Pharmafile Logo

The Lucid Group Wellbeing Champions embark on their MHFA training

- PMLiVE

A mentally sound organisation is good for talent and business. Statistics from Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England point out to mental health illness (such as depression or anxiety) accounting to 70 million days off sick per year, the most of any health condition. MHFA England’s research also highlights that almost a third of employees said to them that they would consider leaving their current role if their mental health continued to suffer due to their job.

We are aware of what the data is telling us, and as a people-centric organisation, building and maintaining a mentally healthy Lucid is our paramount people ambition. A key component of this is to invest in Mental Health First Aiders. This week is an important step towards realising this ambition. After many delays, due to Covid-19, our Wellbeing Champions are finally undertaking an MHFA England accredited course to become fully qualified Mental Health First Aiders.

Our Mental Health First Aiders will play a vital role in championing our people’s mental health. Their role will include providing non-judgemental listening and guidance and, if needed, support to identify and take steps in accessing relevant mental health resources and third parties.

Karina Rudzinska, Lucid Group HR Manager; oversees all the Wellbeing initiatives which fall under the Lucidbeing brand. Karina is also being a Wellbeing Champion and soon-to-be Mental Health First Aider commented, “I’ve seen family and friends’ relationships fall apart because of mental ill-health not being treated like any other health problem, where mental illness has been very mistakenly seen as a weakness and a personal choice. Being a naturally compassionate individual, it saddened me that in some of those instances I could not help to alleviate the suffering of people I cared about. And as an HR professional looking after employees, I’ve seen similar scenarios playing out in the workplace. For me, becoming a Mental Health First Aider is thus about gaining a level of professional recognition and personal conviction to confidently steer Lucidians and Lucid towards a healthier mental headspace.”

We’re extremely proud of our Wellbeing Champions who have demonstrated both passion and commitment to their role. And we wish them all well as they embark on this important learning and development journey.

This content was provided by Lucid Group Communications Limited

Company Details

 Latest Content from  Lucid Group Communications Limited 

Lucid celebrates summer in style at their annual summer meeting

Lucid held their annual Summer Meeting last week. The event is all about taking the time out to celebrate colleagues, teams, and all they have achieved in the year so...

Data Visualisation

Last week’s Thirsty Thursday was all about data visualisation and was hosted by Katherine Mantell, Managing Director of Leading Edge – part of the Lucid family of companies.Katherine started the session with...

The True Potential of Mobile Health Tech

In a recent edition of PME, Dennis O’Brien, Lucid CEO and co-founder, discusses the potential of mobile health in improving patient outcomes – a goal that is at the heart...

Lucid’s magic touch is recognised, winning both Communiqué Medical Education Consultancy of the Year and Communiqué Communications Consultancy of the Year 2018

Lucid’s pioneering and patient-centric approach to strategic medical communications was recognised yesterday as they scooped  a total of four awards. These included: Excellence in Communications via Meetings for OptiMiSe –...

Improving Outcomes – Patient Engagement & Activation

Last week, Lucid launched its first Thirsty Thursday session, during which everyone gets an opportunity to quench their thirst for knowledge and learn about new industry trends and techniques. Last...

Patient outcomes in practice: delivering value that transforms lives

In this month’s PME, Lucid CEO and co-founder, Dennis O’Brien, and Managing Director, Louise Verrall, discuss ‘Patient outcomes in practice: delivering value that transforms lives’. In response to the increasing...

Lucid are bringing magic to the North West with three new hires

Lucid Group are spreading their magic to the North West with three new hires, bolstering their client services and delivery teams. Helen Hutton is appointed as Business Unit Director for...

Lucid’s Right Royal Bake-Off

Lucid joined in on the royal wedding fervour today by celebrating the impending nuptials with a Royal Bake-off, producing cakes fit for the Queen and the new Princess. Lucid love...

Lucid’s magic touch is recognised as they make the shortlist in five different categories for Communiqué 2018

Lucid has been working its magic with its clients again!Four of their pioneering programmes have been shortlisted as finalists for this year’s Communiqué awards. And they have been shortlisted for...