Making the link between staff and service-user health
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Mental Health Practice

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Making the link between staff and service-user health

Josephine Poole Clinical nurse consultant, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Keepingthe Body in Mind, The Maroubra Centre, Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia
Elisa Rossimel Accredited practising dietitian, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Keeping the Body in Mind, The Maroubra Centre, Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia
Hamish Fibbins Accredited exercise physiologist, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Keeping the Body in Mind, The Maroubra Centre, Maroubra, New South Wales, Australia
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This article describes the introduction of a staff health programme designed to create a shift in culture in a mental health service towards the inclusion of physical health. The 16-week programme offered staff cardiometabolic health assessments and interventions, including individual sessions with specialist staff, with goal setting around diet, exercise and sleep. Staff were reviewed after the programme and provided qualitative feedback. The article also outlines the feasibility of including a similar programme in other mental health services.

Mental Health Practice. 21, 8, 18-22. doi: 10.7748/mhp.2018.e1279

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Keywords :

behaviour change - exercise - mental health - staff welfare

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06 July 2018 / Vol 21 issue 8

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