Overview

1. Overview • Recognising the importance of health and work – not just absence but productivity and customer service • Linking HR/OD to core business in relation to health and social services • Harnessing health services to return to work • Using corporate job opportunities to help the out of work • Influencing commissioning and public health • Addresses inequalities – including health inequalities

2. Policy • Health and Work Strategy • Local Jobs for Local People • Healthy Workplace Policy • Mindful Employer status

3. Health and Work Strategic Group Coordinates Workstreams and reports to TH Prosperous Communities Delivery Group Community Employment Team Generates Corporate employment/placement/ apprenticeship/careers opportunities Skills Development Forum Focus: Homelessness Strategy employment targets Mental Health Employment Group Focus: People in contact with secondary MH seeking employment Disabilities and Employment Focus: People with physical and learning disabilities and employment Healthy Workplace Group Focus: Targets on staff retention and good OH/HR practice Health and Work Forum Focus: health/work interface with service users; Early intervention into long term sickness; IAPT employment support. Work stream link to wider range of employment provision, including JCP, third sector and WNF funded provision

4. Early intervention • Linking OHS to the NHS • Case management approach • Trial in four practices in Tower Hamlets • Expedites medical interventions • Gateways to additional OHS and other interventions • such as job adaption, employment advice and mediation • Bid made for Fit for Work Service across Olympic • Boroughs

5. Using Employment power for work and health • Job Brokerage • Talent Pool • Apprenticeship schemes • Placements • Health Careers • Removing barriers such as poor language skills

6. In the workplace • Healthy Workplace programme • Model Mental Health programme (carried out by MIND) • Health Assessments • Targets relate to retention, absence reduction and productivity