Health, Work and Unemployment

Health, Work and UnemploymentDr Justin Varney– Public Health England (PHE)

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Birth – 5yrs Early Years

School Aged

Children 5--18yrs

Young Adults to Established Adults

18 to 64yrs

Older Adults >65yrs

Home and Family Spaces

Early Years Settings Education

Settings

Workplace Settings

Leisure & Social Spaces

Healthcare Settings

Places and People

“It is the working man who is the happy man. It is the idle man who is the miserable man.”Benjamin Franklin, C.18

“Being in good employment is protective of health. Conversely, unemployment contributes to poor health.”Marmot Review, 2010

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• Is work good for you health and well-being?, Waddell & Burton (2006)

• Vocational Rehabilitation – What Works for Whom and When, Waddell, Burton and Kendall (2008)

• Working for a Healthier Tomorrow, Dame Carol Black, (2008)

• Fair Society, Healthy Lives, Michael Marmot (2010)

• Various NICE Guidelines, including:

The Evidence Base

- Promoting Mental wellbeing at Work (PH22)- Managing Long-Term Sickness and Incapacity for Work (PH19)- Workplace Interventions to Promote Smoking Cessation (PH5)- Promoting Physical Activity in the Workplace (PH13)

The Workplace Wellbeing Charter - National Standards• Previously 30+ variations of the scheme across England

• In 2013-14, PHE commissioned a set of National Standards

• Launched in June 2014, these provide core content for existing Charter schemes and a common baseline to build from

• National and local support to help the transition across

• National website – www.wellbeingcharter.org.uk – signposts to local schemes, provides free resources & helps create Charter community

• The vision is of a mixed economy of providers with local authority led accountability, governance and assurance

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The Eight Charter Standards

1. Leadership, Culture and Communication

2. Absence Management

3. Health and Safety

4. Mental Health

5. Alcohol and Substance misuse

6. Healthy Eating

7. Physical Activity

8. Smoking

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The ThreePerformanceCategories

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Link to the Responsibility Deal• The Workplace Wellbeing Charter provides the road map to achieving

the commitments made in the Responsibility Deal Pledges.

• The Topic Guides (released Dec 14 and Mar 15) will drill down into specific areas for guidance, resources and promising practice examples for micro, small, medium and large business linked to specific RD pledges.

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Topic RDP Topic RDP

Physical Activity P4 Mental Health H7

Healthy Eating H4 NHS Health Checks H6

Weight Management Inclusive Employment H2

Carers Dementia

Alcohol and Substance Misuse

Smoking and Tobacco H5

Other Key Achievements…

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• Internal – PHE challenge physical activity, trained 100+ workplace wellbeing champions, developed staff health and wellbeing strategy

• Commissioned 4 rapid reviews of evidence

• Establishing an Academic Network for Health and Work

• Manchester “Ageing Well in Work” project

• Developing the PHE contribution on (i) ill-health and unemployment, and (ii) economic regeneration

• SME digital toolkits

Thank You Dr Justin VarneyNational Lead for Adults and Older People's Health and WellbeingJustin.Varney@phe.gov.uk

Sam Haskell Healthy Adults Implementation Manager Sam.haskell@phe.gov.uk or 0207 654 8027

Ellen Bloomer Healthy Adults Senior Policy OfficerEllen.bloomer@phe.gov.uk