BETSI CADWALADR University Health Board has teamed up with the Health and Safety Forum from Wrexham Industrial Estate to help businesses find out how they can support their employees.

The event held in the Redwither Building brought together organisations such as the NHS, Wrexham Council, Rowlands Pharmacy, CALL Helpline, Aura Leisure and Wrexham Bowel Cancer Support in one place so people who work on the estate could drop in and find out how to access information regarding various aspects of health and wellbeing.

Organisations were on hand to offer advice and information and also some practical help with Rowlands Pharmacy offering free blood pressure checks for workers and employers on the day.

Engagement officer Karen Owen who helped facilitate the event said: “It’s so good to see a variety of organisations from the public, private, charitable and voluntary sectors here.

"There are so many businesses working on the estate and some are very large companies but there are also a number of small businesses that operate here.

“An event like this can help them come together to think about how they can best look after their employees’ health and wellbeing so here they can talk to lots of organisations and find out how they can signpost their employees to places that can help.

“Small businesses often don’t have huge human resource departments. Meeting and networking here with other businesses means they can come together and potentially pool resources to enhance the wellbeing of their employees.

“I’m delighted that so many employers who have come here today said they are really keen to work with the NHS and make employee health and wellbeing a genuine priority.”