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Melin Homes - Steps to Success

The Zest programme is valued by the organisation and staff. Its success and longevity is most likely a result of a range of elements working coherently together:

  • Commitment from senior management and board members
  • Identification of staff ambassadors
  • Establishment of a monthly working group
  • Commitment to mental health and wellbeing visible throughout organisational processes and strategies
  • Wellbeing incorporated into staff review process, including prompts for managers  
  • Provision of a range of regular activities, delivered in a variety of ways
  • Dedicated staff time for mental health and wellbeing activities
  • Promotion of national campaigns such as Mental Health Awareness Week and Time to Talk Day with related activities for staff
  • Engagement and involvement of external organisations able to positively contribute to staff mental health and wellbeing, for example:
    • Workshops for managers to improve support for their staff
    • Wellbeing sessions
    • Lectures
    • Workshops
  • Specific mental health training for staff with line management responsibility
  • Accredited member of staff trained to have effective conversations with staff about mental health and wellbeing
  • Dedicated health and wellbeing section on the staff intranet site
  • Monthly emails promoting good mental wellbeing in the workplace
  • Collation and promotion of staff stories to celebrate achievement and inspire others
  • Signposting to information and services
  • Online resources including recordings of any workshops run for staff
  • Regular consultation with staff and opportunities for feedback, for example, one-to-one conversations, surveys, meetings and drop-in opportunities
  • Communication via a range of means, for example, email, intranet, social media and TV screens
  • Dedicated budget for Zest activities

Page last reviewed: 28th February 2025