Responding to the publication of the Public Health White Paper, Dean Royles, director of NHS Employers, said:
“NHS Employers supports the development of the current public health workforce to ensure it is professional, expert and flexible. We want to work closely with the Department of Health and the human resources community on the development of a more detailed workforce strategy by next autumn.
“We welcome the white paper’s view that the NHS, as the UK’s largest employer, can lead by example with its programmes to improve staff health and well-being. A lot of work has already been done at local level to help reduce sickness absence.
“NHS Employers is continuing to work with organisations to share good practice and learning. For instance, we recently launched NHS well-being at work, which is an online resource bringing together the best evidence and practice in one place www.nhsemployers.org/wellbeing. Achieving a more consistent approach has the potential to bring enormous benefits for both patients and staff.”
