The UK Psych Health and Safety Podcast

The management of the overall organisational Mental Health & Wellbeing function within a Health, Safety & Wellbeing team and the importance of support from senior leadership

Today we are talking to Laura Thomas, Barrister, Safety Strategist and Risk Leader about the legal obligations for employers when it comes to health and safety and why taking a risk-based approach to workplace mental health is crucial.

This week Peter Kelly and I have been chatting with Nick Pahl who is the CEO at the Society of Occupational Health. We spoke about the role of occupational health in organisational wellbeing and how it is vitally important to look at a preventative approach to avoiding workplace-related issues and the processes that can be put in place to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of all employees in...

This week Peter Kelly and I have been chatting with Amy McKeown who is an Award-Winning, Health, Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategist and an advocate for women’s health. We spoke about how having an end-to-end workplace mental health strategy is so important. This requires businesses to assess the root causes of the issues that are contributing to workplace stress and address these rather than b...

This week we have been chatting with Hayley Farrell from Emcor this has been a real treat as Emcor are the first company in the UK to have been awarded the ISO45003 certification. The commitment Emcor has to creating a psychologically safe work environment is fantastic and the fact that they have managed to achieve accreditation for a standard that was only released in June 2021 is testament to th...

What if your job was good for you? This is the topic we are talking to Louise about this week A new report sets out how business leaders can create an environment in which employees feel supported to do their best work. It also outlines how to achieve good jobs for all, that drive sustainable positive mental health outcomes. A link to the report is below: https://www.bitc.org.uk/report/what-if-you...

In this episode Sheila and Peter chat with Nicki Eyre Founder and Managing Director of Conduct Change who is an anti-bullying advocate. Nicki has experienced both opportunity and adversity during her career, including her own experience of feeling bullied at work. She recognises the scale of the problem at both an organisational and individual level and is able to bring her wealth of experience to...

In this episode, Sheila welcomes Karl Robinson, manager of Oxford United Football Club. Karl talks about the mental health issues in the football world and his experience dealing with them during his career.

In this episode of the Podcast, host Sheila Lord is welcoming special guest Andrew Clements who is an occupational psychologist, specialising in wellbeing and at work and careers. Andrew speaks about what an occupational psychologist do to benefit the well-being of a business.

In this episode, co-hosts Sheila and Peter welcome Dr Jacqui Wilmshurst, director of Safety in Mind and Consulting Psychologist. Jacqui’s career has seen her supporting individuals and teams towards effective psychosocial risk management, with a focus on highly specialised and challenging roles including; social media content moderation, social work, humanitarian aid, emergency services, broadcast...

In this episode, Sheila and Peter are joined by Prof. Dr Tim Marsh, Founder of Anker & Marsh. Tim is very much considered a world authority on the subject of behavioural safety, safety leadership and organisational culture and he is the author of many books.

In this episode, Sheila and Peter are joined by Emily Pearson, managing director and co-founder of Our Mind's Work. Emily comes from a health and social care background, and in this episode, she shares her thoughts and experiences in Mental-ill health.

This is a special episode aired on World Suicide Prevention day where Sheila Lord and co-hosts Peter Kelly and Ann Robinson are welcoming special guest Richard Barker, Assistant Manager of Rotherham United Football Club. Richard will share the story of his brother’s suicide and the impact this has had on his life and the life of his family and why it is important to speak and spread awareness on t...

In this episode, Sheila is joined by co-host Jason Van Scie from FlourishDx. Sheila and Jason speak with special guest Kate Field, Global Head Health, Safety and Wellbeing at British Standards Institution. Kate speaks initially about the standard ISO 45001 and then she explains why it was necessary to write the new ISO 45003 as a supporting standard and how it was developed. She then speaks about...

Today, Sheila and Peter are going to talk to Jason Anker, who is an MBE and founder of Proud to be Safe. Jason talks about the impact that life outside work can have on safety and performance in the workplace. Many organisations still say that employees need to leave their problems at home and that this is not a work issue. Jason tells about his journey past and present as we focus this episode on...

In this episode, Sheila and Peter talk with Su Chantry, Occupational Health Nurse Manager at Williams Racing. Su explains the role of occupational health services in psychosocial risk management and the promotion of mental health and wellbeing at work. Lastly, Su talks about the release of the new ISO 45003 standard.

In this episode, our hosts Sheila Lord and Peter Kelly speak with Dr Michael Drayton, an Executive Coach, Organisational Consultant and Clinical Psychologist, and author of the book Anti-burnout. Michael speaks about what is Burnout at the workplace and how that impacts our life. He defines Burnout as an occupational phenomenon caused by chronic stress. If you're interested in purchasing Michael's...

In this episode, Peter and Sheila talk with Claire Farrow, Global Director of Content, MADWorldSummit & makeadifference.media. Claire speaks about the work that she does and how she contributes to mental health wellbeing. She says that it is important for business leaders to train their staff and put in place programmes within their organisations for mental health wellbeing.

Our partners over at FlourishDx ran a fantastic live event a couple of weeks ago and we are happy to be able to share this content with you as a podcast if you didn’t get the chance to catch up with it. A great event with lots of fantastic insights from co-host Jason Van Schie, Peter Kelly and Mary Ann Baynton. Peter and Mary Ann share the history of the development of the UK and Canadian standard...

In this episode, Peter and Sheila talk with Gerard Forlin. He is a health & safety and corporate governance specialist with a global client base in over 65 countries. Industries worked in include transport, aviation, mining and fire among others. Gerard’s broad practice covers civil, criminal and commercial litigation. In this episode, we discuss with Gerard regarding: - Work he does in H&S - His...

In this episode, Peter and Sheila talk with Sally Swingewood, lead standards development manager, BSI. Sally has been involved in the development of the new ISO 45003 standard (with Peter of course). The standard has just been released and in this episode, Sally and Peter will talk about the development of the standard and the potential impact of this for businesses wanting to step up their workpl...

In this episode, we chat with Dr Gilda Scarfe, CEO and founder of positive ED. Gilda tells us about positive psychology models -PERMA and SCARFE, and the narrative around negative mental health language. Gilda speaks about the impact of covid on teachers/students and how to keep staff and students positive and well. Finally, we have a chat about how to maintain positive psychological health in sch...

In this episode, our hosts speak with Joelle Mitchell who is head of Psychological Health and Safety, Organisational psychologist, Podcaster and FlourishDx enthusiast. The topics covered in this episode are: - How to implement systemic programs for psych health - Importance of leadership commitment - Key factors for success - Common pitfalls The closing question is: What would be your advice to bu...

Sheila and Peter are joined with special guest Paul Cullen, an aviation wellbeing consultant. Paul shares his experience and role during what has been the toughest year ever for the aviation industry. Paul also talks about the common mental health issues in the industry.