Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust

'…we have identified that the health and well-being of our staff is a key factor in how engaged they are with their work and how well they perform.  We recognised that the ability to manage stress effectively within our organisation is a key factor in ensuring the wellbeing of our people and the organisation as a whole.

To that end, we have been working with Simon Ward and Dave Algeo, who are both experts in their respective fields – Simon in the field of Health and Fitness and Dave, an expert on stress.  The workshops have been delivered with staff from Bands 1 through to 9 (service deliverers to strategic level department/ area heads) and have been exceptionally well received.

Feedback comments from some of those attending the course include:

‘this was the best experience I’ve ever been on,’ &

‘The workshop was a brilliant day and really helped me fully understand stress and not only how it affects me but also others.  I must congratulate you on your excellent style of presentation- it was the best workshop I have attended and I recommend it to others.’

Overall, I would highly recommend working with Simon and Dave in the development of a tailored and effective health and wellbeing programme for your organisation.

Alison Dubbins, Head of Learning and Development, Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust

‘We commissioned Dave Algeo to run a series of ‘developing resilience and enhancing wellbeing sessions for our staff working in our CAMHS,0-19 community services, safeguarding, Paediatric Psychology and Neuro-disability,Speech and Language teams including representatives from our management team and parents from our parent participation group.

In all 99 people attended the events and they were exceptionally well received. Feedback was a unanimous 100% positive response to value received from the session, the level at which they were pitched and the willingness to recommend the sessions to others.

Comments included:

‘Was an excellent morning, picked up tips, and signed up for the daily email. Has made a difference to my mindset”

and

“It was an excellent session and I’ve already shared the resources in the team. Great workshop!”

Overall, I would recommend Dave and his sessions to any organisation in supporting their staff and managers in developing resilience and providing practical tools to protect and enhance wellbeing.

Liz Murch,

Associate Director, Community, Wellbeing and Mental Health (CWAMH) Division, Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust