Life Happens - Mindfulness Workshops at NHS North West

‘Life Happens: managing yourself mindfully at work and home’ consisted of two full days, a fortnight apart, and took place during February 2013 at the Manchester offices of NHS North West (NHS NW). The course was commissioned to assist NHS NW staff cope with any stress they felt due to the transition of services, which was completed in March 2013.Thirty one people attended day one and nineteen attended day two, fourteen of whom had attended the first workshop. Of those who attended both workshops differences in their Perceived Stress Scale scores and their Day-to-Day Experiences Questionnaire scores were compared.