Join us to explore how the health system can help create healthier working lives —and what’s next to scale progress nationally. If one single geography was doing all the initiatives that we know are taking place across the UK, that one geography would have solved the crisis in health-driven economic inactivity. This session will be about creating the roadmap to achieve this.
Register your interest
Please note: capacity is limited, so registering does not guarantee a place. Confirmations will be sent by 30 January. Although the event is open to non-NHS colleagues, priority will be given to ensuring NHS representation from every ICB geography.
Why this matters
If people are healthier, they are more likely to stay in work. If they stay in work, they are more likely to live healthy, fulfilling lives. Yet sickness absence is at a 15-year high, and 2.8 million people are out of work due to health – costing £85bn annually. We know from setting up the National Work and Health Network that there is a huge amount of progress that the NHS can scale with its partners in DWP, local government, employers and communities to reverse this problem.
Government has made tackling this a priority, but spending on health and disability benefits is projected to rise from £64.7bn to £100.7bn by 2030. This is avoidable – and action at scale is one of the few levers available to the government to improve the UK’s growth trajectory during this forecast period.
Event aims
- Sharing the very best practice and collaborations from all corners of the country
- Developing a shared definition and understanding of what it means to integrate health with work and skills services
- Make sense of the 10 Year Health Plan commitment for all ICBs to establish specific and measurable outcome targets for work and health, building on learning from the Health & Growth Accelerator Programme
- Identify enablers, resources, and partnerships to achieve this ambition
- Hear from senior leaders and local practitioners driving change on the ground
To register your interest please click the register button at the top of the page and enter your details.