Birmingham organisations invited to learn about the best ways to support employees
The online conference will feature a variety of seminars.
Dr Emma Hodges and Ian Leech
Submitted by Gary Young
Local organisations are being asked to come together to improve the health and wellbeing of their workforces.
Employers across Birmingham in West Midlands have been invited to take part in an online conference to teach them how to support their employees.
This is part of an initiative to make Birmingham the country's first officially-recognised compassionate city.
National charity Compassionate Communities UK (CC-UK) will host the Birmingham Compassionate City Charter – Employers Conference.
It will take place on Thursday, February 17 between 10am-4pm
Organisations from Birmingham - including charities, community groups, schools and hospices - are now working together with CC-UK to ensure that Birmingham becomes the first city to be awarded City Charter status.
Dr Emma Hodges, CEO at St Giles Hospice and Business Development Director for CC-UK, said: “Companies are, or can be, compassionate communities both internally and within their locality.
“We’d like to invite local employers to join us in being part of a multi-sector, growing group of people committed to Birmingham becoming a compassionate city.”
The conference will feature a number of seminars by guest speakers, along with workshops and discussions.
A seminar about the wellbeing of doctors and nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic will be delivered by Professor Michael West, CBE, Emeritus Professor at Aston University.
Ian Leeach, St Giles Hospice Community Development Manager, will share positive and negative stories from people living with a serious illness or who are grieving.
This will demonstrate the impact that either experience can have on the person and their colleagues.
Dr Emma Hodges will provide insights into some of the challenges and approaches that need to be considered in supporting employees living with a serious illness or who are grieving.
Further information about the event can be found here.
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