Wellbeing calendar

Oscar Kilo awards and conference

The Oscar Kilo awards will be open for entries from early April 2024, and this year we will be announcing the winners at our Oscar Kilo conference which will take place on 18-20 November. We will be publishing further details about this event and how you can secure your place towards the end of April. You can find out more and see our previous winners on our awards page.

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12-14 March: Home Office security and policing conference

On 12-14 March we will be at the Home Office security and policing conference in Farnborough. If you are at this event please come and see us on stand D163. Our Service Director Andy Rhodes will be speaking at the event on the 14th on resilience and wellbeing.

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13-14 March: OK9 conference

Almost 50 of our OK9 dog handlers will be coming together in March for training and sharing of ideas, at a two day event. If you are an OK9 handler and you have not yet secured your place please get in touch as there is now limited availability.

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'Once upon a time’ campaign

We've introduced the ‘Once upon a time’ campaign, which aims to help policing families explain to children why their loved ones might sometimes have to miss out on mealtimes, bedtimes or family celebrations.

As part of the launch, we are giving away limited hard copies of the Red Robber Raid Book, soft toys and activity packs to policing families. The giveaway is open until 6 May - this ensures forces have plenty of time to advertise locally, giving more of you the chance to enter.

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4 March: National week of recognition and celebration of police staff

We will be supporting the NPCC throughout the week, which starts on 4 March; by signposting police staff members to highlight some of the wellbeing services and resources that are available for them.

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6 March: Creating an environment for brilliance

This is a one day wellbeing at work conference being held by Devon and Cornwall Police on Wednesday 6 March, 9am to 4pm at Buckfast Abbey, Devon. There will be 100 spaces to attend in person (Devon & Cornwall Police and Dorset Police officers and staff only) and the event will be streamed live on Teams for anyone else working in policing to attend.

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12-13 March: Health and wellbeing at work

Some of the team will be speaking at the Health and wellbeing show at the NEC in Birmingham on 12-13 March. National Police Chief Medical Officer, John Harrison will be speaking on Wednesday 13 March at 3.45pm on understanding and managing complex PTSD in policing, and occupational health subject matter expert, Liz Eades will talk about shift work and metabolic syndrome on Tuesday 12 at 3.30pm.

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28-29 February: Occupational health practitioner event

80 of our occupational health practitioners from across the country will come together in Leeds for a two day conference - leading in a changing landscape, to share best practice and to learn about the work we are doing to support occupational health in policing.

Click on the button below to find out more about how to access our police occupational health practitioner network and the good practice hub. 

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Dry January: 30 day live alcohol experiment 2024

Are you looking to reduce your alcohol intake or want to do dry January? If so, you might want to try the '30-Day Live Alcohol Experiment 2024'. Click on the link below to find out more.

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22 January: Seven days of healthy eating

In January we launched our new seven days of healthy eating programme, developed by nutritionist Anna Earl. Healthy eating is a challenge for lots of people – but it can be even harder to manage if you work in policing. The seven days of healthy eating programme is a great way to kick start your healthy eating plan and make taking control of what you eat a bit simpler. 

You can follow the plan at anytime by following the link below.

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26 January: Oscar Kilo - what can the National Police Wellbeing Service do for you?

We are supporting the college of policing and forces across the country during neighbourhood policing week which commences on Monday 22 January. Our session takes place on Friday 26 January (10am to 11am), you can register using the button below. 

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