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Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust has received the award for 'Most effective benefits strategy' at the HR Excellence Awards 2010. The trust's alternative strategy aims to benefit and retain staff and improve their work-life balance, while saving the trust money.
The essential NHS reference guide to health, safety and welfare at work, formerly known as the Healthy workplaces handbook, is now fully updated for 2010 and available to download for free from our website.
European employment ministers have now agreed and adopted a directive aimed at preventing sharps injuries in the healthcare sector.
Understanding, flexibility and valuing yourself are key themes in two new stories from NHS staff about their experiences with a mental health condition. The staff were interviewed for the Open Your Mind website to help bring to life the messages of the campaign.