South West London CCG Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21

working in the office. We believe this will allow more flexibility, innovation and collaboration, allowing our staff to structure their days around their commitments. Staff Health and Wellbeing Network This year, we formed a new Staff Health and Wellbeing Network. Made up of staff from across the organisation, the network organises a range of activities to support all staff maintain and improve the mental and physical health and wellbeing. Activities include mindfulness sessions, exercise and activity challenges and social events. We have published and signpost to a wide range of health and wellbeing resources on our intranet that are free for all staff. Mental health and emotional wellbeing support Alongside our mental health service partners, we are working to understand the mental health impact of the pandemic on our staff and how we can best support those who are stressed, anxious or suffering from low moods. For many of us these are issues that will resolve themselves, but for many others these feelings may become long term concerns. Staff are able to access an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides personal support, including counselling, and life management and is available 24 hours a day, any day of the year. We have also supported a number of staff to complete either the Mental Health First Aider or Mental Health Champion training programmes. These individuals are available to provide support to staff, signposting them to professional help and to challenge mental health stigma in the workplace. We have also published a range of emotional wellbeing and mental health resources on our intranet to help staff identify sources of support such as OurNHSPeople, access to wellbeing Apps and signposting to local Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services. Internal communications mechanisms We have built on the progress we made last year to further develop staff communication channels and enable staff to remain and feel connected with colleagues. South West London CCG intranet With the merger of the former six borough- based CCGs into one South West London CCG, it was important to bring together sources of information, news and support onto one platform that all CCG staff members could access. A new Intranet was designed, built and launched and is now the single source of internal information for our staff. It features multimedia content such as videos and photographs, a calendar of events and has user-generated content areas where staff can post their own blog, discussion, photo, or add a comment to any of the pages. Annual Report and Accounts 2020/21 | 167