Better Health Training
Evidence-based health improvement training.
Better Health Training provides NIHR-evaluated and RSPH-accredited programmes for staff, volunteers, and elected members - helping you build healthier communities and more resilient organisations.
Above: Thrive LDN made a short film about how our Better Mental Health Training supported about 500 councillors in all 32 London boroughs and the City.
Why choose Better Health Training?
Our training isn’t just informative and enjoyable (though learners say it is!) it drives real health improvements in learners and their communities.
93% of nearly 1,000 participants rate the training Excellent or Good
68% adopt healthier behaviours
48% influence organisational policies to support better health
Independently evaluated by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), our approach combines evidence, practical tools, and engaging delivery to ensure lasting impact.
Councillors from Staffordshire Moorlands and High Peak Councils take part in group learning - just some of the 1,000 councillors who have taken our Better Mental Health Training
What we offer
We deliver flexible, interactive programmes tailored to your organisation:
Better Mental Health Training for councillors and officers
Royal Society of Public Health (RSPH) accredited Health Improvement training and examinations
Workshop facilitation and co-production to design effective health initiatives
Sessions are delivered online, hybrid, or in person across two engaging sessions.
What you’ll gain
Participants leave with:
A clear understanding of mental and physical health and wellbeing
Insight into the social and environmental drivers of health
Practical strategies to improve personal wellbeing
Tools to influence policy, services, and communities
Resources are based on up-to-date evidence and designed to be accessible for people of all backgrounds
Expert-led training
All programmes are designed and delivered by Ed Davie MPH, a highly experienced public health leader with over 15 years’ experience across national charities and local government.
Ed’s credentials include:
Visiting Lecturer in Public Health, King’s College London
Royal Society of Public Health Accredited Trainer
Current Public Health Manager, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Local Government Association Expert Peer (11 years)
Former Cabinet Member for Health, Adult Social Care, and Children’s Services, London Borough of Lambeth
What people say
‘Ed is one of the best public speakers I have ever heard.’
— Dr Ballal Siddique, GP and Clinical Lead, North East London (pictured above right)
‘I love the slides with diagrams on. Graphics that gets the message across. A lot of examples that I'll have to research but so many ideas. Good to hear of success stories - what has actually worked’. Councillor Jim Sinnott Warwick District Council
‘Ed came to facilitate a mental health workshop for us with people from local communities, a range of voluntary sector groups and service providers. Ed tells it like it is, but with empathy, compassion and a genuine desire to create a space where people feel empowered to engage and discuss the issues important to them. The findings report from the workshop helped us lobby for change and was a catalyst strengthen our existing co-production approaches to improve health and wellbeing outcomes locally’.
Dr Jamie Annakin PhD, MSc, Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, Principal Public Health Specialist
