The National Police Workforce & Wellbeing Survey: A Refreshed Approach for 2026
Across policing, momentum is building behind a shared ambition: to make forces a better, more sustainable place to work. Last year’s National Police Wellbeing Survey – which saw a record-breaking response rate and local and national action to improve workforce experiences – demonstrated how collective insight can drive meaningful change. We’re building on that progress […]
Refreshed Perspective: Our Record-Breaking Approach to the National Police Wellbeing Survey – A Leapwise Case Study
Last year, Leapwise introduced a brand new, record-breaking approach to the National Police Wellbeing Survey in our partnership with Oscar Kilo – the National Police Wellbeing Service (NPWS). As we prepare to launch this year’s new and improved survey, we wanted to remind our readers about the progress made that we’re looking to build on. […]
Event Write-Up: Leading with Care Conference – From Insight to Action on Police Workforce Challenges
Policing remains under sustained pressure. As the record-breaking National Police Wellbeing Survey (NPWS) 2025 highlighted, there are ongoing challenges including heavy workloads, wellbeing concerns, and gaps in leadership confidence within forces. While forces and national organisations are investing in improvement efforts, many leaders recognise that progress needs to accelerate. This was the context for the […]
Our Leading with Care Conference: From Insight to Action on Police Workforce Challenges
Policing is under sustained pressure – and the evidence is unequivocal. The National Police Wellbeing Survey (NPWS) 2025 has highlighted critical strains, including unmanageable frontline workloads, poor wellbeing, low confidence in leadership, and ongoing cultural problems. Forces and national stakeholders have been taking action, investing in reform and improvement. But progress is slower than needed. Many believe that […]
New report – NPWS 2025 Deep Dive: Improving Internal Trust and Confidence for Better Public Outcomes
The damaging effects of organisational stressors – including psychological safety – on employees have long been acknowledged but recent research reveals an even more striking reality: these internal pressures may impact wellbeing more profoundly than the trauma routinely faced by frontline police officers. Our new report, ‘NPWS 2025 Deep Dive: Improving Internal Trust and Confidence for Better Public […]
A Record-Breaking New Approach to the National Police Wellbeing Survey – A Leapwise Case Study
With profound service pressures across policing in England and Wales, leaders have been seeking deeper insights into the wellbeing of their workforce and the stresses their people are under. With most police funding spent on personnel – police constables, staff, PCSOs, and others – this kind of information is essential to make sure forces are […]
Event Write-Up: Leapwise’s Annie Haswell and Paul Griffiths at IASC’s Modern Slavery Report Launch
Last month, we were delighted to speak at the launch of our report with the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner (IASC) on how the police response to modern slavery has changed in the past decade. Leapwise’s Annie Haswell and Paul Griffiths OBE joined Commissioner Eleanor Lyons and former Chief Constable Shaun Sawyer QPM to discuss the findings in a webinar. In […]
New report – 4 worrying truths about the police workforce
The new National Police Wellbeing Survey, delivered by Leapwise in partnership with the College of Policing and the National Police Wellbeing Survey, closed on 16 June 2025, and the results are now public. Over 40,000 police officers and staff took part, with participating forces achieving a record 25.4% response rate, and some forces securing a […]
Supporting the London Borough of Hounslow’s Serious Violence Strategy – A Leapwise Case Study
In 2022, the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act introduced the Serious Violence Duty. This legislation required local authorities and other public services to work together to prevent and reduce serious violence in their communities. In 2023, like many other local authorities, the London Borough of Hounslow, needed to develop and implement a serious violence […]
Meet Annie Haswell – Her Passion for Behaviour Change and Public Impact
Our team is the reason we consistently deliver exceptional results for our clients; we want to introduce you to our team members who are the driving force behind Leapwise. Meet Annie Haswell Annie is a Senior Consultant at Leapwise. She is passionate about collaborating with public sector organisations on sustainable, impactful change. Professional Experience Annie has recently rejoined Leapwise after working in the tech industry […]