Lifeways’ health and safety hero leads quadruple award shortlisting
A Lifeways health and safety expert is up for two national awards after the company was shortlisted for four gongs at the Safety and Health Excellence Awards.
Judges at the awards, which celebrate innovative approaches to occupational safety, shortlisted Heather Wright, Group Head of Health and Safety, in the ‘Unsung Hero’ and ‘Woman of the Year’ categories.
Lifeways is also shortlisted for ‘best use of health and safety data to lower incident rates’ and ‘marketing campaign of the year’ at the SHE Awards.
Heather said: “Being shortlisted for four SHE Awards is a huge achievement and a testament to the hard work of everyone across Lifeways to keep the people we support and our team members safe every single day.
“Health and Safety is not just about the people that design and implement our health and safety policies and procedures, but also those that support us by following them. Congratulations to everyone at Lifeways.
“I’m extremely proud to be shortlisted for the Woman of the Year and Unsung Hero categories. To be named alongside such highly regarded health and safety professionals is very humbling. Good luck to all the finalists.”
Gareth Roberts, Quality Director at Lifeways, said: “‘Health and safety is the foundation for good quality, and to be recognised in four categories demonstrates we are consistently doing the right thing to support the best possible outcomes for the people we support.
“I am incredibly proud of Heather, the Health and Safety Team and the wider Lifeways team, every single person has played an important part in this achievement.”
Lifeways’ shortlisted marketing campaign was called “If Only”, which raised awareness of the common pitfalls that people working in the care sector can avoid by taking the time to ask simple questions.
The best use of health and safety data to lower incidents rates shortlisting was based on a project which used insights to reduce the risk of choking for the people Lifeways supports.
Using a new system to keep track of incidents, the team were able to develop targeted training and more accurate risk assessments to reduce choking incidents by 46% in 2024.