduce fuel bills, enabling you to save money and also save the planet.
10th Nov 10:00 - 11:00
Supporting & Managing Staff with Long Covid
This interactive 2 hour session is suitable for both managers and employees. We will discuss how to look after our mental health and wellbeing at work in a constantly changing world. We will raise awareness of COVID-related anxiety and stress when returning to the office and/or hybrid working; and share practical tips and ideas re how to create healthy and sustainable working conditions as well as looking after yourself.
15th Nov 10:00 - 12:00
*NEW*
Menopause in the Workplace - Close the Gap Webinar
The symptoms of menopause can have a real and detrimental impact on women and those who experience menopause in the workplace. By making small adjustments to workplace policy and practice employers can make a real difference to the lives of their employees who are experiencing menopause.
This webinar is delivered by Close the Gap, and is for employers who want to ensure their organisation can provide their employees who are experiencing menopause with the support they need, and harness the business benefits of improved employment practice.
22nd Nov 10:00 - 11:00
*NEW*
Supporting Smoke Free Workplaces
Smoke free workplaces help to support staff health, safety and wellbeing, and this session aims to enable workplaces to support staff that wish to quit smoking.
This 90 minute, interactive session is suitable for managers and HR staff and will enable delegates to understand smoking behaviour, and why people try to quit (and sometimes relapse). Delegates will be able to develop an approach to supporting staff who wish to quit smoking, using a range of sources of support.
24th Nov 10:00 - 11:30
Men's Health - Starting a Conversation in the Workplace
This session highlights the common physical and mental health issues that men face and provides suggestions on how to tackle them in a workplace setting. This session is aimed at Managers and Human Resources staff
29th Nov 10:00 - 11:30
How to Boost Resilience at Work
This interactive 2-hour session is suitable for both managers and employees and will help you to: Understand the links between pressure, stress, performance and health, measure personal resilience (using a questionnaire providing scores on 8 dimensions of resilience), identify actions you, as an employer, can take to build employee and team resilience, and identify how you can help your employees to build their personal resilience.
1st Dec 10:00 - 12:15
Keep Active at Work - Combating Sedentary Behaviour
This fun and interactive session, for anyone with an interest, looks at how our work environments and settings contribute to sedentary behaviour, and will discuss some easy to implement solutions for being more active during our work days. Delegates will also get the opportunity to try out some simple keep fit and stretching activities.
6th Dec 10:00 - 11:30
Glasgow Credit Union – Good Money Management
This 90-minute webinar outlines the importance of budgeting and includes some budgeting tips, how the credit scoring system works, and explains some financial terminology. The session is aimed at anyone with an interest, and helps build confidence and provide tips to improve money management, and enhance attendees’ abilities to take control of their finances.
7th Dec 10:00 - 11:30
Good Sleep Supports Good Health
Sleep is essential for our physical health and immune system, as well as for our emotional and mental wellbeing. Working from home, money worries and health concerns have all added to make this an unsettling and stressful time for many. This 90-minute session will focus on the challenges of sleeping well and the importance of good sleep; providing sources of information and support.
8th Dec 10:00 - 11:30
Saving Energy at Home: Home Energy Scotland Webinar
Many people will be worried about the rising cost of energy or perhaps the urgent problem of climate change. Home Energy Scotland (HES) is funded by the Scottish Government, providing free, impartial energy advice and support. This one-hour webinar is suitable for anyone with an interest, and will give an overview of how to save energy and reduce fuel bills, enabling you to save money and also save the planet.
12th Dec 10:00 - 11:00
Returning to the Workplace - Supporting Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing
This interactive 2 hour session is suitable for both managers and employees. We will discuss how to look after our mental health and wellbeing at work in a constantly changing world. We will raise awareness of COVID-related anxiety and stress when returning to the office and/or hybrid working; and share practical tips and ideas re how to create healthy and sustainable working conditions as well as looking after yourself.
14th Dec 10:00 - 11:00
Breathing Space Webinar
Sometimes people’s thoughts and feelings overwhelm them to the point where it becomes difficult to cope with everyday life. It’s important that workplaces know what support is available. NHS 24 provides a suite of mental health services, including Breathing Space. At this webinar you will find out about their latest campaign ‘You Matter, We Care – for better mental health in Scotland’ and also resources including ‘The Little Book of Caring Ways’. This webinar lasts approximately 45 minutes and is aimed at anyone with an interest.
15th Dec 10:00 - 11:00
