Wellbeing team wins prestigious award in recognition of collaborative working
Colleagues from Joined Up Care Derbyshire's (JUCD) Wellbeing team are celebrating after being announced as the winner of the Healthcare People Management Association's (HPMA) Excellence in People Award.
The team took home the accolade in recognition of the cross-sector working that has formed its hugely successful wellbeing initiative, a collaboration of over eight anchor organisations which uses a joined-up approach to develop and deliver an improved wellbeing service to support NHS employees across the region - including here at UHDB.
The team supports around 40,000 health and social care colleagues across Derbyshire, Derby City, and East Staffordshire, delivering a wealth of wellbeing programmes and initiatives to help colleagues remain healthy and well at work.
James Buckley, Head of Wellbeing and Workforce Health Services, said he is immensely proud of the team and its collaborative work with others, which allows them to share skills and strengthen its resources:
"We're delighted to win the University of Bradford Award for cross sector working. The service has revolutionised the health and wellbeing culture within our organisations and our collaborative approach enables us to share knowledge, resources, and skills, establishing a person-centred model of sustainable, accessible, and preventable wellbeing support that could never have been realised by the organisations in isolation.
"I am immensely proud the team has been recognised for their hard work and commitment to the health, safety, and wellbeing agenda and to witness the team's incredible progress."
This award is the latest in a series of prestigious accolades for the team.
After successfully winning the Nursing Times Workforce Wellbeing Initiative of the Year Award in 2021, the team recently celebrated receiving a coveted Highly Commended Award for Best Partnership / Collaboration at the Public Services People Managers Association (PPMA) Awards ceremony in May 2023. And earlier this month, the team celebrated winning the Most Inclusive Menopause Friendly Employer Award at the Menopause Friendly Employer Awards ceremony.
Caroline Wade, Senior Responsible Officer at JUCD Health and Wellbeing, and Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development at Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, added her praise to the team for their success:
"What an incredible achievement for our fabulous JUCD Health and Wellbeing team who are testimony to the strength gained through cross-sector working.
"The team were up against some stiff competition at the national HPMA awards this year; the judges praised the team for their passion and commitment, remarking on the team’s clear focus on making a difference for colleagues right across the health and social care sector.
"I could not be prouder of everything the team has achieved in the last year - their hard work and compassion shines through. Congratulations to everyone at JUCD Wellbeing."