In the workplace

As well as the training and delivery of MBCT within clinical services, the Nottingham Centre for Mindfulness (NCM) offers mindfulness for stress and wellbeing to external organisations as part of workplace wellbeing strategies.

There is increasing evidence of the benefits of mindfulness. NICE recommends that mindfulness should be offered to "all employees…on an ongoing basis."  March 2022: Recommendations | Mental wellbeing at work | Guidance | NICE 

NCM has offered mindfulness sessions and courses for all health and social care staff across Nottinghamshire in collaboration with NHS England Staff Wellbeing Hubs in addition to staff working at Nottingham Trent University and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Introductory sessions and MBCT courses have been run at a variety of times and venues and on line to make this accessible to as many staff as possible. Approximately 2000 staff have consequently attended mindfulness training provided by NCM over the past year. Outcomes from attending courses for staff include:

• Reduced stress - 95% of staff stated that they believed it had helped them learn to manage stress more effectively
• Improved wellbeing and mood - 100% of staff completing this would recommend it to colleagues as a helpful way of managing stress, coping with negative thoughts and improving overall self-care

Participants comments about the courses are included below:

“I am calmer both in my personal and professional life as a direct result of attending”

“Before the course I suffered from anxiety and panic attacks. I didn’t feel ‘alive’, rather I was surviving and worrying all the time about the future. Mindfulness has taught me to be aware, present, accepting of myself and of situations out of my control. I feel like mindfulness is magic and I feel truly alive”

“It has helped me alter the way I approach stress in my personal and professional life………. I feel that I am more productive with my time and ultimately that I have more energy”

“I was aware that my mental health and emotional wellbeing was starting to feel desperate, I was worried about me. Now I’m not”

If you or your organisation are interested in discovering the benefits of mindfulness for your staff and organisation please contact:

Nottingham Centre for Mindfulness
St. Ann's House
114 Thorneywood Mount
Nottingham
NG3 2PZ

Tel: 0115 8440535
Email: Joanne.lee@nottshc.nhs.uk
Email: mindfulness@nottshc.nhs.uk