\u201cAN absence of illness does not mean that people are well.\u201d<\/p>\n
Those were the words of Lancashire Police\u2019s Chief Constable, Andy Rhodes, as he addressed The Police Dependants Trusts UpBeat! Conference this month.<\/p>\n
UpBeat! – The PDT\u2019s annual conference – took place yesterday and saw influential members of the Police family come together to discuss one of modern day policing\u2019s biggest issues \u2013 the wellbeing of those on the frontline.<\/p>\n
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CC Rhodes, closed the conference with an update on the National Wellbeing Strategy, and the Blue Light Framework.<\/p>\n
Mr Rhodes, who is also the National NPCC Lead for Wellbeing, said that the progress being made so far regarding wellbeing is \u2018exciting\u2019 and hopes it will fulfil the potential of providing a first class wellbeing support system for policing.<\/p>\n
In his closing words he said; \u201cpeople are overworked, and they are stressed because of it.<\/p>\n
\u201cForces need to stop having a standardised approach to wellbeing. We need to be putting wellbeing at the front of decision making \u2013 not at the back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Initiatives and ideas for how mental health and wellbeing in modern policing could further be improved were also discussed at the conference.<\/p>\n
Gill Scott-Moore, CEO of The Police Dependants Trust said, \u201cwith thousands of officers not getting the welfare they need and deserve, we must do more.\u201d<\/p>\n
The conference heard from representatives from forces, including Essex, Surrey, Staffordshire and Lancashire who shared how they were supporting wellbeing \u2013 from a wellbeing app, to in-station contemplation rooms, to a sleep support programme.<\/p>\n
Retired Metropolitan Police Officer, John Sutherland took to the stage to discuss his own personal story on mental health. Reading from his award winning memoir \u2018Blue\u2019, John spoke about the strain that policing is currently under, and the toll this takes on officers. He described it as ‘the most challenging time for policing since the Second World War.’<\/p>\n
Matt Jukes QPM was joined by research assistant Helen Oliver to share their research on keeping \u2018match fit\u2019 \u2013 how physical activity can have a positive impact on the wellbeing of police officers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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