Carmarthenshire Council's awards success
Carmarthenshire County Council has been recognised at the prestigious National Business Awards.
The authority came runner-up to the Police Service of Northern Ireland in its bid to scoop the Health, Work and Well-being Award at the finals held at London’s Grosvenor House.
Other runners-up in the same category included M&S, the Metropolitan Police and the Northern Bank.
Elin Cullen, head of business and specialist services, said: “Lining up alongside so many big commercial and public sector organisations has proved the level of commitment the authority has for improving the health and wellbeing of its workforce, and ultimately the public that the workforce serves.
“Of course we are disappointed that we did not win the award, but to have been shortlisted at all is a big achievement, of which we are very proud.
“The judges scrutinised every inch of our submission, and have given us some very positive and constructive advice which will help us strengthen our practices even further.”
The authority’s submission was based on its commitment to reinforcing the link between healthy staff and improved performance.
The entry spoke of a number of initiatives to improve health and wellbeing of the workforce, including stress management courses and a working group supported on all levels, from directors to trade unions representatives.
The council has received high acclaim over recent months, becoming the first welsh local authority to pick up a Platinum Corporate Health Standard Award from the Assembly for its high standard of work in the fields of health and sustainability.
Cllr Pam Palmer, executive board business manager, said: “We are very proud to have reached such a high standard in these prestigious national awards, for which you must be able to demonstrate high quality and performance. We hope to build on these foundations, taking the judges advice on board, and hopefully next year we’ll be able to go one better and bring home the award.”
The authority came runner-up to the Police Service of Northern Ireland in its bid to scoop the Health, Work and Well-being Award at the finals held at London’s Grosvenor House.
Other runners-up in the same category included M&S, the Metropolitan Police and the Northern Bank.
Elin Cullen, head of business and specialist services, said: “Lining up alongside so many big commercial and public sector organisations has proved the level of commitment the authority has for improving the health and wellbeing of its workforce, and ultimately the public that the workforce serves.
“Of course we are disappointed that we did not win the award, but to have been shortlisted at all is a big achievement, of which we are very proud.
“The judges scrutinised every inch of our submission, and have given us some very positive and constructive advice which will help us strengthen our practices even further.”
The authority’s submission was based on its commitment to reinforcing the link between healthy staff and improved performance.
The entry spoke of a number of initiatives to improve health and wellbeing of the workforce, including stress management courses and a working group supported on all levels, from directors to trade unions representatives.
The council has received high acclaim over recent months, becoming the first welsh local authority to pick up a Platinum Corporate Health Standard Award from the Assembly for its high standard of work in the fields of health and sustainability.
Cllr Pam Palmer, executive board business manager, said: “We are very proud to have reached such a high standard in these prestigious national awards, for which you must be able to demonstrate high quality and performance. We hope to build on these foundations, taking the judges advice on board, and hopefully next year we’ll be able to go one better and bring home the award.”
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