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Jennifer Stevenson Health Promotion Officer (Healthy Working Lives)
Jennifer StevensonHealth Promotion Officer(Healthy Working Lives)
Health and Work
What’s happening nationally and locally
Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives
Safe andHealthy Working
Scottish Centre for Healthy Working Lives
Joining Up Delivery
SHAW
DWP
Occ. Health Providers
LocalAuthorities
SAD
HSE
SaHW
NHSHealth
Scotland
SBC
NHSBoards
Voluntary Sector
Unions
Scottish Centre for
Healthy Working Lives
Partners
REHIS
Faculty of Occupational Medicine
Nationally
• Health Works
• Fit for Work Service
• Fit Note
Health Works
It is essential that employers understand that investing in the wellbeing of their workforces is of fundamental importance to securing and improving productivity and profitability.
• A number of national and local actions
Fit for Work Service
To help people to stay in or return to work more quickly when they develop a health condition or impairment
• Employees from SMEs• Phone based• Case management
Fit Note
Fit note is the informal name for the new Statement of Fitness for Work.
• Effective from 6th April 2010
• Employees may need to discuss possible changes at work with you:– Working different hours temporarily,– Doing different duties or tasks, or– Back pain – avoid heavy lifting
Targetting SMEs
• Targeted to employers from small and medium sized workplaces
• Phone 0800 019 2211
• Any occupational health and safety queries
Locally
• Workplace Team
• Respond to Health Works
• Respond to initiatives
Strong Foundations - Ayrshire & Arran Workplace Team
•HWL Advisors for the Award:
>> Jennifer Stevenson
>> Verona Rodgers
•HWL Advisor Occupational Health and Safety
>> Susan Gimson
•Workplace Health Promotion Officer
>> Lindsey Murphy
•Personal Secretary for the Workplace Team
>> Pauline Strachan
Local services
• Support with the HWL Award • Training• Policy development• General advice on workplace
health promotion
