Alicia Chivers ENGLISH FARMERS have responded enthusiastically to the largest ever research project into the health and wellbeing of farming people. Farming people responding to the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution s Big Farming Survey have delivered the most comprehensive level and range of data ever collected. Once analysed, the research findings will inform the development of RABI and other organisations in the sector, working with others to provide future support and service strategies for farming people. “Working collaboratively with key stakeholders across the sector has been integral to achieving such a high response rate. To ensure we gathered responses from the widest possible range of farming people, we had to be ambitious on behalf of our community,” said RABI CEO, Alicia Chivers.
Over 15,000 farm workers respond to wellbeing survey
26 April 2021 |
Uptake of the Big Farming Survey will define future support, farming charity RABI says
Over 15,000 farmers and agricultural workers have responded to the largest wellbeing survey of its kind ever to launch in England and Wales.
The mental health initiative, called the Big Farming Survey, was launched by the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) in January.
It aims to identify how complex challenges within the sector are impacting people’s physical and mental wellbeing, as well as farming businesses.
Once analysed, the findings will inform the development of RABI and other farmer support groups, helping to provide future support and service strategies.
26 April 2021, by Matthew Appleby In 2009 I burnt out and was diagnosed with a functional neurological disorder. I would twitch and jerk in response to sound or touch. I looked like a peculiar air drummer with no rhythm.
So writes Perrywood Garden Centre communications and HR director Hannah Powell in her new book
My Green Recovery. After her experiences, Powell is concerned that many people have been working flat out since the pandemic started and says employers need to be more proactive rather than waiting for problems to blow up.
Powell openly talks about her issues with her own neurological movement disorder in staff newsletters, which makes it easier for employees to come forward and discuss their struggles.
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