A HEALTH organisation has received an award for providing a good working environment.
Sedgefield Primary Care Trust (PCT) has been awarded a Practice Plus accreditation, part of the Improving Working Lives programme set up to provide employees with a balance between their work and personal life.
The award is recognition for the PCT demonstrating that the working lives of staff across all groups of the organisation have improved.
The trust went through a rigorous process, including the production of a self assessment report and a visit from an external team of peers from different roles within the NHS.
The PCT has more than 480 staff, and has introduced a range of flexible working options whereby staff can job share, work part-time and work around school hours and holidays.
Nigel Porter, chief executive of the trust, said: "I am absolutely delighted that Sedgefield Primary Care Trust has been awarded Practice Plus status. This is a really positive step for all staff at the PCT."
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