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Health Coaching support for businesses in Wiltshire
We’ ve been out and about across our community, promoting the free Workplace Health services available to all local businesses wanting to support their greatest asset, their workforce.
You have preventative maintenance plans for your machinery, don’ t you? So, you need to think in the same terms for your staff – make their health your priority. Here’ s a couple of examples of businesses that are doing just that …
Our Health Coaches recently visited food manufacturer, Bakkavor Desserts, based in Devizes. Having been approached by their Occupation Health team, we joined forces to offer several“ stop smoking” sessions to fit shift patterns of the staff. And to coincide with their internal health promotion campaign, we brought along a stand to attend a couple of health fairs. During these collaborations we held lots of positive conversations, and several staff members have now begun their journey to being smokefree.
When asked about our Workplace Health service one member of the Bakkavor Occupational Health team said,“ It’ s always fantastic to get outside sources to come and talk to people, it’ s a chance for our staff to speak confidently to people from outside the organisation”. An Occupational Health Advisor went on to remark that“ it is great to work with like-minded people who all want to help others. It’ s fantastic to share ideas and have meetings with people to gain resources and build relationships”.
Owing to the success of this partnership we will be working with the business again during 2025, with further stop smoking campaigns, attendance at their Wellbeing Month events and assistance with support for an upcoming menopause café. 2025 looks set to be a happy and healthy year for Bakkavor!
A catering business from Salisbury got in touch asking for support for their wider team. We discussed their requirements and were able to offer our Health Coaches to deliver a number of tailored, remote, Bitesize courses on various health and wellbeing topics, including stress awareness and mindfulness. Due to the busy kitchen environment, we adapted the courses to be delivered virtually, in short bursts, to suit the team’ s needs.
We have supported various, local business focused events. You may have seen us at some career fairs in Trowbridge, the TBE Expo in Bath with colleagues from The Enterprise Network, and at the recent Business Breakfast held at the Digital Mansion in Corsham. We’ re here to help you and your workforce so please do come and speak with our friendly staff if you see us out and about or contact us using the details below. We would love to discuss your business health and wellbeing needs.
Did you know? Our team of Health Coaches can offer free one to one and / or group support for Wiltshire businesses to start their healthier workforce journey, From a One Man Band to larger corporate or any size in between, we can help with a tailored solution for your needs. Our professional health coaches can provide help and support with:
• Healthy eating, moving more, including weight management.
• Smoking cessation and reducing alcohol consumption
• Individual health checks, including blood pressure Health Coaches can deliver this support on site, in-person, by telephone, or using video conferencing to employers and employees. They also deliver courses in Mental Health Awareness, Stress awareness, Mindfulness and more.
To find out more about all our services visit Workplace Health- The Enterprise Network, contact publichealth @ wiltshire. gov. uk or call 0300 003 4566 to speak to one of the team. THE BUSINESS EXCHANGE 2025 11