The difference our Partnership is making

Through the Healthy Working Life, Sara was able to access dedicated employment support straight away. This meant she received the right help at the right time, without being passed between services.

The TSL Kirklees Wellness Works initiative supports people whose health is affecting their ability to work or stay in work by providing personalised one-to-one support and local wellbeing activities. Find out more in the fifth in a series of five video case studies.

The Proper Job Theatre Company uses creative practice to support people experiencing mental ill health to remain in or return to meaningful work. This fourth video case study in a series of five shows how, building on their successful LAB wellbeing model, people recently signed off work with mental health and other issues are being supported.

Locala’s Wellness to Work programme supports people living in Kirklees, aged 18 to 64 who are out of work and want help getting into, or back into, employment. Watch the third video in a series of five to find out more.

This second video case study shows how, with funding from Healthy Working Life, Kirklees Active Leisure (KAL) developed Fitness for Work, a 12-week bespoke, easy-to-access structured exercise and social activity programme.

In this video case study, the first in a series of five, you can hear from young people about their experiences with C+K Careers and how the support provided is opening up employment opportunities

For teams delivering the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Pathway, work itself is seen as an important health outcome. This is Debbie's story.

This is Alexandria's story of her journey through the Employment and Pain Service which supports people living with long-term musculoskeletal (MSK) pain to stay in or return to work, especially those at risk of going off sick or losing their job.

The Community Wellness Champion project in Wakefield, funded by Healthy Working Life, brings simple health checks and advice into local community spaces where people already feel comfortable. This is Maria's story

With over 60 Healthy Working Life (HWL) pilot projects underway evaluation is essential to help understand what works well, what needs to change and what we can improve in the future.

Find out more about how we work across our partnership to ensure that effective practice in health and housing is routinely shared and to support opportunities to integrate services where we can.

Discover how NHS Talking Therapies, funded by the Healthy Working Life programme, supported Noah’s recovery, helping him rebuild confidence and safely return to work with tailored therapy and practical employment advice.

Additional funding from the Healthy Working Life programme means that an online mentoring platform can now reach a wider audience across Wakefield district.

As part of Healthy Working Life, Live Well Wakefield expanded its social prescribing service to support people working across local hospitals, GP practices and social care providers.

A routine follow-up appointment in Leeds has potentially prevented a life-changing stroke.