Health and Wellbeing
The 2017 Farming Health and Wellbeing Forum
On 5 June 2017 the Company hosted what is believed to be the first national forum of its kind — bringing together the many bodies working in farming health and wellbeing, most of whom had never been in a room together.
- Held
- 5 June 2017
- Where
- Farmers & Fletchers’ Hall
- Hosted by
- Master Philip Wynn
The day
The first forum of its kind
On 5 June 2017 the Worshipful Company of Farmers and Farmers & Fletchers’ Hall played host to an important national forum, devoted to promoting co-ordination and co-operation between the many bodies operating in the farming health and wellbeing arena.
The then Master, Philip Wynn, welcomed delegates from all over the UK to what is believed to be the first forum of its kind ever held.
Those attending shared their experiences — many of them truly moving — discussed best practice, and considered how best to create a much more joined-up, nationwide approach to what is rapidly being recognised as a major issue for farming: stress in the workplace.
The discussion was wide-ranging and complex, so the decision was taken to summarise the output and the conclusions of the meeting in a discussion paper. One of the actions agreed was the publication of a national list of resources, contacts and facilities. That document was compiled by the YANA Project and is now available through this website.
Who was there
The delegates
Charles Smith and Glyn Evans, Farming Community Network. Allan Robson, Lincolnshire Rural Support Network. Nina Clancy, RSABI in Scotland. Trish Pickford, RABI. Johann Tasker, Farmers Weekly. Aarun Naik, Nuffield Scholar. Diane Spark, Upper Teesdale Agricultural Support Service. Holly Beckett, Focussed Farmers Project. Richard Soffe, Rural Business School. Rita Walsh, Royal Agricultural University. Fay Jones, National Farmers Union.
From the Worshipful Company of Farmers: David Leaver; Stuart Burgess; Gordon Gatward, Chaplain; Rosie Carne, Junior Warden; Julian Sayers, Senior Warden; and Philip Wynn, Master.
What followed
Since 2017
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