Mental Health and Wellbeing Leadership Board: delivery progress report 3 - February 2025
The third progress report (LB(25)03-03) assessing the delivery of the strategic actions found within the mental health and wellbeing strategy and accompanying delivery plan and workforce action plan, including a summary of identified risks and issues.
Mental Health & Wellbeing Strategy Workforce Action Plan 2023-25
Workforce Action Plan Progress Overview
The following ‘Delivery Overview’ is a high-level summary and should be considered alongside the full list of actions - Mental health and wellbeing : workforce action plan 2023-2025. The ‘Section’ column refers to the key issue headlines/themes based on stakeholder feedback with a summary RAG for the actions which sit below, rather than an assessment of the issue as a whole.
Section |
Overall RAG |
Sub-Action Delivery RAG |
|---|---|---|
1.1 Workforce Data. |
At Risk |
25% On Track, 75% At Risk |
1.2 Workforce Planning. |
On Track |
17% Delivered, 83% On Track |
1.3 Flexibility & Co-Design. |
On Track |
100% Delivered |
1.4 Remote & Rural. |
On Track |
50% On Track, 50% Delivery Date Missed no Risk |
Section |
Overall RAG |
Sub-Action Delivery RAG |
|---|---|---|
2.1 Recruitment campaigns to improve recruitment & retention. |
At Risk |
50% On Track, 50% At Risk |
2.2 Promote MH&W career pathways to young people in schools, including through media campaigns. |
At Risk |
100% At Risk |
2.3 Address current challenges around high vacancies levels and retention issues facing parts of the workforce. |
At Risk |
33.33% On Track, 33.33% Delivery Date Missed no Risk, 16.5% At Risk, 16.5% Delivery Date Missed with Risk |
Section |
Overall RAG |
Sub-Action Delivery RAG |
|---|---|---|
3.1 Improve and increase availability and uptake of mental health literacy and wellbeing training for the wider workforce, carers, volunteers. |
On Track |
33% Delivered, 67% On Track |
3.2 Provide culturally sensitive mental health training and support activity to address racism and discrimination. |
On Track |
33% Delivered, 67% On Track |
3.3 Ensure training provision helps with the treatment, support and recovery of mild to moderate MH illness and helps to upskill the existing workforce, including on trauma, suicide prevention and self-harm. |
On Track |
80% Delivered, 20% On Track |
3.4 Address digital and data training needs within the MH&W workforce. |
On Track |
67% Delivered, 33% On Track |
3.5 Increase training provision and ensure it covers helping with the treatment and recovery of serious mental health illness and helps to upskill the existing workforce. |
On Track |
100% On Track |
Section |
Overall RAG |
Sub-Action Delivery RAG |
|---|---|---|
4.1 Further develop the MH&W Workforce, ensure structured career pathways and empower and support staff to work at the top of their competencies. |
At Risk |
20% Delivered, 80% At Risk |
4.2 Ensure Fair Work First principles are embedded consistently as possible across workplaces that employ the MH workforce. |
On Track |
100% Delivered |
4.3 Terms and Conditions including flexible working. |
On Track |
100% Delivered |
4.4 Listen and respond to workforce concerns. |
On Track |
67% Delivered, 33% On Track |
Section |
Overall RAG |
Sub-Action Delivery RAG |
|---|---|---|
5.1 Ensure that workloads are manageable and reduce risk. |
On Track |
100% Delivered |
5.2 Better partnership working across the MHWB system and increase opportunities to share good practice. |
On Track |
60% Delivered, 40% On Track |
5.3 Support and protect the wellbeing of the workforce. |
On Track |
57% Delivered, 43% On Track |
5.4 Supportive leadership and culture. |
On Track |
25% Delivered, 50% On Track, 25% Off Track |