Improving Mental Wellbeing in a Mental Health Trust: A Mental Health Needs Assessment Process

The Department of Health (DH) funded a project to reduce sickness absence caused by common mental health issues amongst staff in mental health trusts.The overall aim of the project was to improve the mental wellbeing of NHS staff employed in five trusts in the North of England, through implementation of primary and secondary level interventions; identified through the development and delivery of a mental wellbeing needs assessment.