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The Health and Work Development Unit

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Project Status: Closed

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What we are doing

The Health and Work Development Unit (HWDU - previously known as the Occupational Health Clinical Effectiveness Unit), was a partnership between the Faculty of Occupational Medicine and the Royal College of Physicians. The unit closed in August 2014.

The unit leaves a legacy of improvement to health at work, including:

  • a series of clinical guidelines relevant to health and work
  • a series of concise guidance for all clinicians on occupational health topics
  • improvements in occupational health clinical care achieved through its programme of national clinical audits
  • a bespoke client experience survey for OH services
  • greater implementation of NICE public health workplace guidance in the NHS achieved through its national organisational audit and implementation workshops.

Who's involved

Organisations

The Faculty of Occupational Medicine

What we have produced

Varicella zoster virus: Occupational aspects of management 2010

This guideline focuses on managing varicella zoster virus (chicken pox and shingles) in the workplace, providing evidence-based guidance for occupational health professionals.
1 January 2010
Guideline
Current

Upper limb disorders: Occupational aspects of management 2009

This national guideline offers evidence-based advice on the management of four upper limb disorders in the workplace: carpal tunnel syndrome, non-specific arm pain, tenosynovitis and lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow).
1 January 2009
Guideline
Current

Dermatitis: Occupational aspects of management 2009

National guideline offering evidence-based advice on the management of dermatitis in the workplace.
1 January 2009
Guideline
Current

Latex Allergy: Occupational aspects of management 2008

National guideline intended to assist occupational interested parties in providing advice on OH interventions and to address the problem of latex allergy.
1 January 2008
Guideline
Current

Physical and Shift Work in Pregnancy: Occupational aspects of management 2009

National guideline enabling consistent evidence-based advice to be given in relation to pregnant women who are exposed to hazards at work.
1 January 2009
Guideline
Current

Diagnosis, management and prevention of occupational contact dermatitis

Concise guidance providing physicians who work in primary and secondary medical care with a standardised approach to managing contact dermatitis.
1 January 2011
Concise guideline
Old

Pregnancy: Occupational aspects of management

Concise guideline follows an extensive review of the evidence of common work activities to see whether they might adversely affect pregnancy outcomes.
1 February 2013
Concise guideline
Current

Diagnosis, management and prevention of occupational asthma

Concise summary of the British Occupational Health Research Foundation guideline on reducing the severity of individual cases of occupational asthma.
1 April 2012
Concise guideline
Old

Completion of the Statement of Fitness for Work

This concise guideline has been developed to aid doctors in understanding when and how to issue a fit note to the greatest benefit for their patients.

1 May 2012
Concise guideline
Current

Client experience survey 2012 – round 1

The survey aimed to assess variations in client satisfaction with their employer’s occupational health (OH) service
1 April 2012
Survey
Current

Implementing NICE public health guidance for the workplace 2011 – round 1

This public health guidance covers obesity, promoting physical activity, long-term sickness absence, promoting mental health and smoking cessation
1 January 2011
Report
Current

Back pain management audit 2009 – round 1

National comparative clinical audit measures how well occupational health doctors and nurses are managing NHS staff in England with back pain.
1 January 2009
Audit
Current

Implementing NICE public health guidance for the workplace: overcoming barriers and sharing success 2012

A report that reviews how NHS trusts are implementing NICE guidance on improving staff health and wellbeing.
1 January 2012
Report
Current

Back pain management audit 2012 – round 2

Second round audit measuring how well OH clinicians and services are managing staff with back pain, and if there had been any change since the first round.
1 January 2012
Audit
Current

Long-term sickness absence and depression detection 2009 – round 1

Clinical audit measuring how well occupational health professionals are assessing and managing depression in NHS staff on long-term sickness absence.
1 January 2009
Audit
Current

Long-term sickness absence and depression detection 2010 – round 2

Second round comparative clinical audit measuring change in how well OH professionals are detecting and managing depression in long‐term sickness absences.
1 December 2010
Audit
Current

Record keeping audit 2012 – round 1

The aim of this audit was to assess variations in practice with respect to clinical record keeping in OH departments that serve NHS trusts in England.
1 April 2012
Audit
Current

Implementing NICE public health guidance for the workplace 2013 – round 2

Second round audit report examines progress made with the implementation of NICE public health guidance relevant to the workplace by NHS trusts.
1 January 2013
Audit
Current

Workplace economic models: the costs and benefits to employers

Document to help NHS employers estimate the costs and savings associated with providing health promotion services for their employees.
1 January 2009
Data document
Current

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