South West

The main office for MINDFUL EMPLOYER^® is located in this region - please use the main Contact page to get in touch.

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 Trish Stokoe, Social Inclusion Lead, South West Development Centre, Care Services Improvement Partnership, Mallard Court, Express Park, Bristol Road, Bridgwater TA6 4RN. Phone: 01278 432002 or 07768 421669

Other MINDFUL EMPLOYER contacts within the region are:

Bristol & surrounding area: Karen Cooper, Employment Solutions 0117 905 5357
Cornwall: John Hoskin, Pentreath Ltd  01726 862727
Devon (inc Torbay): WorkWAYS  01392 208833
Gloucestershire: Hannah Williams Gloucestershire First  01242 864190 
Plymouth: Susan McAdie, Business Health Network  01752 272465 
Wiltshire: David Latham, Richmond Fellowship Wiltshire   01793 433571

Specialist support with drug and alcohol issues throughout the South West:
Nick Mounsey Addaction South West  01872 263001

Local Employer Networks

These networks provide an informal, relaxed setting in which to meet colleagues from other employers to discuss issues of common concern. The agenda is set by the group and generally focus on topics connected to recruiting and retaining staff who experience mental ill health. Any employer is welcome to attend.

Bristol       mid-July
Run in conjunction with Employment Solutions, if you are interested in attending, please contact Karen Cooper, Employment Solutions 0117 905 5357.

Cornwall  
Organised jointly with Pentreath Ltd, for more details contact John Hoskin on 01726 862727

Devon (inc Torbay)   9 September   Exeter
Organised jointly with PLUSS, this group focuses on disability in general (i.e. including physical health and learning difficulties as well as mental health). For more information, please contact us on 01392 208833

Dorset, Bournemouth & Poole    
For details please contact contact us on 01392 208833.

Gloucester
We are working with Gloucestershire First and others to set up a network. For more information, please contact Hannah Williams Gloucestershire First  on 01242 864190 

North Devon     13 May  
Organised jointly with PLUSS, this group focuses on disability in general (i.e. including physical health and learning difficulties as well as mental health). The next meeting will look at the role of occupational health. For more information, please contact us on 01392 208833

Plymouth Employer Network on Disability (PEND)      10 June   16 September   11 November
Run by Plymouth Guild and PLUSS (not MINDFUL EMPLOYER), PEND is open to any employer and covers all disabilities. For more information contact Georgina Thompson, Disability Employment & Training Advisor at Plymouth Guild on 01752 201766.

Support Services

Mental Health Awareness Training
Pentreath Ltd can currently provide free mental health awareness training for small to medium employers in Cornwall. The training which is looking to raise awareness and reduce stigma surrounding mental health can be accessed through the Work link project. If you are interested in learning more about mental health and how it can impact on your staff and organisation please contact John Hoskin on 01726 862727

Mental Health First Aid Training
Training for non-professionals to help recognise those affected by mental health problems and offer initial help and guidance towards professional support. Contact Dawn Eastley on 01803 666063

The Alexandra Resource Agency
TARA provides support with developing mental health strategies, absence management and work-life balance approaches and mental health awareness training. For more details contact Alex Wiggins on 07886 633253

Details of support services in the South West can be found on a Google Map

Charter Signatories

Signatories to the Charter for Employers who are Positive About Mental Health who are based or have offices in the South West:

2gether NHS Foundation Trust for Gloucestershire Agincare Ltd* Allied Care Ltd* Avon & Somerset Probation Service Bournemouth Borough Council Bournemouth Churches Housing Association**  Bradford & Bingley plc* Care Services Improvement Partnership (South West) Celtic Care CHATS* City College Plymouth Claro Learning* Colebrook Housing Society Ltd (incl. Carers Champions)** Community Care Trust (South Devon) Ltd* Coodes Solicitors* Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Primary Care Trust Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust Cornwall Centre for Volunteers** Covalent Software Ltd* Crumbs Project** Devon & Cornwall Constabulary Devon & Cornwall Probation Area Devon County Council Devon Partnership NHS Trust Devon Primary Care Trust DMT Business Services* Dorset Healthcare NHS Trust Dorset Mind** Dorset Primary Care Trust Dorset Probation Area Dr Hunter & Partners East Devon District Council East Devon Volunteer Support Agency** Exeter Community Initiatives** Exeter Council for Voluntary Service** Exeter Enterprises* Fitzgerald Lighting Ltd* GIS Supported Employment Gloucestershire First* Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust Happy Days Nurseries Ltd* Hardwick HR* Help and Care** Hillcrest Branch Ltd* LEAVES**

Learning & Skills Council Mental Health Matters** Moreton Green Ltd* Neighbourhood Management in Springbourne & Boscombe Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust Outlook South West* Optima Workplace Ltd*  Pentreath Ltd**    Penwith District Council Phoenix Enterprises* PLUSS*  Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust Plymouth & District Mind** Plymouth Teaching Primary Care Trust   Princecroft Willis LLP*   Probus & Grampound Surgeries Prospects Services Ltd (South West)* RBLI Employment Solutions** Rezolve Kernow Ltd* Rethink** Richmond Fellowship** Richmond Fellowship Wiltshire** Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS       Foundation Trust Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust   Rural Community Link Project** St Merryn Meat* Scout Enterprises (Western) Ltd* Second Step** South Devon Healthcare NHS Trust South of England Advocacy Projects** South Somerset Mind** Somerset Primary Care Trust Swindon Borough Council Swindon & Marlborough NHS Trust Swindon Primary Care Trust The Great Western Packaging Co Ltd* Together: Working for Wellbeing** Tre' Care Group* West Cornwall Mind Befriending Scheme** WTCS Ltd*

* 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.

More information will be added to this page in due course - and please contact us if you have any items of interest or details of organisations who support employers.