Pictured (L-R): Dr Lisa McIlvenna, Managing Director, Business in the Community; Lynda Vladeanu, Assistant Director, South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust; Catherine Downey, Workplace Programme Manager, Business in the Community; and Brien Frazer, Community Health Development Practitioner, South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust.

The Take 5 Accreditation was delivered as part of a partnership between Business in the Community and South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust, and supported by the Public Health Agency (PHA).

Catherine Downey, Wellbeing Programme Manager at Business in the Community commented: “By completing the Take 5 Accreditation, these organisations are publicly demonstrating their commitment to the wellbeing of their employees in a responsible and transparent manner. The process and results allow organisations to examine and reflect on their wellbeing performance, benchmark themselves against others and drive improvements for the benefit of their people and to strengthen their business.

Laura McAllister, Health Development Specialist (Lead for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention) at South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust added: “The Take 5 Accreditation supports workplaces to strategically implement five steps to wellbeing in their health and wellbeing strategy for their employees. It is really encouraging to see so many organisations being recognised for their commitment to employee health and wellbeing. A special word of thanks to the PHA for their funding and support.”

Companies that successfully achieved the Take 5 Accreditation are Ardmore Group, Beechvale Nursing Home, BPerfect Cosmetics, Caremark NI, Condensation Solutions, Eakin Healthcare, McQuillan Companies, Norbrook Laboratories Ltd, SONI (System Operator for Northern Ireland), Stepping Stones, Threshold Services and Veolia.

To find out more about the Take 5 Workplace Accreditation, please visit www.bitcni.org.uk/take5.