Professor Sara Connolly, Author at PrOPEL Hub

How to save £12 Billion: Improving Mental Health and Wellbeing in the NHS

In this PrOPEL Hub blog, Professor Sara Connolly summarises findings from the new International Public Policy Observatory (IPPO) report and highlights the need for greater investment in NHS staff wellbeing. Poor mental health and wellbeing costs the NHS an estimated £12.1 billion a year, according to analysis by the University of East Anglia and RAND Europe in a new […]

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Wellbeing and Productivity: can you have it all?

Improving wellbeing

This PrOPEL Hub research showcase video offers insight into six years of ESRC-funded work on workplace wellbeing and productivity at the University of East Anglia and RAND Europe. Our speakers discuss selected research findings and how they are creating an evidence-based online wellbeing toolkit, which will be available to employers and managers on the PrOPEL

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A business case for investing in wellbeing

Improving wellbeing

In this video, Professor Sara Connolly (University of East Anglia) offers insight into how to build a business case for investing in improving workplace wellbeing. Considering the wellbeing of your staff is key to being a good employer and a successful organisation. Wellbeing contributes to staff engagement, it helps with retention and enhances productivity. Staff

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Fathers’ Flexible Working Arrangements

Supporting diversity

In this blog, Professor Sara Connolly and Dr Matthew Aldrich share findings from research into gender perceptions and uptake of flexible working arrangements.

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How Cost Effective is Workplace Wellbeing?

Back

For this webinar, the PrOPEL Hub joins the CIPD to discuss the importance of employee wellbeing in the workplace and how to ensure the cost-effectiveness of wellbeing solutions. Considering the wellbeing of your staff is key to being a good employer and a successful organisation. Wellbeing contributes to staff engagement, it helps with retention and

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Invest in employee wellbeing for better productivity, lower costs and innovation

Improving wellbeing

Investing in employee wellbeing is a win-win situation: the workers feel better and the business benefits from their better performance, lower turnover and more creative approaches to work. Yet, some managers may still need convincing. As researchers at the University of East Anglia, we are regularly asked how businesses can justify spending time and money

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Unemployment and wellbeing: what is the evidence?

Improving wellbeing

Professor Sara Connolly talks about the negative effects of unemployment on people who lose their jobs and on their families. She uses evidence from a systematic review carried out by the UEA-led Work and Learning programme of the What Works Centre for Wellbeing. Sara describes how unemployment is damaging for the wellbeing of all, but

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Guidance for better workplace wellbeing

Improving wellbeing

Many people think that improving employee wellbeing would be a good idea, but do not know where to start. Luckily, there is a wealth of existing evidence out there for what to do and how to do it. The UEA-led work and learning team for the What Works Centre for Wellbeing have been exploring the

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