London

MINDFUL EMPLOYER^® is facilitated in association with National Institute for Mental Health England (NIMHE), part of the Dept of Health's Care Services Improvement Partnership.
The regional contact is Brendan McLoughlin, Programme Director, London Development Centre, Care Services Improvement Partnership, 11-13 Cavendish Square, London W1G 0AN Phone: 020 7307 2442 or 07721 670863. Useful material can also be found on the London Development Centre's website.

Other MINDFUL EMPLOYER contacts in London are Mukesh Gohil & Sue Temple, Open Mind Consultancy  020 8883 9453

Events

Mental Health & Emotional Wellbeing: A Call to London Employers     10 July
Organised by Stand to Reason and featuring speakers from HBOS, Deloitte, Mitie, BT, Herbert Smith and others this conference aims to both help and support employers in focusing on this key issue in their workplaces. For more information contact Jonathan Naess on 07974 800881

Support Services

Business Mentality
Assists small businesses to improve business performance through a better understanding of workplace mental health issues   020 7307 2431

City & Hackney Mind
Provides a variety of support and training to employers surrounding the topic of mental health awareness and managing mental health in the workplace. They also provide training opportunities and employment and job retention advice for people with mental health needs. Contact Louise Innes  020 7241 9560

InterAct
InterAct provides stress management and workplace mental health training to business     01245 608253

London Workforce Futures Partnership
Addresses the needs of SMEs with regard to the retention and reintegration of staff with mental and physical health problems. Contact Michael Chambers on 020 8929 4731

London Employer Coalition
Consists of chief executives and HR directors of major international, national and regional firms, committed to helping the welfare to work programme in London. 020 7340 4237

Pinnacle Proactive
Provides a range of company, team and individual interventions and wellbeing solutions including stress management, absenteeism reduction, conflict resolution and bullying and harassment prevention.   0870 011 7899

RF Enfield Employment Services   020 8805 6909
RF Waltham Forest Employment Services   020 8536 9936

Routes 2 Employment
Routes 2 Employment offers support to employers and people with mental health issues in East London. (Please note: Routes 2 Employment have their own charter which incorporates elements of the MINDFUL EMPLOYER Charter for Employers - we support their initiative but adopting their version does not equate to signing ours.) Tel: 0207 655 4019

Wealth, Health, Education & Employment in the Local Labourforce (Wheell)
Website is a tool to support local employers who wish to recruit people with health problems.

Working Well Trust
Working Well is an established charity working in the East End of London to provide support for employers and also training and employment opportunities for people who have experienced mental health problems.  020 8519 8619
 

Amnesty International UK**
Barking, Havering & Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust
Bradford & Bingley plc*
Employers' Forum on Disability**
Greenwich Community College
Learning & Skills Council
London Voluntary Service Council**
Making Space**
MCCH Ltd**
Mental Health Matters**
National Social Inclusion Programme
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
PRIMHE**
Rethink**  
Richmond Fellowship**
Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health**
Social Spider CIC**
South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Southwark Primary Care Trust  
Sutton Mental Health Foundation**
Together: Working for Wellbeing**
wpf Counselling & Psychotherapy**
West London Mental Health NHS Trust

* private sector business; ** voluntary sector/charity; unmarked - public sector employer

The Charter is about working towards the principles of it not the immediate fulfilment of them – signing up is a step along a journey not the end of it.