Fundamentals of Workplace Wellbeing: a framework to support the workforce

To best support the wellbeing of people working in health, social care and social work, it’s important to understand the workplace factors which have the biggest impact on keeping staff well. By identifying these common factors, we can focus our efforts on the areas that make the greatest difference.

We reviewed the evidence on workplace factors that influence staff wellbeing and used the findings to develop a framework of the five key elements that help create positive and supportive workplaces.

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Our review identified the following five factors that are fundamental to maintaining workplace wellbeing:

1. Leadership – support leaders to support wellbeing
2. Relationships – encourage connection and positive working relationships
3. Preparation – provide the tools, resources and training needed to do the job well
4. Growth – create opportunities for learning and development
5. Culture – foster fairness, trust and teamwork

Together, these five themes highlight practical ways organisations can proactively support staff wellbeing.

You can click on the cards below for an introduction to each theme or read the full review.

Leadership

support leaders to support wellbeing

Relationships

encourage connection and positive working relationships

Preparation

provide the tools, resources and training needed to do the job well

Growth

create opportunities for learning and development

Culture

foster fairness, teamwork and trust

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the evidence behind the fundamentals