Health, Safety and Wellbeing Planner 2026

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Planner 2026

Dear Colleagues,

The purpose of this LTB is to provide Branches and in particular our Regional and Divisional Safety forums with an advanced index of external health, safety, and wellbeing campaigns, activities, and conference events outlined for 2026.

Whilst relevant LTBs will be issued during the year by relevant departments within the union covering in more detail particular health, safety, and wellbeing campaigns, and in conjunction with the Central Services Health and Safety Policy Assistant, the publishing of this advanced index was again felt to be beneficial in assisting our Branches and our Regional and Divisional Safety forums in terms of planning any activities and membership engagement in this regard.

Accordingly, please find listed the bulk of health, safety, and wellbeing campaigns and activities for this year. Also attached are some brief background details of each of the listed campaigns, activities and conference events.

Index of Health, Safety and Wellbeing activities/campaigns in 2026:

World Cancer Day – 4^th February

Time to Talk Day – 5^th February

Scottish Hazards Conference – 26^thFebruary

National Self-Harm Awareness Day – 1^st March

Neurodiversity Awareness Week (UK) – 16^th to 22^nd March

Prostate Cancer Awareness Month – March

Endometriosis Awareness Month – March

International Workers Memorial Day (IWMD) – 28^th April

Bowel Cancer Awareness Month – April

Stress Awareness Month – April

Mental Health Awareness Week – 11^th to 17^th May

Deaf Awareness Week – 4^th to 10^thMay

World Ovarian Cancer Day – 8^thMay

No Falls Week – 18^th to 22^nd May

Dementia Action Week – 18^th to 24 May

Skin Cancer Awareness Month – May 

World Environment Day – 5^th June

NHS National Blood Donation Week – 9^th to 15^th June

Men’s Health Week – 15^th to 21^stJune

National Clean Air Day – 19^th June

Action Mesothelioma Day – 3^rd July

Alcohol Awareness Week – 6^th to 12^th July

Talk To Us Month – July

National Financial Awareness Day – 14^th August

NHSBT National Organ Donation Week – TBC but normally in September

National Hazards Conference – 4^thto 6^th September

World Suicide Prevention Day – 10^th September

Gas Safety Week – 14^th to 20^thSeptember

Pension Awareness Day – 15^thSeptember

National Eye Health Week (UK) – 28^th September to 4^th October

MacMillan Coffee Morning – 26^thSeptember

World Heart Day – 29^th September

Back Care Awareness Week – TBC but normally in October

World Mental Health Day – 10^thOctober

Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day – 15^th October(Global Day) & Baby Loss Awareness Week – 9^th to 15^thOctober

International Stuttering Awareness Day – 22^nd October

Menopause Awareness Month – October

Stoptober – October

ADHD Awareness Month – October

Breast Cancer Awareness Month – October

National Stress Awareness Day – 4^th November

Talk Money Week – 4^th to 8^thNovember

Road Safety Week – 16^th to 22^ndNovember

National Older Workers Week – 17^thto 21^st November

Movember – November

National Grief Awareness Week – 7^th to 13^th December 

Christmas Jumper Day – 11^thDecember

Whilst the above is not in itself an exhaustive list, it nonetheless highlights the bulk of health, safety, and wellbeing campaigns and activities previously covered and communicated alongside several new additions.

It is also necessary to advise that many of these activities and events are collaborations between different organisations and groups, and are sponsored and promoted by government, local and other government bodies and in some cases international organisations such as the UN. As such, few are supported by a generic website or source of further information. Therefore, where Branches and Regional Safety Forums are seeking additional supporting materials and information on any of the outlined activities and campaigns, can they please contact Louise Pietrzykowska, email: lpietrzykowska@cwu.org.

Finally, and as outlined above, subsequent LTBs covering particular health, safety and wellbeing campaigns and activities in 2026 will be issued in due course. It is hoped this advance index will be of direct use and assistance to Branches and Safety Forums in terms of any pre-planning in this area.

Any other enquiries in relation to the LTB should be addressed to: lpietrzykowska@cwu.org.

Yours sincerely,

Martin Walsh
Deputy General Secretary (Postal)

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