The Burnt Chef Project unveils wellbeing app for hospitality industry

The Burnt Chef Project has partnered with mental health service provider, Thrive, to offer the hospitality industry a wellbeing app to provide “easy” mental healthcare access to individuals in the hospitality sector. The Thrive: Mental Wellbeing app has been approved by the NHS, and it is available to businesses on a monthly subscription basis. It features 100+ hours of content, covering meditation, deep muscle relaxation and self suggestion tools, as well as unlimited in-app therapy via fully trained therapists. The Burnt Chef Project said that four out of five hospitality professionals experience at least one issue with their mental health during their career. Consequently, the app has been designed to offer support for all levels of hospitality, including managers, MHFA trained individuals, wellbeing champions, and both front and back of house positions. It is available in nine different languages and available internationally to any organisation wishing to address workplace wellbeing and support mental health trained team members. Additionally, the app includes an In App Chat, with access to clinically supervised therapists. It will also provide confidential impact reports to enable businesses to track organisational stressors through “anonymous, secure data to make informed decisions and demonstrate organisational culture change over time”. Kris Hall, founder of The Burnt Chef Project, said: “The Wellbeing App is the missing piece which moves us from a reactive position (crisis line and MHFA training) to a proactive position so individuals can be truly in control of their wellbeing and look to mid-long term sustainable development. “With over 8 million people on the NHS waiting list for therapy currently, it's essential that we can provide access to both those experiencing difficulties with their mental health and wellbeing but also to those who may be overwhelmed supporting their peers and colleagues.” Chris McWhirr, partnership manager from Thrive, added: “The Wellbeing App provides teams with a whole host of benefits which they can use an unlimited amount of times both confidentially and at a time that suits them without the need to contact Human Resources. “The past few years have put even further pressures on the hospitality industry and to be able to offer this long term solution to these already stretched teams is a great step forward to supporting people's mental health and wellbeing.”