Improving workplace health in your locality - what would good look like?

FREE Webinar

Agenda: 

This exclusive webinar is for public health professionals who wish to understand worklessness due to ill health;  the Government’s response (e.g. Occupational Health incentives, revising fit note sign off); how Public Health teams can approach the issue locally (e.g. link with DWP, work coaches and Job Centre plus teams, put in place an award process, learn from the West Midlands Mental health productivity pilot etc) and opportunities (e.g. fit note review). Schedule:

-    Introduction from FPH President, Professor Kevin Fenton – 10 mins

-    The National work and health policy position – 30 mins

-    SOM President; FOM President tbc

-    Work and Health unit e.g. Amy Edens tbc

-    The Local agenda – 45 mins

    -    Sean Russell – the West Midlands Mental Health Productivity Pilot

    -    Dr Steve Iley tbc – Jaguar Land Rover and Public Health working together

    -    Luke Price – Centre for Ageing Better re ageing worker and local pilots

-    Q and A 45mins with speakers and discussion with participants e.g. as to local partnership working between public health and workplaces

Resources:

-    Fit note – blog https://www.som.org.uk/occupational-health-myth-buster-%E2%80%9Csick%E2%...

-    Government innovation fund for OH for SMEs:  https://www.som.org.uk/government-launches-%C2%A31m-fund-stimulate-innov...

-    SOM budget position https://www.som.org.uk/what-som-would-see-budget 

FREE for ALL. You will then be sent the join link.