Government launches Occupational Health Taskforce
Businesses will be urged to tackle in-work sickness and stop
people falling out the workforce, following the appointment of Dame Carol Black
as the Government’s new Occupational Health Tsar.
Currently, only 45 percent of workers in Britain have access to some form of occupational health, and with an estimated 1.8 million workers reporting work-related ill health in 2022/23, the government is acting to tackle long-term sickness to help people stay and succeed in work. The framework, which is expected this Summer, will form part of the Government’s drive to reduce inactivity levels and waiting list times.
The UK Government recently launched its Occupational Health Innovation Fund which has provided £1 million in funding to 10 projects to develop innovative new models of Occupational Health, using technology to improve the capacity and capability of providers and increase access for SMEs.
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