NICE guideline on the health and wellbeing of employees

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidelines on workplace policy and management practices to improve the health and wellbeing of employees in June 2015.

The guidance is intended to complement other current NICE recommendations and its main aims are to promote leadership that supports the health and wellbeing of employees while also helping line managers achieve this, seeking to explore the positive and negative effects that an organisation’s culture can have on people’s health and wellbeing. Additionally, it provides a ‘ready reckoner’ to help assess the business case for interventions.

The guidelines will be of interest to those in human resources, health and safety, occupational health, learning and development teams, professional trainers and educators, trade unions and various professional bodies.

IOSH would welcome any feedback members may have on these guidelines and on the ‘ready reckoner’ – please send comments to richard.jones@iosh.co.uk by 31 October 2015.

To obtain your copy of the full guidance click here

If you require any advice on how these guidelines could affect you, please contact our experienced team of consultants – we’re happy to help!