Best Places to Work 2015 – Mental Health Trusts

  • Full time equivalent staff: 2,650
  • Sickness absence rates: 6.50 per cent
  • Staff recommending care: 61 per cent
  • Staff recommending as place to work: 59 per cent

Seasonal and charity events are held in the staff restaurant at the Greater Manchester West Mental Health Foundation Trust. A dedicated apprenticeship programme has boosted the numbers of workers at the trust under 21 years of age by 50 per cent. The trust has a football team and offers Zumba classes.