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Friday 4 Nov 2022

Thousands tuned in to watch this year’s Rail Wellbeing Live

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• Professor Green, Gail Porter, Simon Weston, Paul McKenna and Tracey Cox were amongst the star line-ups
• More than 60 speakers and 50 pick ‘n’ mix sessions
• Winners of the Wellbeing Hero Awards: Andy Healey, Siemens Mobility and the Core Valley Lines team, Amey
• All sessions are available on demand for two weeks until Thursday 17 November.

Thousands from across the rail industry took part in Rail Wellbeing Live this week (2 & 3 November), the industry’s biggest, free health and wellbeing event. This year musician Professor Green, TV personality Gail Porter, and hypnotist Paul McKenna, were amongst the list of celebrity speakers joined by wellbeing experts at Rail Wellbeing Live.

The event concluded with the winners of the Wellbeing Hero Awards being announced. There were two awards up for grabs – an individual award and, new for this year, a team award. The awards were introduced to show appreciation to colleagues in the railway, recognising those who go the extra mile to promote and deliver health and wellbeing in the industry.

The individual award went to Andy Healey from Siemens Mobility. His nominee said: “Andy is a true gentleman and goes above and beyond to put the health and wellbeing of his colleagues first.”. The winner of the team award was The Core Valley Lines Team at Amey. Their nominee said: “The team have implemented many wellbeing initiatives, which have positively impacted all colleagues across Amey, ensuring no one is left behind”.

Rail Wellbeing Live is the brainchild of the Rail Wellbeing Alliance, a cross-industry rail group, made up of train operating companies, suppliers, and industry bodies. The free two-day online event offered everyone in the rail industry the opportunity to come together and connect with industry and high-profile speakers to get inspiration, tips, and guidance on how to tackle a wide range of health and wellbeing issues.

John Halsall, chair of the Rail Wellbeing Alliance and managing director for Network Rail’s Southern Region, said “this year’s event has been a great success, with thousands of people joining us over the two days. I’m proud of how Rail Wellbeing Live has evolved into such a large industry event that encourages everyone to share and talk about issues relating to health and wellbeing. I’d like to thank everyone who supported the event and for being part of our mission to make the rail industry a healthier and happier place.

“It has been a brilliant couple of days that has uplifted the industry and you can still get involved as all the sessions are available to watch online until Thursday 17 November. Access is available to anyone who registers on the website. We’re keen for as many people as possible to benefit from the all the inspiring content.”

Popular sessions from this year’s event included:

• Paul McKenna – You can change your life
• Tim Spector – Why almost everything we've been told about food is wrong
• Dr Julie Smith – Why has nobody told me this before?
• Professor Green – Being a man
• Simon Weston – Finding opportunity in adversity
• Gail Porter – Laid bare
• Paul Dolan – The science of happiness

Other sessions included experts offering practical advice on nutrition, sleep, mental health, fitness, and managing money.

Rail Wellbeing Live isn’t just a once-a-year event – on the first Wednesday of every month the industry hosts ‘Wellbeing Wednesdays’, starting at 11am and again, it’s free to join online. A different health and wellbeing topic is covered each month. On 7 December, the focus will be on how the rail industry tackles some of the most challenging projects during the holiday period. Sign up here.

Note: All the content is available 24/7 until 17 November but you need to register to be able to access it. Visit www.rwl22.co.uk.

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