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The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to request that future reports include detail on compassion fatigue;

(ii)       to note the actions carried out so far to address and support positive employee mental health; and consider the variety of initiatives, activities, training and support made available to employees during the Covid-19 pandemic;

(iii)      to approve the continuing work outlined to address and improve employee mental health and wellbeing; and

(iv)      to note that a revised Employee Mental Health Action Plan will be reported to Committee in due course.

With reference to article 6 of the minute of its meeting of 3 February 2020, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided an update on progress in relation to the employee mental health action plan.  The report advised that further analysis of the impact of the interventions and initiatives put in place prior to and during the pandemic would be undertaken over the upcoming months, and this data would be used to inform the development of the next iteration of the plan, which would be reported to Committee in due course.

The report recommended:-

that Committee –

(a)      note the actions carried out so far to address and support positive employee mental health; and consider the variety of initiatives, activities, training and support made available to employees during the Covid-19 pandemic;

(b)      approve the continuing work outlined to address and improve employee mental health and wellbeing; and

(c)      note that a revised Employee Mental Health Action Plan would be reported to Committee in due course.

The Committee resolved:-

(i)       to request that future reports include detail on compassion fatigue; and

(ii)       to approve the recommendations.

-          COUNCILLOR YVONNE ALLAN, Convener