2 Axiom Housing Association ‘making a positive difference to people’s lives’ Sharon Clapham HR Manager

2 About Axiom?  Established in 1967  Based in Peterborough and work across Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire  Not-for-profit organisation  Provide services to over 5,000 people  Includes general needs housing, sheltered housing, extra care schemes, supported housing projects and domicillary care  Employs 220 staff and over 40 relief workers

2 Why health and well-being?  Cultural shift and change  Increase in sickness absence days per employee  Commitment to being a great place to work

2 Implementation of project  Applied for funding:  Health, Work & Well-being Challenge Fund  Funding matched by Axiom  Health and well-being group formed  Responsible for ensuring project milestones are being met  Co-ordination of all health and well-being activities  Branded the project……..

2 Events to date Well-being leaflets to all staff Pedometer challenge Absence training for Managers Staff Survey on well-being topics Fruit for all staff and board members Competition to win sports equipment Well-being online forums on intranet Quarterly reward and recognition scheme Monthly health based quiz and prize

2 Annual sports day Well-being checks for all staff Stress management training –All staff –Management training –Accredited qualifications Well-being aspect to staff conferences –Healthy lunch, GoMAD session well-being stands, music video and guest speaker Simon Weston Events to date

2 Other initiatives Train the Trainer – Self Care Walk to work week Health Awareness Training – RSPH Level 1 & 2 Funded private medical consultations to speed up diagnosis Refer all long term sick absences to Occupational Health Adaptations to work place i.e. padding around workstation, dictaphone, alarm bracelet

2 Challenges Buy in from some staff Time to implement projects Measuring impact of health and well-being programme Organisational changes – absence procedures Funding to continue programme

2 What’s gone well Opportunities –Working with other organisations –Networking –Professional advice and support –Free stuff – training/health checks Buzz from staff –Pedometer challenge –Focus on well-being at staff conference –Staff and family sports days –Team Building events –Top 100 Challenge

2 Outcomes… Staff empowerment: Monthly well-being activity Badminton and walking clubs Board Commitment: Funding commitment to well-being Partnerships: DWP, BiTC, Peterborough Live Healthy Team, MIND, Active Workplaces, DIAL, Sense

2 Outcomes… IiP Gold Accreditation Sunday Times Top 100 Company!

2 50% Reduction in sickness absence since commencement of project in 2010

2 What’s happening now?  Signed up to the Government’s Responsibility Deal  Broadening health and well-being initiatives to our residents  Healthy Conversations  Outside Gym  T & C’s committing well-being into Axiom’s employee terms

2 What’s happening now?  Delivering Chair Based exercise sessions  Weekly Xbox Challenge  Mental health awareness training And to create a bit of fun we are due to launch ……….

2 our Smoothie Bike!