This piece looks at how you can benchmark where your work is currently to track progress and prioritise areas of development.
You may be doing some of this already or you can build the following into your existing monitoring and tracking systems.
There are many ways to monitor and evaluate progress and what you use will depend on where you are in your journey. The table provides different methods.
Method
Description
Surveys
Use our template questions
Focus groups
See our section "Involve People meaningfully"
Tools to measure changes
See our guide on Measuring the impact of a physical activity and mental health service
Mind's Workplace Wellbeing Index
Use the Index to benchmark your work
Share good practice
Share what has worked for you with other organisations
Pulse surveys
Use weekly surveys to obtain feedback and insights
Track
Monitor the uptake of the support you provide (EAP service, occupational health, psychologists, intranet pages)
Monitor absence
Across your organisation
Monitor engagement and disengagement
Why are people not joining/leaving?
Update your mental health action plan with the information you collect. Your action plan is a working document and can be used to showcase progress you are making.
If you have a Mental Health Lead and/or Wellbeing Action Group (see “Make a commitment”) they will help ensure mental health support remains an organisation priority.
Standard 1 promotes the need to routinely monitor employee mental health and wellbeing using available data.
Standard 6 recommends organisations:
Identify and track key measures for internal and external reporting, including through annual reports and accounts.
Measure organisational activity and impact using robust external frameworks, e.g. Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing Index.
Once you have measured the impact of the work you are doing, you can:
Identify areas of concern or improvement.
Evaluate the information on an ongoing basis to see if the work you are doing is effective or if more changes are required.
Obtain feedback and update the board/senior leaders with the information to ensure that they are aware of any concerns, challenges and your progress against the strategy.
Share the information with your organisation to keep them updated of progress.
Use the information to focus your time and efforts on areas that need support, and identify activities to further embed mental health.
Remember to update your mental health action plan with the information you collect.
Your action plan is a working document and can be used to showcase the progress you are making.
Swim England earnt a Bronze Award in Mind’s annual Workplace Wellbeing Index in 2020.
“We take the wellbeing of our team very seriously, so we’re thrilled that Mind have recognised that and honoured us with this award”. Swim England
England Athletics was recognised with a Silver Award in Mind’s annual Workplace Wellbeing Index in 2019.
“By participating…we have made a long-term commitment to supporting the wellbeing of our staff.” England Athletics
An annual staff survey that includes questions around mental wellbeing.
An annual survey to our clubs and/or coaches that includes questions around mental wellbeing.
Pulse surveys to obtain feedback and insights.
Monitor the uptake of our mental wellbeing support by staff.
Monitor the uptake of our mental wellbeing support by our clubs/coaches.
Monitor staff absence that relates to mental health.
Monitor absence that relates to mental health with our coaches/athletes.
Signed up to Mind's Workplace Wellbeing Index.
Make a commitment
Track your journey
Involve people meaningfully
Integrate mental health
Be person- centred
Connect & collaborate
Improve knowledge & confidence
Champion mental health
Spot, support & signpost
