1. Workplace Health Update Healthy Working Wales

2. OVERVIEW OF AIMS Explain a bit more about Healthy Working Wales and how it fits with the strategic health agenda Highlight opportunities to work together Give you the opportunity to share ideas on staff health and wellbeing within Public Health Wales. Healthy Working Wales

3. CONTEXT Good work is good for physical & mental health It promotes recovery after illness It minimises the adverse effects of long-term sickness absence Waddell G, Burton AK ‘Is work good for your health and wellbeing’ 2006 Black C ‘Working for a healthier tomorrow’ March 2008 Healthy Working Wales

4. Aims Improve health and wellbeing at work Reduce the number of people that leave work because of ill health Support people to return to work as soon as possible after illness or injury Healthy Working Wales

5. GP ENGAGEMENT Education Resources Support to GP practices as businesses through Workboost & Small Workplace Health Award Healthy Working Wales

6. Education RCGP UK – Fit note 3yr training programme on Health and Work. RCGP Wales/GP Deanery/Healthy Working Wales E-modules Mainly external partnership work Healthy Working Wales

7. E-Modules Return 2 work Anxiety & depression Low back pain Hip & knee 10 case studies – health & work Healthy Working Wales

8. Resources WaMH in PC – info sheet on benefits Back book for patients GP One website for GPs working in Wales Healthy Working Wales website HealthyWorking UK website Healthy Working Wales

9. Localities Pilot Mapping of information on places of employment with a view to targeting Healthy Working Wales activity to ‘businesses’ that most need support. Availability of services across all sectors linked to employment /unemployment to be shared with GPs & other relevant partners. Healthy Working Wales

10. Engaging with employers The team have actively engaged with 437 employers (with 128,000 employees) between April and September 2013 265,000 employees (19% of the working population of Wales) work in an organisation that holds or is working towards a Workplace Health Award Website Ebulletin Masterclasses Toolkits Healthy Working Wales

11. Workboost Wales provides, confidential, practical and free advice to small businesses and organisations in Wales on workplace health and safety, management of sickness absence and return to work issues. Tel:0845 609 6006

12. Workboost outcomes Telephone interview with employers three months after Workboost intervention. Pilot with 12 employers. –9 employers responded, all gave positive feedback –8 reported making changes to practice –1 reported improved knowledge and understanding “We have put most of the actions we discussed into place” “A really useful service specially for new companies – I have recommended it many times” “We are doing a lot more health and wellbeing with staff...our sickness rates have definitely improved” Healthy Working Wales

13. Corporate Health StandardSmall Workplace Health Award Welsh Government’s National Mark of Quality in the workplace. AIM: To bring about sustainable health improvements in the workplace. Launched – 1996 Revised - 2006 Launched - 2009 Organisations with over 50 employees Organisations with up to 50 employees Bronze; Silver; Gold; Platinum Bronze; Silver; Gold.

14. Healthy Working Wales Corporate Health Standard and Small Workplace Health Award Core components –look at the ethos and culture of the business/organisation –how employee health & well-being is incorporated into the management process Specific health issues –deal with the key preventable ill health issues in the workplace Workplace Health Awards

15. Healthy Working Wales CoreComponents Health And Safety Musculoskeletal Disorders CommitmentEngagement Managing Pressure and Stress Business Outcomes Environmental Awareness Attendance Management HealthyLifestyles Tobacco Healthy Eating Physical Activity Alcohol And Work Drugs And work Small Workplace Health Award

16. Healthy Working Wales Corporate Health Standard OrganisationalSupport Communication EmployeeInvolvement Policies PolicyDevelopment and Review Health and Safety Monitoring,Evaluation and Review CoreComponents Specific Health issues Tobacco MusculoskeletalDisorders Mental Health Promotion Alcohol and Substance Misuse Nutrition Physical Activity Occupational Health and Rehab

17. Healthy Working Wales Examples of benefits reported by employers in Wales include: Sickness absence reduced by one-third, saving £2.6 million and providing an additional 130 staff in work each working day (DVLA) Stress levels reduced by between 10% and 15% (Arriva Buses Wales) Staff participation rate of 88% in voluntary lifestyle medicals (Ipsen Biopharm ltd) Sickness reduced by 30%, stress reduced by 66% since introduction of initiatives 3 years ago (Cardiff Met Uni) What are the benefits?

18. OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK TOGETHER Engage more effectively to target our effort where it will make most difference Focus on the key health issues for working age adults Practice what we preach Healthy Working Wales

19. Workshop Questions Public Health Wales and the Corporate Health Standard 1.Part of the process is to capture, share and celebrate the good work that is already going on. What does Public Health Wales already do to encourage and support staff health and wellbeing? 2. If you were leading this developmental process, what would your top 3 priorities for action be? Workplace Health Update

20. Contact details Sue Elliston, Professional Medical Advisor. 01248 675898 sue.elliston@wales.nhs.uk Sue Wing, Principal Public Health Practitioner. 01443 824164 susan.wing@wales.nhs.uk www.healthyworkingwales.com Workplace Health Update