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National Trust We protect and care for places so people and nature can thrive. We look after the nation's coastline, historic sites, countryside and green spaces, ensuring everyone benefits. With our staff, members, volunteers and supporters, we’re the biggest conservation charity in Europe. We protect and care for places so people and nature can thrive. We look after the nation's coastline, historic sites, countryside and green spaces, ensuring everyone benefits. With our staff, members, volunteers and supporters, we’re the biggest conservation charity in Europe. Everyone can get involved, everyone can make a difference.The Wellbeing of our People (both Staff and Volunteers) is vital to the Trust. We launched an internal Wellbeing project in Autumn 2018 which is all about “Looking after the people behind our places”. As part of the programme, we are raising awareness around mental health and developing the resources and support we provide. This includes: providing and publicising a Wellbeing “hub” for information across many aspects on mental and physical wellbeing, providing development including partnering with Mind on face to face training & e-learning and also supporting locally run activities such as a “Time to Talk” groups. We’re embedding Wellbeing and Mental Health in our processes, policies and practices and have a Wellbeing Network set up to support best practice sharing and to share advice and guidance. We’re working closely with teams across our strategic areas to ensure our work is joined up. We have an overall vision for our Wellbeing project, ensuring what we do is;
And we;
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Alzheimers Research UK Alzheimer's Research UK is the UK's leading dementia research charity, dedicated to causes, diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure. With your help we are making great progress. Alzheimer’s Research UK recognises that mental health problems can affect anyone, at any time in their lives, which could be as a result of work or personal related problems. It is easy to dismiss mental health problems as something that only affects others, but, with 1 in 4 people experiencing mental health problems every year, it can happen to any of us, our friends, our family or our colleagues. No one should feel ashamed to talk about mental health. Signing this Pledge demonstrates our commitment to changing the way we think and act about mental health and how we will create a positive and supportive culture where employees can be open and honest about their health and wellbeing. To achieve this, we have implemented a robust action plan which has been shared with our employees and our Board of Trustees. Our key activities are focused around:
Our employees are critical to the success of the charity and are pivotal in enabling our ambitions and determination to create a world free from the fear, harm and heartbreak of dementia to be achieved. We will, one day, make breakthroughs possible, and it is only right that we demonstrate our commitment to employees by ensuring their health and wellbeing is proactively supported. |
IPRS Group IPRS Group was established in 1995 to provide physiotherapy to local organisations in Suffolk. In 2004, IPRS broadened its client base and has continued to grow, focussing on the provision of high-quality musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Two years later, IPRS launched a range of mental health services. In 2013, PFAS (Personal Functional Assessment Services) made a successful bid to be part of the PIP contract and now provides independent assessments on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). In 2014 IPRS rebranded, dividing the Group into 4 divisions (see below), each delivering specialist healthcare services. IPRS Group employ 194 colleagues.
In 2018, IPRS Group won the Suffolk Business Awards ‘Best Employer’ Award for our commitment to creating an attractive workplace culture and environment for our colleagues. A few months later, we were awarded with a “Best Employer Gold Accreditation” based on our engagement survey results finishing in the top quartile. This award demonstrates the high engagement levels that we have across the business, showing our colleagues commitment and desire to work for IPRS Group.
Our aim is to raise awareness of mental health in the workplace, improve mental health support for our colleagues so that those who are facing these problems feel supported and overall create a safe and non-judgmental environment where colleagues and managers can openly discuss and tackle mental health stigmas using a variety of preventative measures. Over the last year alone, we have supported colleagues suffering from mental health issues caused by relationship breakdowns, work-related stress, child abuse and menopause symptoms to name a few. We feel that by signing the mental health pledge will demonstrate our commitment to supporting our colleagues, ensuring they are aware of the support services available to them (eg HR team, mental health first aiders, line managers, EAP, external organisations). Our action plan formalises our commitment to improving workplace mental health, by arranging activities such as a ‘mental health hour’ to openly discuss topics relating to mental health, encourage colleagues and managers to share their experiences and publish them in our internal magazine, provide training for colleagues and managers and promotion of national awareness days. As one of our first actions, we will rebuild our Employee Champions team to support the implementation of this action plan.
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North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust We are an integrated hospital and community services healthcare organisation serving around 400,000 people in Hartlepool, Stockton and parts of County Durham. We are an integrated hospital and community services healthcare organisation serving around 400,000 people in Hartlepool, Stockton and parts of County Durham. We also provide bowel and breast screening services as well as community dental services and other community based services to a wider population in Teesside and Durham. Our turnover is around £275m and we have 5,500 medical, nursing, clinical and non-clinical support staff.
The Trust pledges to raise awareness of mental health, promote positive attitudes towards mental health and challenge any stigma towards mental health issues, providing a workplace in which staff can come together and thrive. The Trust will:
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Shropshire Council Shropshire Council aims to create a workplace environment that promotes the mental wellbeing of all employees, leading to a healthy and happy workforce Shropshire Council aims to create a workplace environment that promotes the mental wellbeing of all employees, leading to a healthy and happy workforce; an ethos which is reflected in our Workforce Strategy which strives to ensure that our staff are ‘safe at all times and work in a healthy and supportive environment, enabling them to be at their best’ utilising the following:
Shropshire Council will ensure a fair, respectful, and consistent approach across the whole of the Council towards the effective management of mental health in the workplace. We are committed to helping to prevent, as well as address and support, mental health issues amongst our employees. We aim to create a workplace environment that promotes the mental wellbeing of all employees, leading to a healthy and happy workforce; an ethos which is reflected in our Workforce Strategy which strives to ensure that our staff are ‘safe at all times and work in a healthy and supportive environment, enabling them to be at their best’. We recognise that “It’s okay not to be okay” and encourage our staff to make sure they look after their mental health and wellbeing (as stated in a gentle reminder to staff in June 2020’s payslip). |
Arthur Rank Hospice Charity We support people in Cambs living with an advanced serious illness or a life- limiting condition and those who need end-of-life care. We care for more than 4,000 patients each year at our Hospice in Cambridge, the Alan Hudson Day Treatment Centre in Wisbech and in patients’ own homes via the Arthur Rank Community Team. This care supports people to improve their quality of life and fulfill their end of their life choices. ARHC is committed to supporting and developing all colleagues and volunteers – one of our values is ‘valuing and investing in our workforce’. We know that we can and must do more to ensure that our workplace promotes open discussion around mental health and we hope that the implementation of activities within this plan will help us on our journey to achieve lasting change |
Evolve Apprentices Ltd EVOLVE IS A NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATION THAT MANAGES THE CITB SHARED APPRENTICESHIP SCHEME IN LONDON AND IT HAS RESPONDED TO INDUSTRY DEMAND. Evolve is committed to supporting candidates and staff with their mental health. Through our ethical policies and procedures, and Evolve’s commitment to social value extends to ensuring all staff members feel supported, and that candidates for our positions feel that they are treated fairly. Evolve will launch this alongside our new Employee Assistance programme. |
Schroders Personal Wealth Schroders Personal Wealth is a joint venture between Lloyds Banking Group and Schroders – two of the UK’s largest names in banking and asset management. At Schroders Personal Wealth we recognise that our aims and objectives can only be fulfilled by creating the right environment where our colleagues feel supported and safe to be themselves.
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Yorwaste Ltd Yorwaste is a regional waste management company that has approximately 300 staff that operate from 40 different sites within North Yorkshire and City of York. Yorwaste is acutely aware of the importance of mental health within the work place. We understand how good work can be good for your mental health. We as a business are striving to create a mentally healthier working environment where people look forward to coming to work and feel valued. At the same time the business also understands that people will face challenges throughout their lives and we want to provide a working environment where people feel comfortable via both formal and informal methods to discuss these challenges in an open and none judgemental way. If we get this right, then the business will be safe and prosperous for all that work here. |
TEAMWORK TRUST Teamwork Trust is a local charity in Northamptonshire who provide Therapeutic services as well as counselling to ensure to community’s mental health and wellbeing. At Teamwork Trust we care and are passionate about ensuring that everyone has access to the same chances, choices and opportunities and we embrace and celebrate individual needs and abilities. Adults with mental health needs, autism, learning and physical disabilities – who can choose from our enabling and education projects, activities and counselling programmes. Our commitment to workplace mental health will be extended even further by signing the Employers Pledge. We are committed to prioritising colleague mental wellbeing with everyone having greater confidence to support, talk and sign post one another. Ensuring that all relevant practices are implemented at Teamwork Trust to ensure that there is no stigma and discrimination within the workplace. We pledge to ensure Our employees are fully supported in and outside of the workplace, as well as our volunteers and members. |
St.Barnabas Hospice St Barnabas House is a charity based in Worthing which provides palliative care to adults with life-limiting illnesses, both at the hospice and at home. We pledge to highlight the issues of mental health problems within our organisation and make available the support and knowledge to allow people to not see this as a stigma. We pledge to give our Managers the skills to recognise, address, signpost and support any employee who may require mental health support.
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Wulf Wulf combines the best of British manufacturing with high quality end to end service to deliver protective, reliable, affordable bespoke doors within our client’s timescales. Wulf combines the best of British manufacturing with high quality end to end service to deliver protective, reliable, affordable bespoke doors within our client’s timescales. Our bespoke service allows us to create doors and door sets which comply with regulations whilst delivering solutions for every specialised need; Hygienic, Acoustic, Fire Rated, Non-Fire rated, Anti-Ligature and many more. We care about our product; all of our timber is responsibly sourced and crafted by our trusted team working from our base in Yorkshire.
We have zero tolerance for any discrimination of any kind.
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Siddall & Hilton Products Ltd Today Siddall & Hilton Products Ltd is the UK’s largest welded mesh manufacturer. At Siddall and Hilton Products Ltd our vision is to be a World Class Manufacturer of Welded Wire Mesh Panels and local employer of choice. We recognise that our people are our greatest asset and our workforce must be nurtured to be the best it can be in order for us to become World Class. We are a small organisation, and like a family we care for one another and support each other through good times and bad, both in our careers and in our personal lives. As a company we aim to support people to grow and achieve personal and organisational goals. Good mental health is key to excelling and we are committed to taking steps to improve our collective mental health and wellbeing. We recognise that diversity of the workforce is important to business success, both economically and socially, and we want to encourage the best applicants to join the business by embracing and understanding our differences and enabling those who suffer from mental health conditions to be free of obstacles, stigmatisation and discrimination. We aim to create a safe, enjoyable, rewarding and enviable place to work, highly regarded by the community and our customers. Part of that is to ensure that all who work here have access to relevant and effective support in all aspects of their role, their development, their physical and mental wellbeing and in dealing with the challenges they face in life both inside and outside the workplace. |
Volunteer Centre Hackney For almost 20 years our services have enabled over 11,000 people from all backgrounds to share their skills, knowledge and experience with their community. Volunteer Centre Hackney pledges to continue the fight against stigma around mental health, and in particular, to include it as a key element of our ongoing strategy to end barriers for people with mental health issues to progression. |
Vaultex UK Vaultex is a thought-leader in cash-processing in the UK. When it comes to supplying cash, collecting cash and crediting cash, we take care of every small detail. At Vaultex we live by simple values, we have a right first time approach, we do what we say we will, when we say we will, and we treat others how we expect to be treated. In order to live by these values, we must understand each other and the unique challenges we all face every day. This year, with our Head up, Speak up, Step up campaign, we want to remind our employees that health and wellbeing is a part of that and that mental fitness is just as important as physical fitness. In order to recognise this, we’ve set up a three tiered approach which will address the health of our people.
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University of Essex At Essex we're a bunch of risk-takers and opinion-makers, stereotype-breakers and world-shakers. The University of Essex is committed to changing the way it thinks and acts about mental health. Through its development of the Healthy University Sub Strategy, it has already been proactive in raising awareness about and changing its approach to mental health, for instance: we provide free wellbeing activities in the form of meditation, mindfulness and yoga to provide relaxation and escapism during the working day; we have developed Department-/Section-specific Stress risk Assessments to develop preventative strategies to overcome stress before it becomes an notable issue within teams; we have hosted collaborative events to raise awareness of mental health across the University; we have trained 450 staff and SU members in Mental Health First Aid; and we have developed and delivered a Stress Resilience course to 250 staff members by way of empowering staff members in the workplace. This is only the start and we pledge to work collaboratively across all sections of the University, to do more to improve mental health support and service provision for both staff and students, ensuring that the entire University community is well supported at work. Essex: it’s Time to Change. |
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University of Cambridge Primary School Our pledge is to nurture an open and empathic culture to provide timely and considered support to all colleagues, raising the awareness of the impact of mental health on people’s lives. Our pledge is to nurture an open and empathic culture to provide timely and considered support to all colleagues, raising the awareness of the impact of mental health on people’s lives. |
UKCloud Ltd UKCloud are the service provider of choice for cloud computing services, providing flexible and tailored solutions for UK organisations. UKCloud is committed to changing the attitudes and breaking down the stigma surrounding Mental health and wellbeing. We believe it should be viewed in the same way as physical health and by providing the correct education and support we look to positively change the mindset of our team. We are proud to join the Time to Change Pledge and work towards achieving this.
In addition, we will be providing our colleague with numerous companywide events and initiatives revolving around our 7 pillars of wellbeing and embedding these into UKCloud’s Culture. Underpinning this we have a strong network of training Mental Health champions.
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UCLan Students' Union UCLan Students' Union is one of the largest in the country with approximately 35,000 members. UCLan Students’ Union’s Time to Change pledge forms part of a wider “Employee Engagement Action Plan’ which includes recommendations from our Investors in People Health & Wellbeing accreditation and results from our Employee Engagement survey. We have recruited Employee Champions to implement this action plan and, along with senior staff members, will ensure that mental health is firmly on the agenda for us into the future. |
Totally plc Investor Relations. Totally plc is committed to providing accurate and up-to-date corporate information to existing and potential shareholders. We pledge to raise awareness about mental health issues and commit to talking more together about mental health. We will have supportive policies and procedures that enable colleagues with mental health conditions to work free from stigma or discrimination. We will be a mindful employer. |
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South Gloucestershire Council Information and services provided by the council for residents, businesses and visitors. We pledge to keep talking about mental health and ensure everything we do as an organisation considers the in=impact both on individual mental health but how our internal culture can support positive mental health. We will launch our pledge during Mental Health Awareness Week and are doing the following to celebrate.
1. Our Chief Executive, Director of Public Health and Leader of Council to sign the pledge
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Soho House & Co Soho House has members' clubs across Europe, North America and Asia, as well as restaurants, cinemas, workspaces, spas and bedrooms. At Soho House we want all our people to feel safe to be themselves at work, regardless of how they identify or what they may be going through. For this reason we are proud to sign the Time To Change employer pledge, making a public commitment to support our teams' mental health and wellbeing. It's our goal to raise awareness of mental health issues both at Soho House and in our broader industry. We have been training Mental Health First Aiders since the start of 2019, and are always looking to strengthen our further support systems. This work will be overseen by our inclusion committee around the world. |
SNC-Lavalin (Nuclear & Power, EMEA business) Designing for the future is about more than predicting what it looks like. It’s about having the know-how and the expertise to turn predictions into projects that deliver results and meet ever-changing needs. We pledge to challenge and break down the stigma around mental health by keeping the conversation going and guiding behaviours across all levels of our business as part of caring for the people who work for us. We commit to investing in maintaining and building our mental health first aiders programme in collaboration with the rest of the UK&E region and to providing easy access to up to date information and support to all staff who may be experiencing or helping others with a mental health issue. We aim to help our line managers feel able to discuss mental health with their teams and one to one and to keep it high on the agenda of our senior leadership. We seek to build on the compassion and kindness of our people, encouraging everyone to look out for each other and to take the time to talk about mental health. |
Sky News Expert comment and analysis on the latest UK news, with headlines from England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. We want to equip our colleagues with information and awareness to help them understand and talk about mental health and mental wellbeing and for them to know where and how they can seek help for themselves and others quickly and easily. We are committed to supporting mental health and together with Sky Sports News are training colleagues to become Mental Health First Aiders. We want to create a culture where we can talk openly about mental health and ill health without fear of discrimination or stigma. |
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Siemens Gamesa, Hull Blade Factory As a leading global engineering and technology services company, Siemens Gamesa provides innovative solutions to help tackle the world’s major challenges in the areas of electrification, automation and digitalisation. Our pledge is to support all our colleagues with their wellbeing and over all mental health, do this this we will engage our entire workforce through positive promotion, education and a dedicated wellbeing and mental health strategy for 2019 and beyond.
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RSSB Providing cost-effective first-class training courses to help everyone develop excellence in the global rail industry. RSSB supplier assurance. RSSB commits to the Time to Change employer pledge to combat stigma around mental health, encourage an open culture, and further promote positive mental health in the workplace. We aim to encourage and support the wider rail industry to take steps towards an open and honest culture, without mental health stigma.
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Ringway Jacobs We are Ringway Jacobs, a leading highways service provider working with local authorities across the UK. Open Mind, Healthy Mind Mission Statement
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Rethink Mental Illness Rethink Mental Illness is committed to challenging the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness and will continue to promote and improve the mental health and wellbeing of its people. Rethink Mental Illness is committed to challenging the stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness and will continue to promote and improve the mental health and wellbeing of its people. |
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PTS Ltd We operate our UKAS accredited laboratory, specialising in advanced asphalt testing and mixture development, from our base in Preston, Lancashire. PTS pledge
PTS works closely with the National Centre for Diversity to ensure we have created and strive to maintain a workplace where all our staff feel valued in a culture of inclusion. Our commitment is demonstrated throughout the Company by the MD’s signature on the pledge and policies. This confirms to staff that we work to tackle any problems of anxiety, stress or depression and seek to maintain their wellbeing. PTS shall raise awareness of mental health issues by highlighting through its resources and avenues of support available so staff are aware of the PTS commitment and know where they can turn to for help if they, or their colleague’s suffer a mental health problem. Through our EDI we maintain campaigns and through this we aim to eliminate any stigma associated with mental health and encourage people to talk about any anxiety they may be feeling. PTS monitors the wellbeing of its employees through confidential health assessments which forms part of our health and wellbeing plan. By offering support to our employees will aide to continually improve our culture and work-life balance for all. |
Promedical ProMedical was founded in 2007 by our COE Altin Biba. Altin wanted to establish a company which was not just about the commercial outcomes. ProMedical was founded in 2007 by our COE Altin Biba. Altin wanted to establish a company which was not just about the commercial outcomes. The business is based on people over profit, creating a recruitment agency for locum Doctors and Nurses to find roles in our ever stretch NHS. The foundation of our core values on based on innovative thinking and unwavering commitment to support our people; health care professionals, clients and our staff. We always put other people first because we genuinely care about the work we do and the impact it can have on the wider community. We recognise that engaged, supported and healthy people, create a thriving workplace. We are already proud of what we have achieved as our business model is to put People. First. We assessed everything that we do right now, and placed these into four key areas of activity: Employee Experience, Mental Health, Health & Nutrition and Leadership. We are already are a great place to work, but we can do more - We want to adhere to the Government The Thrive at Work 2017 Review (mental health and employers), by taking a holistic approach to mental health.
How are we going to ensure success for our people? ProMedical will embed its Values, Behaviours and employee wellbeing (mental & physical health) to unpin an entire 12 month programme; HR will evaluate ongoing, measuring the successes, challenges and lessons learnt; reporting back to SMT. HR will work collaboratively with Marketing to deliver this achievable 12 month, best fit, Health and Wellbeing calendar. |
PEC Established in 1977, P.E.C. is a family run business specialising in Contracting, Manufacturing and Shopfitting. Established in 1977, P.E.C. is a family run business specialising in Contracting, Manufacturing and Shopfitting. We have grown over the years and developed a wide client base including the likes of, Magnet, NHS, INTU, Bupa, Q Park and many more. We provide an all-round service to deliver every project on time, within budget and to a high standard. Our attention to detail shows in all areas of our craft, we are, Proud, Principled and Professional. You might not know our name, but you will know our handiwork. Our seven ‘Company Values’ are embedded throughout our business and are shown in everything we do. 1) We’re a great employer. We are taking the Time to Change Employee Pledge to support our Great Employer and Constantly Improving Values. We have full commitment by all our senior leaders, and we promise in 12 months’ time our business’s commitment to ending the stigma surrounding Mental Health will shine through our updated internal reporting, policies, processes and colleague engagement communications / activities. We look forward to harnessing the values Time to Change present.
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NHS Counter Fraud Authority The NHS Counter Fraud Authority (NHSCFA) is a health authority charged with identifying, investigating and preventing fraud and other economic crime against the NHS and the wider health group. We pledge to demonstrate a clear commitment to raising awareness of the importance of mental health in the workplace. We will continue to take significant steps to improve and promote NHSCFA colleagues’ mental health and wellbeing in the workplace and to provide support to colleagues affected by mental health issues like stress, anxiety and depression. NHSCFA recognises that all of us have mental health in the same way that we have physical health and as an employer NHSCFA recognises its responsibility to provide a workplace that facilitates and supports good mental health and wellbeing. We are committed to culture change around mental health. To a culture where NHSCFA colleagues understand the impact and importance, to both the individual and the organisation, of mental health issues. A culture which is free of stigma around mental health and where colleagues are well-informed, confident and competent to engage in and have supportive conversations about it. A culture where colleagues are comfortable to talk about their mental health so that timely and appropriate support can be made available. NHSCFA has exacting principles, values and behaviours to ensure colleagues are treated fairly, with integrity and respect. We aim to conduct our work completely without discrimination in accordance with our Equal Opportunities Policy and relevant legislation. We apply these same principles for those disabled as a result of Mental Health issues and seek to support staff suffering from poor mental health. In addition to the measures above we pledge to appoint Mental Health Champions to work with our management, our Mental Health Working Group our Staff Engagement Group and our union to inform and focus our colleagues’ understanding of mental illness and to challenge negative attitudes and behaviours around Mental Health. |
Pledged Employers
- National Trust
- We protect and care for places so people and nature can thrive. We look after the nation's coastline, historic sites, countryside and green spaces, ensuring everyone benefits. With our staff, members, volunteers and supporters, we’re the biggest conservation charity in Europe. Everyone can get involved, everyone can make a difference.
- Alzheimers Research UK
- IPRS Group
- North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
- Shropshire Council
- Arthur Rank Hospice Charity
- Evolve Apprentices Ltd
- Schroders Personal Wealth
- Yorwaste Ltd
- TEAMWORK TRUST
- St.Barnabas Hospice
- Wulf
- Siddall & Hilton Products Ltd
- Volunteer Centre Hackney
- Vaultex UK
- University of Essex
- University of Cambridge Primary School
- UKCloud Ltd
- UCLan Students' Union
- Totally plc
- South Gloucestershire Council
- Soho House & Co
- SNC-Lavalin (Nuclear & Power, EMEA business)
- Sky News
- Siemens Gamesa, Hull Blade Factory
- RSSB
- Ringway Jacobs
- Rethink Mental Illness
- PTS Ltd
- Promedical
- PEC
- NHS Counter Fraud Authority
- Pages