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 In the NHS, where 75 per cent of costs are staff costs, a long-term strategic approach to developing a healthy workplace is needed, both to safeguard the investment in staff and to provide improved service delivery for patients. Occupational health services, health and safety management, risk assessment and management, counselling services, flexible working, sickness absence management, and policies for managing stress, musculoskeletal problems and bullying and harassment already exist in most parts of the NHS. NHS Employers is encouraging trusts to pull them together into an overarching strategy that is communicated to all managers and staff and embedded in the management processes of the organisation. See our sample chapter on Developing a trust strategy for workplace health from The healthy workplaces handbook for more details. Last reviewed 17 Sep 2007 |
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