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Health Advocate of the Year Award Winners 2023

 

County Durham: Ashleigh Armstrong, Authentix Security Print Solutions Limited

Gateshead: Anthony Cairns, Gateshead Council

Newcastle: Emma Logan, NorthStandard 

North Tyneside: Jennifer Chamley, Capita (North Tyneside)

Northumberland: Victoria McSparron, Advance Northumberland

Primary Care: Julie Stephens, Healthworks

South Tyneside: Zoe Malam, Cell Pack Solutions Ltd

Stockton: Sara Fellows, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Sunderland: Heidi Mason, Clearly Drinks Limited

Overall Regional Winner for 2023: Heidi Mason, Clearly Drinks Limited

 

Special Recognition Award Winners 2023

County Durham: CustomerKNECT

Gateshead: Jobcentre Plus Gateshead 

North Tyneside: Sterling Pharma Solutions

Northumberland: Avery Dennison

Primary Care: Graham Elliott, Sunderland GP Alliance

Primary Care: Kit Wake & Courtney Catterson, Hartlepool and Stockton Health GP Federation

South Tyneside: Helen Foster, South Tyneside Council

Stockton: Mia Goodenough, Jacobs

Sunderland: Clearly Drinks

We wanted to provide staff with the tools and awareness to improve their health and wellbeing as well as improving communication and signposting our staff so they can make informed decisions on any support they need.

The award has assisted in improving communication and developing relationships with staff on all levels. The step challenge we held proved to be an excellent engagement tool and we intend to roll this out again this year.

- Roundel Manufacturing Ltd, Sunderland

We wanted to be able to share wellbeing initiatives we were proud of but at the same time receive feedback on anything that was missing or could be enhanced.

Love being part of the Award process - gives structure to our wellbeing plans for the year and showcases the amazing work our people do to support each other and our teams.

- EDF Energy, Sunderland

A healthy workforce is a happy workforce.  Grundfos puts its people first and we want to ensure all of our employees are healthy and well which is why the award is an ideal opportunity to drive this ambition and show the recognition for this drive to the workforce, our customers and the general public.

The award has provided a perfect driver for our health and wellbeing campaigns and ensures we are always kept on the right track and up to date with the latest strategies and wider community initiatives.  The award website provides lots of extremely useful resource material to support our campaigns.

- Grundfos manufacturing, Sunderland

We wanted to engage with our employees and provide a platform for everyone to improve their health and wellbeing at work but also support their families at home.

It has provided a focus for our Health & Wellbeing activities in the workplace and the support / information we receive from our workplace health leads has been invaluable in helping shape different campaigns rolled out across the business.

- Gardner Aerospace, Consett

At the time of enrolling on the BHAWA SUEZ did not have any health strategies in place. We started off on a blank canvas and were given the freedom by the plant manager to run our first campaigns. The wider business soon caught on and we now have an amazing wellness for all charter and Wellbeing and Inclusion Manager.

It gave us the starting point to a wider company movement and now wellness is a hot topic for the whole business. Enrolling every year onto a new level gives the site its focus and an end aim of achieving the award. The award recognises good work we do, and we also received the special recognition award in 2022.

- SUEZ TeesValley, Stockton

The wellbeing of our colleagues is incredibly important to us. As an organisation we understand the impact and benefit a good wellbeing strategy brings. We also believe that wellbeing has to be an ongoing campaign, the focus has to be constant not just something you write about in a policy or the provision of good flexible benefits. The award provided structure for us to formulate that strategy and annual activities plans force us to think about a variety of offerings and initiatives.

It provides structure, idea and something to work towards. It helps us to think about better ways to engage people in what we do.

- Aioi Nissay Dowa Europe, North Tyneside
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