Benevolent Fund’s Rewards and Recognition programme promotes well being
Over 100 staff and officers attended a Wellbeing event held at West Bromwich police station last month.
Organised by the Partnerships department at Sandwell, over 20 organisations, including the Benevolent Fund, were on hand to offer support and advice on matters including, mental and physical health, emotional support and finances.
Free health checks for officers and staff were also available with over 35 people signing up for blood pressure and cholesterol checks.
The event was so popular there are now plans to roll it out across the force and the next Wellbeing day is being organised for Wolverhampton NPU.
Lillie Abbott, the NPU’s Vulnerability, Early help and Referral officer, said: “We would like to thank all the organisations for their support and help in organising the day, they made sure the event was a huge success.
“In particular we would like to thank WMP Benevolent Fund who donated £100 towards the force’s Rewards and Recognition programme for use with this year’s Well Being agenda, this enabled us to buy a Fitbit which was offered as a prize to anyone who signed up for a health check, congratulations to Karen Weston from the PPU who won the Fitbit.
“We were inundated with people and the day was so successful Chief Insp Karen Geddes will be replicating it in Wolverhampton on 10th August, 10 till 2 at the Bilston Street Police Station.”
The Benevolent Fund will also be attending this event so please stop by and see us.