Our People Promise

The NHS People Promise is a national initiative intended to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone.

There are seven elements to the People Promise:

• We are compassionate and inclusive
• We are recognised and rewarded
• We each have a voice that counts 
• We are safe and healthy
• We are always learning
• We work flexibly 
• We are a team

We work flexibly

Organisations across the West Yorkshire Mental Health, Learning Disabilities and Autism Collaborative are committed to retaining their experienced staff. We know that flexible working is valuable to people, enabling them to have a work/life balance that means they can stay in their jobs and progress in their careers.

People have a legal right to ask for flexible working, but don't always know how to find out what flexible working options are available at their place of work or how to apply for them.

Managers too aren't always aware of the options, or how flexible working can bring advantages to their service - it is cheaper to retain than the recruit and train new people, and retaining experienced staff protects and enhances diversity in teams, which leads to better patient care.

We each have a voice that counts

The Trusts and other organisations that make up our West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership recognise how important the voices of the people who work in them are. We want everyone to feel safe and confident to speak up, and we will take the time to really listen to understand the hopes and fears that lie behind the words.

Our aims

We all feel safe and confident when expressing our views.

If something concerns us, we speak up, knowing we will be listened to and supported.

Our teams are safe spaces where we can work through issues that are worrying us.

If we find a better way of doing something, we share it.

We use our voices to shape our roles, workplace, the NHS, and our communities, to improve the health and care of the nation.

We take the time to really listen - beyond the words - to understand the hopes and fears that lie beneath them.

We help one another through challenges, during times of change, and to make the most of new opportunities.