CWH Business Plan History

Strategy 1 - To provide employers/employees with tools to manage health

Project: Guidance for employers on communication Project: Provide links from the website on tools/ Activity: Provide input into good practice with general practitioners information provided by member organisations guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) as a public health stakeholder Working Group: N/A N/A Lead: John Chisholm Members: Rob Hampton Richard Jones, Nicola Hunter, Leonie Dawson, Tom Stewart, Henry Goodall, Mandy Kelly and Diana Kloss Scope of Work: Scope of Work: Scope of Work: 1. Guidance for employers on communication with 1. Member organisations to identify suitable tools and 1. Comment on draft guidance and evidence GPs provide links for the website reviews 2. IOSH sponsored study to test the usability/ 2. Link to national campaigns 2. Suggest additional relevant evidence if a acceptability of standardised employer to GP 3. Link to policy, reports or position statements call for evidence is made communication April/May 2013, via the Leicester 3. Review the stakeholder list and suggest other relevant organisations that may be Fit for Work Team interested in contributing to the guidance 3. To work with DWP to develop an advisory AHP fitness to work report

Outcomes: Outcomes: Outcomes: 1. Report received on recruitment of 10 companies 1) a. Information received by the HSE on examples 1. Registered as stakeholder representing 58,550 employees. DWP guidance of the intervention mix to various health 2. Next guidance - Workplace policy and notes - individual responses on guidance for GPs b. Links on the website from member practice on promoting the health of older launched March 2014 organisations updated and “find a professional” workers: adaptations to extend working 2. Report and presentation pending inserted lives and preparing for retirement: physical 3. DWP launches AHP Advisory Service fitness to 2) IOSH “No time to lose” campaign activity 3) BPS Division of Occupational Psychology’s (DOP) 3. Workshop on breast cancer and shift work work report in England in March 2013, Wales in Policy report. “Implementing NHS Culture Change September 2014 June 2013, Scotland in Oct 2013 Contributions from Occupational Psychology” – launch Nov. 2014 Strategy 2 - To provide signposting for other health professionals on how to obtain competent advice and support on work and health issues for people under their care Project: Training and qualifications Project: Training and qualifications for Activity: Collegiate working in Council Project: Helpful advice and links for occupational health Occupational Health nurses

Working Group: Lead: Chair of Council Lead: Board of Directors N/A Lead: Helen Kirk Members: Ann Harriss, Karen Talbot, Christina Butterworth

Scope of Work: Scope of Work: Scope of Work: Scope of Work: 1. Produce a Council paper on the 1. Hold an Education Workshop 1. Develop a series of 1. Signposting to useful websites, training and qualification for with Health Education England presentations from member research and information from occupational health nurses and to discuss Occupational Health organisations in order to share member organisations the knowledge and skills needed training strategies for UK plc now and in the future 2. Engage with the Chief Nursing Officer and the Nursing and Midwifery Council on the Council paper Outcomes: Outcomes: Outcomes: Outcomes: 1. Paper published in Occupational 1. Multi-disciplinary OH education 1. OH topic presentation Feb. 2015 1. Signposting to the HSE website on Medicine September 2012 event – CWH and NSOH 9th 2 Presentation May 2015 the duty under certain legislation 2. Consultation on the development March 2015 3 IOSH presentation October 2015 on health surveillance of National School of 4 Human centred approach to an requirements Occupational Health – organisation presentation Sept 2. ACPOHE – Functional Capacity 14 established October 2014. Chair Evaluation Guideline 5 FOM/SOM collaboration Sept and Deputy Chair appointed to 2014 the Board. Next meeting 30th 6 BPS Presentation May 2014 January 2015 7 NHS Health at Work Network 3. Meeting with HEE to discuss presentation Feb 14 Shape of Care consultation on 8 BOHS presentation May 2013 nurse training – August 2014. HEE report Investing in People launched December 2014 Strategy 3 - To develop and promote consistent professional standards and develop common educational initiatives

Project: Training and qualifications for allied health Project: Developing a College/Academy for Workplace Project: Quality standards: professionals Health

Lead: Each member organisation listed in the scope Working Group: N/A of work Lead: Olivia Carlton Members: Karen Talbot, Helen Kirk, Malcolm Adams, Roger Aylesbury, Jan Vickery, Diana Kloss Scope of Work: Scope of Work: Scope of Work: 1. AHPF development of the AHPF Advisory Fitness to 1. Develop a Council paper 1. SEQQHS review Work Report 2. Develop a scope of work for the Project 2. ACPOHE developed competency framework for physiotherapists specialising in OH 3. BAOT working on mapping on the AHP Occupational Health Framework to map the framework against Curriculum Framework and Post Qualification Framework: inform post registration learning requirements

Outcomes: Outcomes: Outcomes: 1. Launched in England in March 2013. Launch in 1. Meeting to consider the creation of a College of 1. Review of SEQOHS standards – meeting Wales June 2013 and Scotland in October 2013 Occupational Medicine – a single national deanery. with FOM in April 2014 then CWH to be 2. Competency framework for physiotherapists Health Education England in favour of the creation invited to provide comment. Physio pilots published June 2013 and available on ACPOHE of a multi-disciplinary body. Meeting with the DWP completed September and report to FOM th website on 20 June, it was stated that the Department of October 2014. Update to CWH February Health was supportive of multi-disciplinary training 2015 2. On hold: awaiting outcomes of workforce planning, single organisation and national school projects Strategy 4 - To respond to consultations collectively and make the opportunity available to members

Project: Manage and disseminate consultations to Project: Manage and disseminate consultations via OH members nurses network

Lead: Each member organisation listed in the scope Steering Committee: of work Lead: Hilary Todd Members: Christina Butterworth, Helen Kirk, Judith Howard-Rees, Elizabeth Griffiths, Carol Miller, Vanessa Hebditch, Kathleen Codling Scope of Work: Scope of Work: 1. Black/Frost Report 1. Set up a steering committee to manage the network 2. Health and Work Service 2. Set the terms of reference 3. Protocol for responding to consultations: 3. Monitor activity and produce annual report  Chair to respond on behalf of CWH 4. Re-branded, new name “OH Nurse Connect” and website  Council members requested to comment 5. CWH to provide oversight and governance  Board of Directors agrees response  Council publish response from Council and members website 4. OH Workforce of the future

Outcomes: Outcomes: 1. Council response delivered. Letter to Lord Freud. Meeting with Bill 1. Steering committee and TOR defined Gunnyeon to discuss Frost/Black report and Work Capability Assessment 3. To remain in SOM and reporting to CWH – update September 2014 Centres 2. DWP Stakeholder Meeting attended by the Chair who reported to Council. Bill Gunnyeon reported to Council on 24.09.13. NB invited to be part of an Advisory Board. 3. Agreed at CWH meeting Feb 2014 4. Member and wider stakeholder surveys October and December 2014 Strategy 5 - To develop the Council into a dynamic, robust and viable group working to a common purpose

Project: Setting up and managing the Project: Occupational Health Project: Communication Plan Project: Operational Excellence CWH as a company limited Workforce Planning by guarantee

Working Group: Working Group: Lead: Board of Directors (NF and HT Lead: Board of Directors Board of Directors Lead: John Harrison to lead off this area) Members: Richard Heron, Keith Johnstone, Christina Butterworth, Roger Aylesbury, Leonie Dawson, Tom Stewart, Emma Donaldson-Fielder, Julia Skelton, Mike Goldsmith

Scope of Work: Scope of Work: Scope of Work: Scope of Work: 1. Set up company and elect a Board Set up a Working Group to define the 1. Develop a communication plan and 1. Marketing of Directors Project deliverables and progress implement programme 2. Representation on other professional 2. Develop the Terms of Reference along the stages:- 2. Website development – quarterly bodies and role descriptions for the Board Stage 1 – Define the scope, ways of report 3. Representation at events 3. Set up financial management working and outcomes 3. Develop a QR code for use in publications and at exhibitions arrangements Stage 2 – Define the population and 4. Include for Conflict of interest assess the needs 5. Principles of Governance Stage 3-6 – defined by stages 1-2 6. Fund raising 7. Review and refine Council Strategy

Outcomes: Outcomes: Outcomes: Outcomes: 1. Approved Constitution and Report provided for Phase 1 1. To be developed for 2015 1. Letter to Safety Management about Registered Company (stages 1&2), presented to Council 2. TS appointed website co-ordinator. the work of the CWH from the Chair. 2. Completed June 2013 and approved February 2014. Website updated Sept. 2013 3. Independent accountant required by 3. Developed February 2014 Development of information leaflet October 2014 Stage 3 Stakeholder and expert and promotion at Health, Work and 4. Document drafted June 2013 workshop planned 15.04.14 – Wellbeing Conference March 2015 report due September 2014 5. Document drafted 2013 2. Diana appointed to NICE Public 6. Appeal for financial contribution Health Advisory Committee Stage 4-6 plan agreed letter sent to Council Member 3. Members of the Council and Board organisations August 2013 Chair of Council seeking additional spoke about the Council at many funding from DWP Conference events as follows (LIST HERE), 2nd letter for financial contribution scheduled for Spring 2015 Westminster employers forum sent to member organisations December 2014 7. Draft revision of being developed for consultation with Council members. Business Plan to compliment DWP plan – letter sent

Consultations

The Council responds to consultations directly or through individual member organisations Date Comments Consultations on behalf of CWH NICE: Workplace policy and management practices to improve the health of employees - Consultation on the Draft Scope Jul-13

Consultations on behalf of member organisations Responded to NMC consultation on revalidation. Mar-14 AOHNP NMC consultation on the Code Aug-14 AOHNP