Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Healthy Workplace Award
Healthy, Wealthy, Working
Having a healthy and productive workforce should be every
organisations ambition, especially as today’s business
environment is extremely competitive. The pressure to
increase profits and drive down costs at the same time is
high. The key to survival and success is the most important
asset, the staff!
The Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Award is a county standard of good practice and quality
mark of health and wellbeing in the workplace. It has been produced following research
in to effective and successful workplace health awards in Wales, Scotland and Plymouth.
There are three levels of the award – Bronze, Silver and Gold and 10 sets of criteria:
1. Creating a Healthy Workplace
2. Health and Safety
3. Recruitment, Retention and Return to Work
4. Mental Wellbeing including minimizing stress
5. Back Pain and Prevention
6. Stop Smoking
7. Alcohol and Substance Misuse
8. Physical Activity including Active Travel
9. Healthier Eating including Healthy Weight
10. Choosing Well
The criteria for the award is based on NICE guidance, other effective schemes in the UK
and support and input from many local specialist partner agencies. Most importantly, to
ensure it meets local needs a 6 month pilot was conducted working with 10 local businesses
in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.
The aim of the award is to act as a toolkit to encourage employers to think about ways to
improve the health and wellbeing of their employees. The toolkit provides steps to achieve
and improve in a wide range of health areas mentioned in the above criteria. The process
enables focus on the current good practices in place within an organisation and assists in
recognising priorities and providing solutions to addressing any highlighted issues specific
to the company and the working population.
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Healthy
Workplace Award Pack (click here to download pdf)
For more information or to become involved with this Award please contact:
Rachel Faulkner,
Workplace Health Coordinator · Health Promotion Service
Kernow Building · Wilson Way · Pool · Reduth · Cornwall · TR15 3QE
Tel: 01209 313419 · Fax: 01209 314491
Email: rachel.faulkner@ciospct.cornwall.nhs.uk
website: www.healthpromcornwall.org
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