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Written question asked by Lord Luce (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 17 July 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 31 July 2019. It was answered by Baroness Blackwood of North Oxford (Conservative) on Thursday, 25 July 2019 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.


NHS: Occupational Health

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they have made in deciding what number of occupational health staff are needed by the NHS in England to implement their proposals to facilitate the retention or return to work of those employees with long-term health conditions.

Answer

The Government launched a consultation on 15 July 2019, Health is everyone’s business: proposals to reduce ill health-related job loss, which includes proposals for actions to improve occupational health access for workers. One aspect of this proposal is for Government action to contribute to the development of a sustainable occupational health workforce.

A copy of the consultation is attached.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL17267
Session
2017-19
Attachment
health-is-everyones-business
Subjects
NHS Occupational health
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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