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About the 5-Reps ProgrammE

Before you decide whether to take part in the 5-REPS Programme, we would like to tell you a bit more about the programme and what it would involve.

If after reading the information you would like to take part in the 5-REPS Programme, please click on the ‘TAKE PART’ link which will take you to a consent form and a short questionnaire.

How to get in touch with us?

If you have any questions about the 5-REPS Programme, you can contact the 5-REPS team at the University of York on [email protected].

What do I do if I need help now or if I’m not eligible to join the 5-REPS programme?

If you feel in need of more immediate help or support, please contact your GP or your organisation’s wellbeing and support services. You can also find information about national support services below.

The 5-REPS programme may not be suitable for men who are experiencing higher levels of distress. If you are found to be ineligible to join the programme because of higher scores on the pre-programme questionnaires, you can contact your organisation’s wellbeing and support services or your GP. You may also wish to access information about national support services:

Call NHS 111 and press option 2 to speak to a trained mental health professional, available 24/7

NHS Talking Therapies (formerly IAPT)

Key information

The 5-REPS Programme is based on clinically proven principles of Behavioural Activation, a practical and action-focused approach to mental fitness. Behavioural Activation has been proven to work at reducing stress and enhancing mood in different groups of people, and we have successfully tailored this for men in the workplace.

Behavioural Activation works by helping men build positive habits and routines that boost their mood and encourage a healthier mindset through goal-focused actions. The 5-REPS Programme empowers men to take control of their mental wellbeing, fostering resilience and long-term positive change.

Local NHS Trusts are keen to see whether male employees might find the 5-REPS Programme helpful as part of the suite of wellbeing and support services they offer. Your NHS Trust has agreed to share information about the 5-REPS Programme with their male employees to provide them with additional avenues of support. You may have received this information via your NHS Trust wellbeing and support service, or you may have heard about the programme from colleagues.

The 5-REPS programme will involve you making changes to what you do, to strengthen your mental fitness and enhance your mood. It will include keeping a diary and reinstating activities you enjoy which you may have stopped doing, helping you get back on track when you get off course.

You will be assigned a Coach who you will speak with about 6-8 times over a few months to offer guidance and support. You will need to complete several short questionnaires before you start the programme and again after you have finished the programme. These questionnaires ask about your wellbeing, to see how the 5-REPS Programme has affected how you feel.

That is fine. Your participation in the programme is entirely voluntary. Your NHS employer will not know that you have accessed information about the programme, and we will not tell them whether you decide to join the programme. Even if you initially decide to join the programme, you can change your mind at a later point and choose to withdraw from the programme at any time, without giving a reason. The information we have collected about your mental wellbeing up to the point of your withdrawal from the programme will still be used and you will still have the opportunity to provide your feedback on the programme.

Taking part in the 5-REPS Programme could better equip you to deal with the stresses and strains of your life both at work and outside of work, helping you get back on track if you get off course, and enabling you to enjoy life more. Your experience during the programme will also help the developers of the programme to increase knowledge of men’s health, improving understanding about how to enhance the wellbeing of men in the workplace. It will also help NHS Trusts to provide additional signposting to male employees who may find the 5-REPS Programme helpful.

How will we use information about you?

We will need to use information from you to deliver the 5-REPS Programme within local NHS Trusts. This information will include some personal information (such as your name and contact details) along with information about your mental wellbeing.

We will keep all information about you safe and secure.

The information will be stored on a secure system which has been approved for use by the University of York and the NHS. Access to this system will be restricted to members of the 5-REPS team. People who do not need to know who you are will not be able to see your name or contact details.

After we have tested delivery of the 5-REPS programme within local NHS Trusts, we will keep some of your data so we can check the programme results. Any reports we write about the 5-REPS programme will not include your information at an individual level and no-one will be able to work out that you took part in the programme.

The 5-REPS team will look at how the 5-REPS programme has been used by male NHS employees.
We will share information with your NHS Trust about the numbers of men engaging with the 5-REPS Programme so that they can understand how they might develop signposting strategies for male employees in the future (we will not tell NHS employers who has taken part in the 5-REPS Programme).
The 5-REPS team will write a report for Movember (who funded the 5-REPS Programme) to help understand the reach and impact of the 5-REPS Programme.
Information about the reach and impact of the 5-REPS Programme will be available on the 5-REPS Programme website.

The University of York is the data controller for the information collected for the 5-REPS Programme, which means we are responsible for looking after your personal information and using it properly. If you are unhappy with the way your personal information has been handled, please contact the University’s Data Protection Officer at [email protected]. If you are not satisfied with our response, you have a right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office. For information on reporting a concern to the Information Commissioner’s Office, see www.ico.org.uk/concerns.

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The 5-reps programme is now closed

About the 5-Reps ProgrammE

How to get in touch with us?

What do I do if I need help now or if I’m not eligible to join the 5-REPS programme?

Key information

How will we use information about you?

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